Another Craigslist Fiasco...ends well

[rmaynard 15,514]

My neighbor calls me yesterday and says that he found a 520-HC with 60" deck on Craigslist for $550. Owner says it has been in a barn for years. My neighbor tells him that he is taking off work early and will be there with cash as soon as he can get home, get his trailer, and get on the road. A "verbal" handshake deal.

As soon as he gets on the road with the trailer, he calls the seller to inform him that he is on his way and the sellers tells him that he is selling the tractor to someone that very minute, whom he believed to be my neighbor. Sorry! Well needless to say, my neighbor gets pretty sore. He calls me to tell me what happened. I told him to call the guy back and tell him what he thinks of his business dealings. Well he waits an hour until he has cooled off and calls the guy back. First thing he says is "I'll give you $650.00 cash". Well what do you know. The owner still had the tractor. The "other guy" just wanted the deck and he wouldn't split them up.

Long story short, my neighbor came home with a 1988 520-HC with about 1000 hours on the meter, plus an excellent 60" deck. Some guys have all the luck!

[Pollack Pete 2,273]

Did your neighbor pay $550 or $650?Either way,pretty nice tractor.

[rmaynard 15,514]

$650.00

[AMC RULES 37,130]

I'm not sure I understand why he felt the need to pay the guy a hundred dollars more then the seller listed it for?

Especially after all of that nonsense.

I'm just sayin' :teasing-poke:

[rmaynard 15,514]

I am not sure myself, but I guess he thought that a higher offer may get the deal away from the other guy.

[squonk 41,156]

After a couple of crappy deals on Craig's list, I finally had good luck this weekend. I found a old york rake and called the guy. He wouldn't be available until the next day. I told him if he sold it to call me so I wouldn't bother coming. he said he wouldn't sell it until I looked at it first. He was true to his word and had lots of calls on it. If he wasn't there I could have sold it as I was tying it down on my trailer.

A month ago I looked at a Lawn Ranger. It was all there but needed a paint job and he was asking too much. I told him I was a guy and left him my number. He called last night and accepted my offer. A lot of guys offered the same as me but he knew i would find it a good home and not paint it blue or green or make a racer out of it.

[squonk 41,156]

Another weird deal or maybe just a poorly worded ad. There was a cultivator set on CL the other day.Both front and rear in nice shape $125.00. I needed to free up some cash and had some things selling as well. I e-mailed the guy and said I wanted them if I can get something sold. The next day I make a sale and e-mail him that I'd like to buy the set. He e-mails me back that there are 2 guys ahead of me and he will call me if they don't buy it. I check Cl last night and they are still on there. BUT there are now more words in the ad. He wants $125 for EACH cultivator and will only sell them as a pair. There are 2 RS members near him and I'm pretty sure they were the guys ahead of me. He hasn't called me and the ad is still up. Maybe they are sold and he hasn't taken down the ad but

I doubt it. I'm sure at least 1 of the other guys thought the same as me $125 for the pair.

[squonk 41,156]

He told me he would call me this morning and he didn't. Ad up all day. Tonight I get an E-mail saying they have been sold. Oh well.

[AMC RULES 37,130]

Hard tellin', not knowin'.

People are strange, when you're a stranger. :dunno: