Win Some, Lose Some

Was looking for something to mount for a 8' seed box on my Brillion Mulcher Tucker and decided making another pass is no big deal on my smaller acreage. Settled on a Gandy drop spreader vs. broadcasting like I have been but finding a used one near me in a 8' model proved fruitless. Low and behold, one pops up on CL about 45 minutes away, 12' with hydraulic open/close, great shape and for 750.00 vs. nearly 7000.00 new (without freight), I took a little road trip with the gooseneck Sunday.
Turn on the computer when I get home at 9:00 pm and find an ad 4 hours old listing a number of JD, a couple of Farmalls and a D10 with factory 3-pt.
Took a chance calling so late but jumped on the D10 as only asking 1000.00, and it was "restored". Listened to the son explain that his 90 yo father had built up the collection for years, did a little showing/pulling until his health issues put him off his feet six months ago and all tractors were stored inside wired to solar battery tenders. Told him I would take it and would be over in the morning (3 hour drive) and he wanted me to call him before leaving so he could relay directions. Called him this morning and he advised he had two different guys offering to take the entire collection for the individual asking prices he had listed and he decided to accept the first fella that asked so they would be gone. Would have fit nice with my 1960 model D12 as same features and you just don't see many in that configuration of that year; factory 3-pt.,live pto and live hydraulics. Offered him 1500.00 but he advised the fella he sold them to had already paid and two tractor trailers were on the way to pick them up.
Win some, lose some.

Tim, you shoulda taken the 3 hours and went and got it right away......Oh well.....you kinda got my luck....ya win some, you lose more.....I keep losing too.....

Edited by Ted J - 10 Jan 2017 at 8:36am

Bargains always happen, when I aint around, too...