Well...you did leave out the fact (in the original post) that he had a CL ad that you responded to that didn't say anything about it. I was in a similar situation recently (see the "selling stuff can stink" thread) as a seller and I can see where this misunderstanding took place.
If I'm the seller, I think, "Well, I'm not having any luck selling it at this price...I'll yank the desirable part that only takes 10 minutes and sell it for a good price and then sell the car for a little less." It's a pretty reasonable strategy.
yes...it's a misunderstanding...but knowing now about the CL ad, I think it was just that...and I think that you're understanding that JohnBrown and handling it well by not getting too worked up...all classy like.
Clem
