Lets just say that we differ on this and I respect your ways of doing business. I also do business based on my word being my bond, however, I realize that many times that people don't follow through with telephone dealings. On your piece of land, you had met the person in all probability and he looked over the land. That makes a big difference. You were able to "size him up" and he likewise. On the telephone, he has no idea if you are a multi millionaire looking to save a couple of bucks or a tire kicker that has to beg and borrow to come up with the money and might not get all that is needed in time to close the deal. If he had called, would it have been any different? I don't think so. You should have sent a deposit and that way you would have known that it was your machine. Would you sell your land based on a telephone call from a person that you had never met, saying they wanted to purchase it and meet them at the attorneys office for the closing, or would you want a contract and a deposit? I stand by my original words, I think that he did what he felt was best for him under the circumstances. Had he had a financial commitment from you, things would have been different and you would be posting about what a great tractor you got.
I looked at a tractor last fall that was advertised on the site and the description sounded great. Only 28 hours, the price was also right. I drove out to look it over and walked away.
It was everything that he had described, but it was what he didn't say that convinced me that I didn't want to purchase it. I could have sent him a deposit and then I would have been obligated to take it, but I chose to spend the time to drive to the machine and check it out for myself. At the time, this is what I wrote about that machine.
</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Today I made the leap and placed the order for a new one just the way that I want it to be. I looked at a 2002 used
BX22 from a private owner that had 28 hours on it, but it had a bad dent on the side of the front bucket...... and about a 2" tear. Ran well after we removed the mouse nest from the engine. He hasn't used it for a couple of months.... had more mud on it than a mud wrestler after a 10 round bout. I think that the tractor would clean up and the damage could be repaired, but with only one year remaining on the machine and the savings didn't add up. I decided that it just wasn't worth it for me. It had a dent on the hood also that detracted from it. )</font>
You will never know, but that machine might not have been everything that it was represented as being. Pictures don't tell the entire story. You have to physically inspect the machine or know the person selling it very well to know that the description is accurate.
You will probably still not agree with me on this, so lets just agree to disagree... want to buy a tractor in CT? /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
