"I took a pass"---brake lathe

There is a guy that I've dealt with at swap meets for the last 3-4 years. He bought a ton of stuff from a friend of ours estate when the friend passed away last year. I've asked him multiple times if I can come to his house & look at certain parts. He keeps giving me the run around about he's busy on the days I've tried to set up to go look. He tells me he'll get the parts out when he gets around to it & give me his address. I guess he's just paranoid, or he wants to list them else where & sell them before I get a chance at them.