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After reading your post I have to wonder whether you considered your travel costs.
Yes, I did and I addressed that question above.
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You didn't mention what his dollars looked like. If he's a dealer why would you expect anything better than heavily worn, holed, damaged common dates? These WOULD sell at 15.5x primarily because they are underweight as dollars. A little caveat emptor might prevent an accusation of bait-and-switch.
I do not know what they looked like as I did not travel to buy anything. I did not know he was a dealer in our first phone conversations - his voicemail indicated that he sold cable TV equipment. I would point out that my suggestion of the bait and switch was based on a very pointed question after which I suspected something strange was going on. This is buyer beware. However, please note from above that I have rescinded my suggestion of bait and switch.