(Bill Berle) wrote in message . com...
I was looking for a super low priced 4 seat Cessna, and found an
advertisement for one on a very popular aviation classifieds site (a
fantastic website which is also based at the same airport as this
aircraft).... I asked what I thought were most
or all of the right questions on the phone and in e-mails.
...
Finally, you decided that I didn't deserve to know that the whole
airplane
was windstorm-flipped out of the tiedown RECENTLY and an entire wing
was
replaced, nosegear mounts, and other parts. Any potential buyer would
have
wanted to know that kind of thing before they traveled any distance or
burned up a very rare day off of work. Wings get replaced all the
time, and
if it's done right it's not a problem. But you OWE a potential buyer
that
information before they make arrangements to drive 250 miles round
trip.

I don't mean to pick here, but I am curious.

Did you specifically ask about accidents or major damage hx? If
so, I agree, an honest seller owes you an honest answer.

If not, do you feel the seller "owes" it to potential buyers to
spontaneously give negative info over the phone? If so, why?

Better luck with the next plane you look at,
Sydney