Has this ever happened to you?

Many years ago, I had been keeping an eye on a styled WC that was sitting in the weeds, but had good tires all the way around. One day I stopped and talked to the Widow lady and asked her if she would be interested in selling the tractor. She said yes, and I want $500 for it. I inquired as to how she came up with that dollar figure, and she said her brother-in-law told her that was what it was worth with those good tires. I agreed the tires were good, but they were beginning to show weathering from being outdoors for several years. My best offer was $100 and we parted ways with no hard feelings. Almost a year to the day, I stopped back and knocked on the door. She opened the door and I said " Do you remember me"?   She said yes, and does the $100 offer still stand ??  I gave her the money and loaded the tractor later that afternoon. Be patient....he may have a change of heart down the road.

When a person doesn't know what something is worth, it's pretty hard for them to trust the first offer by a stranger.

Well, it seems when I stop and ask, they don't want to sell but will take my name and number... and within the year, it will be sold and not to me...  Stopped and asked about an old Cat Forty Diesel crawler, The old lady's blind husband would never run it and didn't do anything anymore with anything... she said I could look at it. I did, and covered up the exhaust with a better can that didn't have a rust hole in it. Went back up to the house and said I would give her $700 dollars for it (back when scrap was about 90 dollars a ton). She said she would have to talk it over with the husband... But to write my name into the phonebook. I did and left. several months later I drove by and it was gone. I stopped and asked if they had moved it, no, she had sold it to another fellow for 300 dollars that was all it was worth according to him. I asked her why didn't she call me because I had left her a $700 offer on it... people, Sheesh.

Some people just work off of emotions and don't bother to think things through. Catch them in the right mood and you can get something to almost nothing but if they aren't in the mood to sell at that moment you can offer them twice what it's work and they will turn you down.

I always agree to the first offer. Especially when trading with used car salesmen.

Been there many times. You really cant blame an unknowing person for checking around about the value. The person that screws the deal up is not him but the guy who says the goods are worth some BS number  but has empty pockets or no intention of buying said goods.  When I get that response  I ask was that offer in cash?   Now if that owner had accepted your offer then turn coated on you because somebody said  it was worth more that is a different deal.

modirt what I meant by two prices is: If someone ask you what their tractor is worth, do you tell them what you would give for that tractor or do you tell them your opinion of what tractor is worth? To me something is worth only, what you are willing to give for it, high or low. Just my opinion!!