The seller can be a totally honest person, the buyer also. Sometimes the problem, talking in general, is the expectations of the buyer does not match the condition and function of the car. Many times a seller is not totally knowledge and the buyer does not have the ability to ask good questions and adequately inspect a car for sale. I am not directly these comments toward the people in this particular thread.
Decades ago a lot of 68-70 B bodies came and went, I well remember this one. Like most roadruuners I picked up back in the late 80's. early nineties, this car would run and drive. Needed a complete resto but I drove it 30 miles to the buddy's body shop that did some of my cars. It sells to a Nam vet that had a NEW one before he went over there. He wanted another runner. I explained to him exactly what he was getting. He looks it over, we drive it down th road. He has my buddy do the body work, calls ME every week to ask when it will be finished there. I explain to him I sold HIM the car, HE needs to call the body shop and ask. I have nothing to do with it. I recommended his work and introduced them.
In a couple weeks the car is painted, flawless. He picks it up and will drive it to K.C. some 90 miles away. I remind him this car needs a total resto, engine built, trans, rear end checked out, brakes done, interior done. Yes it is shiny like a new one, BT....
So he gets 60 mi done the road and gets caught in construction there at the city. It sits and starts to over heat.
He calls and tells me he will just sell it, it is just not like the one he bought new back in 69! (brand new)!!
His expectations were way above what he got into. Maybe I did not do a good job of explaining what he bought and what it would need?????