My husband told me this story about a good friend of his in his unit.
About 5 years ago this guy was looking for a new car. He started out by searching through the want ads in the newspaper. He found an advertisement for a brand new porsche, but there was no price listed. He thought, what the heck, I'll call and see what they want for it. He calls, and a lady tells him she's not sure what amount to sell it for, but if he'll come by and look at it, they can discuss it. She assures him it is brand new w/ about 5,000 miles on it and runs perfectly. He's thinking he can't afford a porsche, but he goes over to check it out anyways.
He arrives and the porsche is in perfect condition. He test drives it - again, runs perfectly. He asks the lady if it's been totalled and rebuilt. No. She again assures him there is absolutely nothing wrong w/ the porsche, but if he needs to take it somewhere to have it checked out, feel free to do so. He asks her how much she wants for it. She says, "Well, would fifty be too much?" He says, "$50,000?" She says, "No, fifty dollars, as in five tens." Now he really thinks this lady is off her rocker. "Has it been repossessed? Is it illegal to sell this car?" he asks. No.
Finally he asks the lady why she wants to sell this brand new, perfect porsche for $50. "Well," she says, "I'm in the middle of a divorce. The judge ruled that I have to give my husband half of everything, including half of the proceeds of any sales, including the house and his car. It will really be worth it to see the look on his face when he finds out I sold his brand new porsche for $50."
Needless to say, the guy bought the car.
