He got s hell of a deal. But, then again, so did I. I had about $1,500 in the set and had them 3 years and they served my purpose.
I remember one of the best deals I ever got. I was sitting under the pavilion at a picnic table with Cole Shirley during a raffle. Cole had just won $1,000 for being the fastest up Cable Hill. A set of red labels were raffled off. As soon as the guy won them, Cole made a bee line for him at the stage. The guy was from Ohio, I believe, and had no way to carry them. Cole bought them for $1,000. I asked Cole to buy them, he said $1,400. I immediately bought them. Cole made $400 in 30 seconds. Nothing wrong with that. I wheeled those tires for over two years. I sold them used for $1,600. The new owner got a fair deal. Sometimes things just go that way.
From a sign over a real good friend of mines office door "PROFIT IS NOT A DIRTY WORD".