Rant Therapy....grrr

[Steve C]

Maybe some smooth talker comes along after you give a deposit and tells the seller, 'I'll give you another $50 over what the other guy offered.' He probably already weasled out of the seller what it (supposedly) sold for.

Could happen that way too.

Dave.

Yes I know what you are saying. I am just always suprised when somebody treates me differently than I would treat them. My word is my word. It is the most valuable thing I have. A couple bucks one way or another isn,t a big deal but if I say I will sell it to you, it is yours. If somebody offers me twice the price I will ask your permission and split the profit with you. If you don't want to do that, it is still yours. Either way I am a happy camper.

 

[Heavyduty]

I think greed may drive these people. He knew you would buy the tractor at the price he had stated, so somebody else calls, he tells them he would sell if the $$$ is over the asking price. Why else would he not honor his word with you?

I sold things a little cheap before and was offered more, but I never back out to make more if my word is invovled. I think it has to do with the way you were brought up. If your pops was a used car dealer, well never mind......

 

[ultrarunner]

I think greed may drive these people. He knew you would buy the tractor at the price he had stated, so somebody else calls, he tells them he would sell if the $$$ is over the asking price. Why else would he not honor his word with you?

I sold things a little cheap before and was offered more, but I never back out to make more if my word is invovled. I think it has to do with the way you were brought up. If your pops was a used car dealer, well never mind......

I grew up around the family automobile business... in the same location since 1942 and founded back in 1920... My Grandfather's Handshake was his bond.

Never failed... a car could be sitting on the lot for weeks with not one looker... as soon as one person was interested... several more would be too and offers would sometimes ensue... didn't matter, nobody was rushed or pressured.

Grand Dad said it is easy to sell a car, the hard part is building the business with repeat customers and that doesn't happen if they feel pressured...

 

[Bird]

Yep, my Dad & I were the same way. Once a deal is agreed to, there's no changing your mind. Your word has to be good.

Another lesson I learned when my Dad & I opened the little town's first auto parts store was when a customer came in and asked for a new generator for his car (before any ever heard of alternators). And we had the right generator in stock, but Dad asked what was wrong with the old one. Naturally, the guy didn't know; just that it wasn't working. Dad looked at it and told the guy all he needed was a set of brushes. So we made a sale of a few cents instead of several dollars. And Dad said, "Yep, but he'll be back and he'll tell his friends how we saved him some money." That was a lesson I never forgot.

 

[MtnViewRanch]

Yep, my Dad & I were the same way. Once a deal is agreed to, there's no changing your mind. Your word has to be good.

Another lesson I learned when my Dad & I opened the little town's first auto parts store was when a customer came in and asked for a new generator for his car (before any ever heard of alternators). And we had the right generator in stock, but Dad asked what was wrong with the old one. Naturally, the guy didn't know; just that it wasn't working. Dad looked at it and told the guy all he needed was a set of brushes. So we made a sale of a few cents instead of several dollars. And Dad said, "Yep, but he'll be back and he'll tell his friends how we saved him some money." That was a lesson I never forgot.

I wish that there were auto parts stores still around that were like what you and your dad had. Now all any of them want to do is sell a replacement assembly. Nobody repairs anything, it's all replacement assemblies. There is only one independent auto parts store left in our county that is not a franchised place, and I try my best to get what I need from them.

 

[jinman]

I was once going to buy an old Allis backhoe/loader from a guy who had worked for my father. The deal included a trailer to haul the tractor and he agreed to haul it to my place on a Saturday. Late Saturday afternoon after he had not shown up, I called his house. His wife answered the phone and I asked about where her husband was and if he was possibly having trouble delivering the tractor. She told me that her husband had been called into work that day and the tractor was loaded on a trailer at their house. She also said that the tractor and trailer belonged to her instead of him and that she knew nothing of his offer to sell it to me. Uh-oh! When he called me later that week, I had to tell him I was no longer interested in the tractor. I wouldn't tell him that I'd talked to his wife, but rather I just told him I had considered and thought better of the deal. A month later, he moved out and they got divorced. I'm thinking I was very lucky not to have been in the middle of that deal. Whew!. . .

 

[buffalohunter]

I was raised your word is your bond, if you can't keep it you aren't much in my book.

buffalohunter

 

[ultrarunner]

I was raised your word is your bond, if you can't keep it you aren't much in my book.

buffalohunter

I've always been fortunate around those that know me...

When I was still in school, around 21... I had steady part-time jobs working for 2 different bosses...

There was a Real Estate Auction coming up for a fixer home/shack that I knew all about and was very interested in... I mentioned it to my Boss and was asked if I was serious about it and how would I pay for it... I told him I would pay for it working for him...

At the end of the day, as I was leaving he presented me with a $10,000 Cashiers Check made out to me to take to the Auction... I didn't know what to say.

The bidding the next day was fierce and it went for way more than I was willing to pay...

Monday morning I returned the check with a note of Thanks... I told him and his wife how much I appreciated it and they both said they knew I was good for it...

Sure gave me a boost that changed my whole outlook on things...

 

[dave1949]

At the end of the day, as I was leaving he presented me with a $10,000 Cashiers Check made out to me to take to the Auction... I didn't know what to say.

The bidding the next day was fierce and it went for way more than I was willing to pay...

Monday morning I returned the check with a note of Thanks... I told him and his wife how much I appreciated it and they both said they knew I was good for it...

Sure gave me a boost that changed my whole outlook on things...

Wow, I've only known two people in my life that would do that. Your boss was a one of a kind for sure.

Dave

 

[kasch_hunter]

I have often heard it said and I agree that your reputation is like your virginity--once you lose it you can't get it back.