[AT] What to do..

[Al Jones]

I'm catching the tail end of the conversation, but I would bring a pocketful 
of money and buy it if it's available.  To me it's up to the seller to make 
the determination of "who's first in line."

Al

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From: "Cecil Bearden" <crbearden at copper.net>
Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2010 8:22 AM
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Subject: Re: [AT] What to do..

> 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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