gamble77 said:
That really won't help him establish a price for his area though. I sell tractors all over the nation and into Canada as well but posting blanket cheap prices on this board won't help anyone, it will just lead to people thinking they will get those prices at their dealerships (which they won't). The only time I sell super cheap is on an "aged" new tractor we have at one of our stores and do it cheaper then Mutton advertises for...have sold to several members here on TBN...Mutton just blankets cheaper prices and they are a small dealership...anyway I am ranting...anybody from Texas have any suggestions for this man?
Well since my post never helped him/with pricing advice??? Gamble77 how did your post offer any help?
All you seemed to establish aside from being bitter/ranting? (Which I don't get) is don't buy from bigger dealerships because they can't offer the same good prices the smaller dealerships offer?? According to you Mutton is a smaller dealership, but they gave me 5x the service my local big boy John deere dealer was willing to give. I find with bigger dealerships someone has to pay the high overhead and that is usually the paying customer. Big or small , friendly/knowledgable staff is what counts most, and Mutton was all that and some. If they are what you consider small I would say **** YA TO THE SMALL GUY , they did me real good
2, you and your dealership are only willing to offer better pricing on older units that are not selling?
I don't fully understand what you mean by Mutton just blankets cheaper prices? I spent countless hours doing research for pricing and it was CLEAR Mutton had the best pricing. To many dealerships websites (yours included) just sent me over to the John Deere website for full MSRP. Mutton is going above and beyond and advertising a great price on many units. It is a price anyone can call and get. Then add in the fact I had a great shopping experience with Mutton, the user asked for some feedback from others, since nobody had answered I figured I would share my experience. Once again it was not done to upset others, more just sharing an honest experience I found when trying to find the best price going for a new John Deere machine, which is what the original user was asking.
If the dealer in Texas is asking a few thousand dollars more, the original user could always post the Mutton asking price and ask for the same price. If the dealer in Texas is too big to offer the better price, I would say "C-ya later my money is good"
Gambler77 I don't know what I said that got you so upset, and I never tried to suggest Mutton is the only dealer to offer shipping all over North America. Pretty much every dealer can offer that shipping all over since they all ship the units to the dealerships. I just found Mutton had the best prices going on all NEW current models.
If the user is serious about saving money, he should call around and shop for the best price.
Hey lfalkenh another thing to consider, if the dealer in Texas is unwilling to match another dealer's price, remember if you buy out of state you will pay no sales tax. That should easily cover the shipping and some. Bottom line is the dealer wants to get the most money they can from you the user, so why not try the same approach back on the dealer? If it's ok for the dealer to try and high ball you , why is it not ok for the customer to try and low ball them? The idea of certain areas charging more is a joke. Every customer regardless of location should have a chance for the same price. If the dealer is trying to charge you more for the sake of living in Texas, just get online and shop elsewhere.
Good luck with the search and sorry for upsetting you Gambler77
