WilliamBos
Super Member
- Joined
- May 1, 2004
- Messages
- 5,316
- Location
- Innisfil, Ontario, Canada
- Tractor
- MF 1635 12x12 Powershuttle
What I find funny is that the not so mechanically inclined will be attracted to something that had a spray bomb overhaul, and not look at the old rust bucket that may be mechanically sound. If you do not know which end of a screw driver to use, take someone with you that does, or stay away.
I have bought them. Fixed them right, stood behind my work and sold them to people who were smart enough to stay away from the auction in the first place. I made money, the customers got a fair deal and are still happy. Everyone knew the machine was an auction piece, gone through the best it could and sold understanding it was a used piece of equipment. I've gotten burnt. It happens. I didn't go cry to the auction house. I would be embarrased to. You just have to pay what you safely can.
I've JB welded in bolts on my own equipment too. Factory repair? No it wasn't. But with a few thousand hours on the front timing cover of my 165 and still no problem I would say even an auction go-er woulda made out alright.
What's next? Lawsuit against the Casino when you weren't smart enough to stop gambling? You are buying at an auction! There's a reason why it's there. Yeah it may be the owner wants to get out of the machine quick, "The job got finished", downsizing, retirement, maybe. But it could be it's a piece of junk. There is no safety net. Everyone wants to steal a piece of equipment at a good price and get the benefit of someone backing it up as if it was bought at fair market value.
I can't believe there is even a discussion about this. I thought it was pretty well known that auctions are where business owners like myself get rid of worn out old junk and new lemmons that you can't sell for any decent amount of money.
If the stuff was any good it would be sold privately or through a dealer.
Of course it is "buyer beware" at an auction.