Carl Orton wrote:

UPDATE: Between the time the original note was posted and now, the deal has
fallen through. Owner decided the plane was worth more to him even with
adding all the rework rather than selling for a loss.

That seems to be typical of owners who let a plane sit for a while - and is also
the reason the plane sits instead of being sold.

George Patterson
You can dress a hog in a tuxedo, but he still wants to roll in the mud.