hunterridgefarm
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- Joined
- Jul 12, 2005
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- Location
- Western NC
- Tractor
- Kubota L3130DT, Kubota L185DT, JD LX277
I have two dealers I use regularly and one I will use for convenience, he is a little higher priced but closer.
I went by my #1 dealer at the time to get pricing on an FEL (bota 723) with bucket and tooth bar. My regular salesman was busy and I had to see the new salesman. Turns out the new guy had worked for New Holland and I remembered talking to him at NH and he was one of the main reasons I bought a Kubota. But I received a price from him anyway of $4000.00 for FEL,QA,and HD Bucket and $300.00 for toothbar. I wrote it down on the back of his business card. A couple of weeks went by and I stopped by on a Friday to let him know I would have my tractor there on Saturday for him to install. He told me there was no way he gave me that price he said it would be $4300 for the FEL and $325 for the tooth bar. I pull out my cell phone in front of him and called my #2 dealer and asked for a price; $4000.00 for FEL, QA, HD bucket and $350 for tooth bar. I asked the salesman if he wanted to match it or get within $50.00. He said "no way can he sell it to you for that". I told the #2 guy on the phone I would have my tractor there tomorrow morning.
To make a long story short my # 1 dealer was bought out by a guy who ran a dealership in Kentucky, within two weeks this salesman no longer had a job.
Seems he had done this to several good customers.
I still use these two dealers and sometimes there is $100-$200.00 difference in implements but it is usually due to the amount they buy. One dealer my buy 10 sets of forks and the other gut buys a trailor load.
I would let the owner know and ask for an explanation!
I went by my #1 dealer at the time to get pricing on an FEL (bota 723) with bucket and tooth bar. My regular salesman was busy and I had to see the new salesman. Turns out the new guy had worked for New Holland and I remembered talking to him at NH and he was one of the main reasons I bought a Kubota. But I received a price from him anyway of $4000.00 for FEL,QA,and HD Bucket and $300.00 for toothbar. I wrote it down on the back of his business card. A couple of weeks went by and I stopped by on a Friday to let him know I would have my tractor there on Saturday for him to install. He told me there was no way he gave me that price he said it would be $4300 for the FEL and $325 for the tooth bar. I pull out my cell phone in front of him and called my #2 dealer and asked for a price; $4000.00 for FEL, QA, HD bucket and $350 for tooth bar. I asked the salesman if he wanted to match it or get within $50.00. He said "no way can he sell it to you for that". I told the #2 guy on the phone I would have my tractor there tomorrow morning.
To make a long story short my # 1 dealer was bought out by a guy who ran a dealership in Kentucky, within two weeks this salesman no longer had a job.
Seems he had done this to several good customers.
I still use these two dealers and sometimes there is $100-$200.00 difference in implements but it is usually due to the amount they buy. One dealer my buy 10 sets of forks and the other gut buys a trailor load.
I would let the owner know and ask for an explanation!