Ah, but I love the (car) hunt

Don't read IF too long. Move along!!
It started back in the 80s' and it was fun. Cheap good old used and abused Mopars everywhere. Us old guys were there. Chevy and Ford guys didn't want them. Cars everywhere, all needs work, and dirt cheap. You found cars thru your buds and friends of buds. Some time sitting beside the road, or out in the back pasture of Uncle Ned's buddy's farm. No internet. Ads in Mopar Collectors Guide, Hemmings, newpapers. Forget the stupid Car Trader mag.
Fast toward to today. CL and FB Marketplace. BJ tells all the wanna bees what cars are worth, both restored and rotten in the dirt projects!
Best place to find projects is still thru good friend and friend that they trust. Or the honest peeps on places like FABO, FBBO, and some real enthusiasts site on yes even FB.
BUT, the hunt is fun so there ya are trying to buy something off ads on CL or FB Marketplace sometimes.
So now... you have to determine if the seller is honest or just some guy that will say or do anything to get that POS car out of his yard. They can't talk on the phone, everything is text? OK so younger guys like the text deal.
Then what is so hard about taking good pics, after all the seller is an 8 hour drive. Video of car running, yep you can tell it run. Does he have any info on compression, history, anything? If he does, he ain't saying. It is a project!
He gave $4000 and ain't gonna lose any money. Maybe he overpaid for his POS and wants YOU to do the same!? lol
It ain't the destination but the journey!!???:rofl::lol::realcrazy: