Bill & Morag, thanks for you thoughts, we have researched and visited shows for two years now and finally found something in our price range that as you say wasn't "trashed" - looking on the bright side now we dont have to travel thousands of kms and back to get it LOL.
Loshde: The owner certainly talked himself back into it...had a feeling that he would reneg but thats life in a nutshell.
When the timing is right the one for us will be found until then we still enjoy the looking and going to the shows, next one in Feb.
Cheers John