[AT] Buying a special tractor

[charlie hill]

Joe your message showed up the first time and a couple of guys responded to 
it.
Check to see if your ATIS mail is going to a Spam folder or being blocked by 
your ISP

Charlie

-----Original Message----- 
From: jahaze at aol.com
Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2013 12:04 PM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: [AT] Buying a special tractor

I sent a rather long message to the list about two weeks ago, but I never 
saw it show up so I thought i'd try again.

I was bored the other day and started browsing the Aaumann auction web site 
and ran across the big sale scheduled for this September in New York State. 
I don't remember the name right off hand.  Anyway, after looking over all 
the really cool heavy iron, one little old rusty tractor really jumped out 
at me.  It is quite rare with only four previously know to exist (this was 
not one of them). Anyway, it's a Fitch four-power, one of the first four 
wheel drive tractors built in the mid-1920's right here in my little town of 
Big Rapids, Michigan.  There is another restored one here locally, but it is 
a different model than the one coming up for sale.  The one in the sale 
looks complete, but it is in very rough shape (and will probably look worse 
in person).

I want to buy the tractor, but I have no idea what it will sell for, and 
that's my problem.  I could come up with $10,000 for it on my own, but all 
these rusty old things seems to go for high prices then get sent overseas 
(the auction is full of big prairie tractors which will probably head that 
way).  What are the chances that this one will slip through the cracks and 
come home with me?  The other thing I am struggling with is what if I go 
there and it sells for $12,000?  Has anyone here ever bought a tractor with 
a partner?  This thing has some very significant local ties, maybe I can 
find someone who would go in with me.

What would you do?  I'm planning to take a few vacation days and head over 
there, it should be fun if nothing else.

Enjoy, Joe

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