THE SOURCE MATERIAL

THE RECORD.

A firsthand account by Vince Denais.

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OCTOBER 29–30, 2026

The timeline.

OCT 29
Paid independent inspection.
I did the homework before accepting the terms.
OCT 29
$12,000. Financing terms accepted.
“I can make that work. Write it up.”
OCT 29
Chris set the next morning’s appointment.
He asked for 11 a.m. I confirmed. He replied “Okay.”
OCT 29
6:21 P.M.
Chris texted: sold to another buyer.
The sale notification arrived before our appointment.
OCT 30
11 A.M.
The scheduled appointment.
The agreed time—not a completed visit. By then, Chris had already texted that the van was sold.

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UPDATED OCTOBER 31, 2026

This wasn’t an impulse purchase. I’d spent a month and hundreds of hours searching for this exact, rare EuroVan model. I’d owned three EuroVans. I knew exactly what I wanted.

I paid for an independent inspection. The messages below record what followed.

Actual cropped messages, transcribed below. Unrelated private details are omitted. My suspicion is labeled separately.

SOURCE A / OCTOBER 29, 2026 TEXTS

The exchange.
In sequence.

THE TERMS

$12,000. Financing terms accepted.

Chris quoted the price and texted the financing terms. My response:

“I can make that work. Write it up.”Vince to Chris

Vince’s text: I can make that work. Write it up. — Actual text excerpt · Tap to enlarge

THE APPOINTMENT

Chris chose 11 a.m. the next morning.

“Can you be here at 11am?”Chris to Vince

His message explained that the finance person arrived at 10:30.

Chris asks whether Vince can be there at 11 a.m. and says the finance person arrives at 10:30. — Actual text excerpt

THE CONFIRMATION

I confirmed. He replied.

ME“All good, see you at 11”

CHRIS“Okay”

6:21 P.M. / THE EVENING BEFORE

Sold to another buyer.

“…a customer came in and paid full asking price for the Eurovan so it is no longer available.”Chris’s text to Vince

Chris’s text reporting that a customer paid full asking price and the EuroVan was no longer available. — Actual text excerpt

His explanation

Chris cited an obligation to the consignment owner to sell to the first capable and willing buyer. I had already accepted his terms and confirmed the time he chose.

THE RECORD.

The timeline.

Paid independent inspection.

$12,000. Financing terms accepted.

Chris set the next morning’s appointment.

Chris texted: sold to another buyer.

The scheduled appointment.

The exchange.In sequence.

$12,000. Financing terms accepted.

Chris chose 11 a.m. the next morning.

I confirmed. He replied.

Sold to another buyer.

Being local is a responsibility.Stand behind your word.

The exchange.
In sequence.

Being local is a responsibility.
Stand behind your word.