[AT] What to do..

Thu Apr 29 06:26:26 PDT 2010

Here's another lesson I learned the hard way.  Never take someone with you 
when you go to buy something.  I called a guy about an outboard motor once. 
On my way to look at it I decided to take a friend along.  When we got there 
my friend struck up a conversation with the seller that kept me from being 
able to talk to him about the motor.  Then about that time a fellow in his 
early 30's with his toe headed 8 year son walked up.  The guy stopped 
talking to my friend to speak to them.  The young guy said he came about the 
motor.  The little boy was staring at that outboard and smiling from ear to 
ear.  The seller said well these fellows were here first.  I said no go 
ahead, I don't want it.  The truth is I did want it and if my friend had 
kept  his mouth shut it would have been bought before the fellow and his kid 
showed up but there was no way I was going to buy it and  upset that little 
boy.  I hope they enjoyed it.

Charlie

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Will Powell" <william.neff.powell at comcast.net>
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> Yes, take the cash and buy it...
>
> Cecil, great stories to learn by. I hope you gave the ebay seller some 
> negative feedback, he deserved it.
>
> My brother-in-law buys and sells vintage bikes, he's been at many sellers 
> houses waiting to see if the guy that got there 15 minutes before him will 
> buy a bike or not.....
>
> When I buy something I try to pick it up asap. I have gotten a lot of 
> things that way. Many times I've caught some guff from potential buyers 
> saying "I wanted to buy that" Well, they did not tell me that and I got 
> there quick. Plus, there are a lot of times people want to buy something 
> and then never do...
>
> I've had ebayer's buy things and drag their feet picking them up. I have 
> the room and I cut them some slack. Had a guy in Canada buy something (400 
> miles away). It was six months and no sign of him... I eventually arranged 
> delivery through a co-worker that commuted to Rochester, one hour away 
> from the buyer, saved the buyer $$$$.
>
> The early bird (with the cash) gets the worm. I own it when its on my 
> trailer...
>
> Regards,
>
> Will
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Cecil Bearden" <crbearden at copper.net>
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> Louis wrote:
>> Take the money and buy it. If the other person really wanted it bad,
>> they would have grabbed it now instead of waiting till Saturday. Cash
>> talks and bullcrap walks.
>>
>> Lou
>>
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>>
>> OK, here's the update. I just spoke to the lady and as I suspected,
>> she has been innundated with phone calls. The first caller won't be
>> there until Saturday, but she welcomed me to come over and look at it
>> tomorrow anyway. I'm going to take her up on that offer. Would it be
>> wrong for me to take a pocket full of hundreds along and buy it first?
>>
>> Enjoy, Joe
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> Lou:
> Your comment struck a nerve!
> I might have agreed with you a year ago, but In my situation, I had a
> great deal on a Case 1170 w/loader about 60 miles from here. I talked
> to the guy and explained my situation that I could not get anyone to
> stay with my invalid Father until the next day. We also discussed my
> designing a /geothermal heat system for his house he was remodeling. I
> called the next day as I was leaving with my truck and trailer and he
> said that a guy had come out about 8 that night and bought it. He had
> agreed to hold it for me.
> Also lost a good buy on a Belarus in Kansas I had won on Ebay. Was
> going to pay at time of pickup. Someone came from Eastern OK a day
> earlier, & told the seller they were me. I was out a 300 mile trip, as
> I had to wait 2 days until I could get someone to stay with my Dad. I
> had been awarded this tractor on Ebay. Sure glad I did not use Paypal
> to pay for it. Since the SOB in Eastern OK paid cash I could not
> trace him down... Ebay could care less. I also had bought a tractor
> just 2 miles west of here, was in AN ESTATE BEING HANDLED BY the
> daughter. I gave her a check for $1500 for a 2135 MF w/shuttle, did not
> have that much cash on me. She was going to go by the bank and cash
> it. Money was in the account. She called the next morning to tell me
> that the bank wold not cash the check in the drive thru and she had a
> buyer for the $1750 asking price with cash. Did I want my check or to
> tear it up?? I checked with the teller supervisor at the bank and no
> one had presented a check of mine and if they had it would have been
> cashed...
> I bought a cab & chassis truck and was waiting on a clear title and keys
> from the seller before I gave him the money.. A "friend" (also is a
> nazarene minister now running for governor) came by and offered $1 more
> than the price and paid cash and got the truck. The guy's son had over
> $10K of my equipment !!!
>
> My point is this, If you make a deal over the phone, in person, or
> wherever, stick to your word! If you lose everything, all you have left
> is your name. If it is good, you can start over.
>
> I know I have a bad attitude toward this because I have been saddled
> with taking care of my Dad due to his stupid decision to have a knee
> replaced too soon after the other one. Now, my wife & I cannot enjoy
> retirement for having to take care of him and I have to do consulting
> work and machinery restoration and haying in order to pay for the $40k
> it costs to have someone stay with him, or lose everything I have worked
> for over the last 40 years...
>
> Yeah. Cash Talks. Bulls*@t walks. So do a##holes!!
> Cecil in OKla
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