The Ten Million Dollar Deadbeat Bidder

[mandy]

A nearly $10 million eBay bid for a car made famous by "The Dukes of Hazzard" seems to have vanished faster than the Duke boys escaping from the sheriff in the hot Georgia night.

The General Lee's owner - actor John Schneider, who played the blond heartthrob Bo Duke in the 1980s television series - is upset that the $9,900,500 winning bid appears to be a hoax. The bid set an eBay record last week.

Schneider plans to list his 1969 Dodge Charger with a bricks-and-mortar auction firm that strictly screens buyers, and may file a lawsuit against the bidder, said Allen Stockman, who runs the star's Agoura Hills estate and has sold scripts, memorabilia and other items on eBay for three years...

full article: http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_5859505

[bargainbloodhound]

Schneider plans to list his 1969 Dodge Charger with a bricks-and-mortar auction firm that strictly screens buyers,

That might be a good idea. 

[accentnepal]

The buyer probably found out how many jumps and chase scenes the car had been in and decided it was too badly damaged.