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Points: 6358 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Charlie175 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 10 Nov 2010 at 9:22am
that would be like walking into a dealers lot and seeing a price of $5,000 and then offering them $5,500 for it because that is what you saw another one for sale for.

The guys ad I stumbled on because he had it worded wrong, how many times do we see that? Properly worded it would have brought more attention to it. 
The guy put a value on what he was selling and that was his choice.
Charlie

'48 B, '51 CA, '56 WD45 '61 D17, '63 D12, '65 D10 , '68 One-Ninety XTD
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Originally posted by Byron WC in SW Wi Byron WC in SW Wi wrote:

I don't buy a lot but I've never bought something private party that I thought was or was a great deal.  In most cases I pay what the guy is asking and don't talk them down because it's either worth that or at least worth that to me.  I know guys who will talk down a great deal just to see what they can get away with and then brag about it later.   It reminds me of those get rich quick schemes where you pay somebody less for their home than it's worth then put a few bucks into it and make a killing.  Did you tell the owners that hey you could do that too or did you just take advantage of them? 

I'll get off my soap box.
 
Reminds of that pickers show on History Channel, they talk these people down to bottom dollar and then some so they can make big money off of them, then brag to the whole world about it. I like to see the neat stuff they come across but I really don't like the way they treat people.
 
But what do I know, I am just some dumb guy.
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Trev post about checking compression reminded me of another burned trip.  I was looking for a 1 ton dually ford with manual transmission and crew/super cab.  Not a real common combination but one came up for sale in Louisville area.  I call the fellow and he tells me its in wonderful shape, paints good(I asked specifically about rust) and just one small surface rust spot on the door.  Since my sister lives in louisville my wife and I made a weekend out of it.

Get there and there was a surface rust area on the door and a fist sized hole at the back corner of the cab.  The guy walks out in his alligator boots and slicked back hair. 

Well I decided to look over the rest of the truck to see what shape mechanically it was in and he leaves me alone to check compression/do an inspection.  Open the hood, find several mice nest, remove them.  Check compression(actually comes out ok) test drive it and it runs ok.  Get back and start dickering with the man about the "rust" issue and the peeling paint.  He has it priced at blue book "excellent" value and I mention the rust that he "failed" to mention when I ask specifically about and spent 3 hours driving to see.

 Well he was a used car salesman for years and knew more than I did about the value so take it or leave it.  Well the used car salesman part sent off bells in my head and maybe why the truck had such low mileage for its age/condition.  So that was that.  As I was packing up and leaving he had the gall to ask what the compression test was so he could tell the next prospective purchaser.  I gave him the finger. 
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