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[etpm]

Not Craigslist but neighbor. Sick of my Ford 9N hydraulics I decided to buy a newer tractor. Something from about 1980. Shooting the breeze with my neighbor I told him my plans. About a week later he says he found a tractor for me. Told me where it was so I could drive by and eyeball it. It was Yanmar YM2310. It had Bulldog 285 loader on it. Knowing nothing about Yanmars I thought it was a Bulldog 285 tractor. Looking online I saw that Bulldog 285s sold for around 2500 bucks. So I told my neighbor I was interested, figuring I would dicker on the price. Well some time goes by and I hear nothing. I drive by again and actually stop to look and realize the tractor isn't a Bulldog, it's a Yanmar. Still not knowing anything about these tractors I go home and research them a little. Turns out they make good machines so I bug my neighbor to contact the the guy because I was interested. The guy tells my neighbor he still wanted to sell so my neighbor says he will set up a meeting. Then my neighbor takes off for a week or so. I decide to approach the owner myself. I knock on his door, introduce my self and how I know of him through my neighbor and ask if he may want to sell the tractor. He says no, I apologize for bothering him, my mistake and all that. I drive off feeling kind of like a heel for just knocking on his door like that. Later that day I see my neighbor is home so I tell him what I did and when he speaks again to the guy please apologize again for me for just showing up on his doorstep. So while my neighbor and I are drinking a beer he emails the guy and he has changed his mind, wants to sell the tractor. He wants a fair price, $2500.00. By now, after looking at these tractors online I knew 2500 bucks was a steal for a good running 2310 complete with a like new loader. After all that back and forth I now have a Yanmar YM2310 with a loader, box blade with rippers that looks almost new, and clamp on forks that runs great.

 

[Larry Caldwell]

Back in the newspaper ad days, I had a wheeler/dealer coworker who liked to mess with people. He told the story of an "entitled" customer who got a little abusive when he found out "his" item had already been sold. When the customer finally asked what the item sold for, the seller lied; telling him a sales price much lower, just to make that customer feel extra bad.

Coworker's other needling trick was buying an item at the full asking price rather than negotiating, if the price was reasonable. Coworker said the money he may have left on the table was worth making the seller wonder if he had asked too little.

What a world...

When I buy used, my rule of thumb is 50% of new price if it's in good condition, less if it's ratted up. Lately I have seen absurd prices on CL, but if they can find a sucker, more power to them. I let them know up front that I have no intention of meeting their asking price. Neither of us needs to waste the time if there's no deal.

When I sell OBO it's to get it out of my sight. No reasonable offer refused. When I sell Firm and someone offers less, the price goes up by the same amount they tried to cut me.

 

[5030]

does your wife have any rich .....i mean single...... sisters, maybe with a hurst olds or 442?

Actually, no and she drives a Suburban.

 

[5030]

When I buy used, my rule of thumb is 50% of new price if it's in good condition, less if it's ratted up.

That don't always apply, especially with larger pre 4 units. Pre 4 units are increasing daily in value no matter what condition they are in as buyers come to the realization that anything post 4 can ultimately have emissions issues. One reason why Kubota changed their corporate policy to, if a dealer repowers a tractor with a new engine, the old engine has to be made inoperative and scrapped. They don't want pre 4 engines to be rebuilt by engine rebuilders and sold on the open market. Take that old motor pout back and use it for target practice before tossing it in the scrap can...

 

[aczlan]

That don't always apply, especially with larger pre 4 units. Pre 4 units are increasing daily in value no matter what condition they are in as buyers come to the realization that anything post 4 can ultimately have emissions issues. One reason why Kubota changed their corporate policy to, if a dealer repowers a tractor with a new engine, the old engine has to be made inoperative and scrapped. They don't want pre 4 engines to be rebuilt by engine rebuilders and sold on the open market. Take that old motor pout back and use it for target practice before tossing it in the scrap can...

I'm pretty sure that is an EPA rule, you can only sell a new non-tier 4 engine to replace an identical non-tier 4 engine and the old engine has to be made inoperable and non-repairable.

Aaron Z

 

[5030]

What I meant to say. Applies to heavy trucks too.

 

[5030]

Just scored a nice used biomass stove on Farcebook Marketplace cheap too.

 

[Hay Dude]

I enjoy negotiating with clowns who want to buy my stuff with their ”rules of thumb” or “the most they will pay”, or “I only have $xxx dollars on me”, or all their arbitrary little rules.
Last time I checked, the buyer can offer whatever he wants, but the seller dictates the price.
Sure, I ask more than I really want and hope to get it, but sometimes you have to give a little. At this point in my life, when someone says they are coming to buy, I tell them I’m NOT haggling on the price.
And no “tire kickers”
ahahahahahaha

 

[Hay Dude]

Another humorous tactic from buyers on CL:
Q: Yes, I’m calling about the wheelbarrow you have for sale on Craigslist List”?
A: “yes, thanks for calling, I still have the wheelbarrow“
Q: “I see you have it advertised for $75…..I live 2 hours away….it’s a long drive to your house….would you take $50”?

So the buyer wants a seller to take less because he has to drive a long way?
It aint my fault you decided to shop for a wheelbarrow 2 hours from your home. I’m not selling stuff on CL to pay for your gas. Lol

 

[Borane4]

I sold a camera as having "about 7500 shutter activations." The lifetime of the shutter is 150,000 activations, so it was essentially unused. When the buyer got the camera he hounded me for an explanation why there were 7865 activations. I ended up telling him that he got an almost new camera and needs to go find something else to do. That was Ebay and the problem with them is that they will give the $ back to the buyer and make you pay the return postage on the item.

 

[PILOON]

LOL, advertised a generator that had electrical issues for $100. (as is)
Buyer came and it started at first pull!
As he loaded he wanted to negotiate so I said, "drop it" or hand me $100.
LOL, he loaded it!
Takes all kinds. His argument was the distance he drove, well I answered I did not invite you.

 

[Jstpssng]

I had a Toyota SR5 with a bad engine, and a low price which reflected it. Somebody showed up with a trailer all ready to load but didn't like the price. Then he started looking around for something else he could buy "to pay for the trip"...
Get the #### off my land.

The other side of that coin... I had a small 3 pth backhoe for sale, I had started high and was slowly dropping the price. Somebody called and was very interested but was 150 miles away. We agreed on a price, then he asked me if I would take a check as it was Sunday and the banks weren't open. I agreed, because he was upfront about it and had given me enough information that I was able to check him out while he was travelling. He showed up,paid me loaded, and was on his way.

And his check cleared.

 

[Torvy]

My wife just got scammed to the tune of $2000 selling on CL. I am the skeptical one and she thinks this old bed she picked up is worth some money. So, she pits it on CL. Guy sounds interested and offers a little more if she will take the ad down right away. He tells her his with is 9 months preggers and could we ship it? He will pay for her trouble. Then he sends her a check, Fedex, with an extra 2k so SHE can pay the freight. The check went through, so she transferred funds to the shipper. Then the guy says wife lost the baby and could she just return the remaining money, less some for her trouble. It finally sunk in to her that this was fishy. So she talks to her conman brother who confirmed she was getting taken. So she keeps the remaining money. Yesterday, she got word from the bank that they check didn't actually clear, even though she called to verify. Bank reverses the deposit plus a $15 fee. Now she is short $2k and she feels horrible. I can't say anything to her about it...she makes most of our money...sorry if that offends someone... No, not really. We are partners and if you don't like our situation, go make deals on CL.

 

[Jstpssng]

^^^^
I'm sorry to hear about your wife's mistake. Some lessons are more expensive than others.

 

[PILOON]

I once listed my sister's antique doll on EBay.

It was in the $5k range and a bidder bought it only to regret as her hubby had lost his job.
She offered to pay all fees etc to cancel the sale + some extra.
Took her for her word, cancelled the sale (softy, me) but sure enough she made good so I gave her a good rating.

Re listed and made an even higher sale to a professional doll collector.

 

[old and tired]

Off of Craig's List, made arrangements with this seller around 9 am that I was coming after work to buy everything he had for sale, a few tractor implements... (super cheap) I thought it was a done deal but called him at lunch to confirm everything and he said that someone was coming at 3 pm to buy everything. I was like what the heck, the other buyer convinced the seller that since I was not a sure thing, the stuff was still for sale until someone pays him for it.

I asked the seller "Does that mean if I show up right now, I can still buy everything"... he said sure thing... What's good for the goose is good for the gander...

I got my trailer and went to the bank in a nanosecond and cruised on down there in 45 minutes (well, I shaved off a few extra minutes driving fast). Got it all loaded up, paid for, and driving out the driveway by 1 pm.

Really wanted to wait around for 3 pm when the other guy was planning to drive in there... just so I can see HIS face but I needed to get back to work.

 

[Doughknob]

My wife just got scammed to the tune of $2000 selling on CL. I am the skeptical one and she thinks this old bed she picked up is worth some money. So, she pits it on CL. Guy sounds interested and offers a little more if she will take the ad down right away. He tells her his with is 9 months preggers and could we ship it? He will pay for her trouble. Then he sends her a check, Fedex, with an extra 2k so SHE can pay the freight. The check went through, so she transferred funds to the shipper. Then the guy says wife lost the baby and could she just return the remaining money, less some for her trouble. It finally sunk in to her that this was fishy. So she talks to her conman brother who confirmed she was getting taken. So she keeps the remaining money. Yesterday, she got word from the bank that they check didn't actually clear, even though she called to verify. Bank reverses the deposit plus a $15 fee. Now she is short $2k and she feels horrible. I can't say anything to her about it...she makes most of our money...sorry if that offends someone... No, not really. We are partners and if you don't like our situation, go make deals on CL.

How can a check go through and then not go through? Confused.

 

[kenmbz]

Check deposit and cleared are 2 different processes.
deposit is quick, cleared can take days for the money to transfer from one bank to another, or in this case , fail to transfer.
Scammers count on this delay to fool people into thinking the check is good.

 

[Larry Caldwell]

I don't take checks. Western Union will transfer up to $5000. They take the cash to Western Union, I pick up the cash. Paypal is good for small amounts, but have an account only used for Paypal, because you have to let them recoup disputed monies.

What is the minimum and maximum transfer amount at Western Union?

Western Union Minimum Transfer Limit: USD $1 Western Union Maximum Transfer Limit: USD $5,000 You can send the similar amount in other currencies through Wester

exchangerateiq.com

 

[RalphVa]

Interesting thread. Good source for when I want to sell something more expensive in future.

Around here, we have something online called Nextdoor. Have sold and given away numerous things on it but nothing over $200 (a Honda self propelled electric start mower).