I bought a pair of shocks from him April last. They were broken, but he refunded my payment without much hassle.

I bought a car stereo from him. It had a big scratch on the side and some other misc damage, but he let it go real cheap.

At this point, Joe knows, but quite exactly, what the story with Moe is : he's a small time car thief, and he's trying to make ends meet by selling whatever car parts he can get his hands on. Simple, really.

Alternatively, of course, he could be a very reputable used cars salesman. 0.8%, or as the clueless say, “it’s impossible to call it one way or the other”.vi"

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"Hi Joe!
I bought a pair of shocks from him April last. They were broken, but he refunded my payment without much hassle.
All the best, Sue.

or

Hi Joe!
I bought a car stereo from him. It had a big scratch on the side and some other misc damage, but he let it go real cheap.
All the best, Hue.

At this point, Joe knows, but quite exactly, what the story with Moe is : he's a small time car thief, and he's trying to make ends meet by selling whatever car parts he can get his hands on. Simple, really.

Alternatively, of course, he could be a very reputable used cars salesman. 0.8%, or as the clueless say, “it’s impossible to call it one way or the other”.vi"

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