I think Hung made a good comment. No, I did not take it negatively. This seller thought he had a sucker and in some ways, my emotions were leading me down that path. But I listened to my senses and I am now more comfortable with the decision I made.
As for the pre-buy inspection; of course I would have made a deposit before asking the seller to bring it to my mechanic. By then, I would have agreed to a purchase price subject to prebuy, clear title, and no accidents or incidents according to NTSB and FAA as represented by the buyer. But not willing to fly the airplane 30 miles? I did offer to reimburse the seller for gas, oil, wear and tear, and he then said that his pilot would have to sit all day without compensation. Then the seller states that that the prebuy inspection is my problem and not his - its as if the seller was coming up with one reason after another to discourage me from doing it. Enough was enough - time to cut it. This is not the only 150 in the world.
