Given away... panel shop in melbourne??

[Jim Goose]

It mentions Toyota? Why would a panel shop be suffering??? But still sad to hear that he simply gave it away?!!?

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-05-1...veaway/4012354

Thousands apply for garage business giveaway

A struggling panel-beater from south-west Victoria has given away his business after fielding about 3,000 applicants.

Arthur Matsakos, whose garage has suffered since the latest round of Toyota redundancies, says many of those interested in the business were from Europe.

The business is worth $150,000 and the new owner, 26-year-old Ashley McKenna, simply needs to take over the $1,200 monthly lease.

"Unfortunately there were so many, if I can use the word, scammers out there that had no knowledge of panel-beating or restorations at all and it was disheartening," he said.

Eventually Mr Matsakos came up with about 50 genuine applications and he decided to give the business to Mr McKenna.

"It was initially going to be three months, but I just want to make sure everything's going to be right for him," he said.

"I said to him, 'look, perhaps you can come here and say after two months I can sign everything over to you if you're really sure about this'."

Mr Matsakos says he is confident the successful applicant will do a good job.