QUICK SALE
A rather seedy-looking man was resting chin in hand, on the running board of an old car parked in front of the village shop. A stranger approached him and asked, “Will, you sell your car?” The man on the running board nodded affirmatively. “I’ll pay you a fair price,” offered the buyer. The seedy-looking one said he would take £2O. The buyer said that £lO would be about right, so the other reduced his price to £lB. The buyer then advanced his figure to £l2. Finally a compromise was reached, and £l5 was agreed upon. The buyer then apologised and said, “Sorry old man, but I really wasn’t serious about buying your car; I just wanted to see if I could persuade you to reduce your price.” “Oh, that's all right,” answered the other. “This isn’t my car; but I was only too glad to do a little arguing while waiting here for my wife.”
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Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 52, Issue 3771, 19 June 1936, Page 9
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157QUICK SALE Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 52, Issue 3771, 19 June 1936, Page 9
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