In most of my dealings, I have met the buyer some where other than here (great advice James!), although I do know that one of the buyers came by the house just to look, but I had the tractor with me at the shop, so I wasn't here, and neither was it. Usually you can tell the person's attitude by the way they talk over the phone. I do sell small things from the house here, like implements and push mowers, but for larger stuff, like the tractors/mowers and trailers, I meet them elsewhere. One of the last tractors I sold, me and the buyer met about an hour south of here at the closest Agri-Supply, because the buyer had a 4 hr. ride to come and get it. We met in the parking lot, he checked out the repairs I made to the lift system on it, and he handed the cash over, plus some extra $$ for my gas to get there (I hadn't asked for it either), and drove it from my trailer to his trailer, he went inside Agri-Supply and bought what he wanted to "customize" it with and left. That was a very pleasant deal.

I have been called racist before, but I take it lightly and simply respond: "Yes, I am racist, because I just love racing so much!"

 

Which is why I take the best trade in offer. I can not waste my time trying to sell a vehicle.

 

when we sell stuff we go to the local walmart and my dad has a m1 rifle on our gun rack, ive never had any one get real ticked but had ppl say theyve driven from new york here to look at the item and ask for gas money, when the newspaper is a tulsa one and the have okie tags

its a scam dude

 

I was repeating some of the stories in this thread to my old man the other day, and he recalled some similar happings. Turns out, from his experience, it's a BARGANING tactic that some people use, expecially in cities. It's hit or miss, but the more upset you get, the more outrageous, sometimes people will drop their price like a stone just to get rid of you, out of annoyance or even fear. Doesn't work sometimes, sometimes they find someone spineless who'll cave and they can really clean up. Never heard of that before, but something I'll have to watch for now.

 

I'm with you.

I sold a motorcycle once from my house and that is the last time that I am doing anything like that. The hassel that you have to deal with (for me and my family) are not worth what I could make-up with me selling it vs trading it in. IMHO

 

Never had a bad selling experience, but had a bad buying experience one time. My dad found an '88 Bronco II in the paper, called the gal about it, and we drove down to Petaluma to look at it. She was at work, but had said it was parked in front of her house and we could feel free to check it out. We did, and it looked good, but of course we wanted to drive it and would have to wait till she got home from work. We didn't know where she worked, but at one point her roommate came by the house on her lunch break and told us the seller of the Bronc worked at Olive Garden, so we went over there and talked to her in person. My dad had pretty well decided to take it at this point, trusting that the engine was in as good shape as the rest of it, so we agreed to meet back at her house after she got off work to take a test drive and finalize everything. We got there before she did, and while we were waiting some other people drove up and started looking over the Bronc. We watched them for a few minutes, then got out of the car and went over to tell them that it was already sold. The guy seemed shocked, and said that he had talked to her that morning and wanted to have a mechanic look it over and told her they'd come by after she got off work. We told her we'd already met with her at work and made a deal for it. About that time she showed up and and came over to us and said not to worry, the Bronc was ours. She then talked with the other guy, who started to get louder and angrier. He insisted that since he'd talked to her on the phone first, that she should sell it to him instead of us. She told him that since we were first with the cash, and had talked to her first in person, she was selling it to us. He got even more ticked off and said that if she told HIM where she worked, he'd have gone there too. She informed him that she didn't tell us, we had just tracked her down. The guy then declared that he wasn't going to leave, she said if he didn't she'd call the cops, and that if he's this much of an a-hole she wouldn't have sold it to him anyway. This went on for about 15 minutes or so, and then the guy's mechanic buddy finally talked him into leaving, but not without some parting threats directed at all of us. After they finally left, she told us that the Bronc was her brother's who lived up north and had asked her to sell it for him since she lived in a more populated area. She said he really owed her big-time for this one! -TD

 

At least she didn't cave in!

 

My mom had an old grain truck sitting around that hadn't ben used in a couple years. I borrowed to haul off the shingles from a roofing job. Mom said to sell it if I had a chance - she really didn't want it back in her yard. Ran an add and had several tire kickers show up. One seemed interested but left with "I'll think about it". Next day a guy showed up and ran it around the block, worked the hoist and and peeled out $2500 in cash and said he'd take it. Already had the title signed so I let him have it on the spot. Two hours later the tire kicker shows up and says he's there to pick up the truck. Told him it was sold and paid for. He gets mad and starts whining and moaning about how I'd screwed him. I told him Money talks and Bull-- walks, so hit the road. Couldn't believe he expected me to hold the truck on "I'll think about it".

 

That's why I ALWAYS let them know that the first come, first serve rule applies....
if you want me to hold it... give me $100 cash which WILL be forfeited if you don't buy it.

 

I made the foolish mistake of calling a vehicle sold on an I'll take it over the phone. Never showed, and the next caller was bummed when I said it was gone already. I ended up scrapping it as I couldn't get they guy that wanted it again, never got his info. Nothing's sold until there's some cash in hand. ( the vehicle was a oarts vehicle with T-tops, wanted to give a chance for someone needing those parts)