A wasted 3 hours

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   I came across a posting on craigslist for two AC items that I was interested in. I called the person and he was about 65 miles away. The items seemed like a great deal but I was carefull to write down all very detailed information because of the mileage. I drove all the way to check it out and was very p*ssed to say the least. He sold one item already without calling me first as I asked and the other item was total junk. Nothing matched what he told me on the phone. Ryan

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Ryan Renko Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Location: Edwardsville, I Points: 2325	Post Options Post Reply Quote Ryan Renko Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: A wasted 3 hours Posted: 02 Jan 2011 at 8:06pm
	I came across a posting on craigslist for two AC items that I was interested in. I called the person and he was about 65 miles away. The items seemed like a great deal but I was carefull to write down all very detailed information because of the mileage. I drove all the way to check it out and was very p*ssed to say the least. He sold one item already without calling me first as I asked and the other item was total junk. Nothing matched what he told me on the phone. Ryan

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BennyLumpkin Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 22 Mar 2010 Location: Centre Hall, PA Points: 2657	Post Options Post Reply Quote BennyLumpkin Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 02 Jan 2011 at 8:10pm
	Its the chance we take ya know?.....when I list something for sale I be as descriptive and correct as I can.....
	Central PA Allis Express 1934 WC254 1945 WF 1945 WC135755 1951 WD68085 1953 WD45-150217 1957 WD45D-230744D B110

Steve M C/IL Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 01 Jul 2010 Location: shelbyville IL Points: 691	Post Options Post Reply Quote Steve M C/IL Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 02 Jan 2011 at 10:40pm
	If you want to dance,you gotta pay the piper.This goes with the territory when looking for bargains.Sometimes you get lucky and sometimes you don't.Chaulk it up to experience.You'll have better days.

Reeseholler Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 28 Mar 2010 Location: Port Matilda PA Points: 294	Post Options Post Reply Quote Reeseholler Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 03 Jan 2011 at 1:19pm
	pictures are worth a thousand words, and sometimes.....a tank of gas too ( or diesel for me)

wi50 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 24 Sep 2010 Location: weegieland Points: 1010	Post Options Post Reply Quote wi50 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 03 Jan 2011 at 1:27pm
	I can't say how much time I've wasted looking at equipment. My deffinition of nice, or straight and complete and someones are totally different. Whenever I sell an ite, I really try to represent it for what it is, or less than what it is. It's a much better feeling when someone is totally happy and honest with you. I bought some engines a couple weeks agoe from a fellow, he said he didn't know the condition of one of them and I took a chance on it. Complete junk, and once the snow melted off and I took it apart, there were verry few pan bolts, no rod bolts, the cylinder heas has been off, no gasket. You bet he didn't know the condition, it has been apart, found burnt rods and a cracked block. Cam was flat. On the bright side I got a good cam gear, oil pump and 2 rods..... what a deal. We pay our money and take our chances.
	"see what happens when you have no practical experience doing something...... you end up playing with calculators and looking stupid on the internet"

Jeff Z. NY Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 11 Sep 2009 Points: 7326	Post Options Post Reply Quote Jeff Z. NY Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 03 Jan 2011 at 1:40pm
	Look on the bright side. It was a nice day for a drive and you got out of the house for awhile. Sing this song on your next buying trip. There's a dark & a troubled side of life There's a bright, there's a sunny side, too Tho' we meet with the darkness and strife The sunny side we also may view Keep on the sunny side, always on the sunny side, Keep on the sunny side of life It will help us ev'ry day, it will brighten all the way If we'll keep on the sunny side of life The storm and its fury broke today, Crushing hopes that we cherish so dear; Clouds and storms will, in time, pass away The sun again will shine bright and clear. Let us greet with the song of hope each day Tho' the moment be cloudy or fair Let us trust in our Saviour away Who keepeth everyone in His care. Keep on the sunny side, always on the sunny side, Keep on the sunny side of life It will help us ev'ry day, it will brighten all the way If we'll keep on the sunny side of life.

acwdwcman Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 16 Oct 2010 Location: palmyra, il Points: 1075	Post Options Post Reply Quote acwdwcman Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 03 Jan 2011 at 2:12pm
	that happens sometimes
	wd with a freeman model 90 trip loader, wd45, 38 unstylled wc, b 10 garden tractor and 2-14 ac trip plow. grandpa has a 56 wd45. wd. allis chalmers snap coupler blade and 3 bottom snap coupler plow

Dean/MN Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 14 Sep 2009 Location: Oak Grove, MN Points: 740	Post Options Post Reply Quote Dean/MN Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 03 Jan 2011 at 2:20pm
	Brother and I were looking to buy a tractor with a loader on it a couple years ago that was not far from me. The owner was helping someone to load a flatbed for a 1ton that was stuck in the snow. It was also froze down quite well. We watched the guy beat on the tractor for almost an hour trying to get the truckbed loose. When he finally got it out of the frozen ground he tried lifting the bed up but couldn't because he had beat the loader so bad that the pump was either going bad or the seals were leaking internally. He couldn't figure out why we did not want to buy the tractor anymore. Some people just don't get it!
	HD16,917H,185,7050,8030FWA,8050FWA