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Know when to let it go

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Bryan in Iowa

04-26-2005 11:29:48




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ok, this is just a rant on my part about tractor thats rotting away . Buddy of dads has or rather had nice old tractor . He parked it because oil pressure problem , starts runs ok ,,but no pressure . He has no mech ability or desire to get it fixed , well if someone fixed it for free he 'd be using it again, lol . But tractor is sitting there rotting away for last 8 years now.Had good rubber at one time . I asked him about plans for it or if he considered finding new home for it ."oh gonna fix that one of these days " knowing full well it'll sit there another 10 years . I know ,it's his tractor to do with whatever he see's fit,just saddening to see once nice tractor ending up pile of scrap. I hinted if he ever wants to part with it to let me know, but know that will never happen .

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NEsota

04-26-2005 21:54:29




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 Re: Know when to let it go in reply to Bryan in Iowa , 04-26-2005 11:29:48  
What I think I see in this discussion is that the potential buyer is being disappointed with the other person’s decision. When dealing, especially with individuals, people often try to buy for less than the actual value and then are disappointed when there is no deal. Or they try to sell at a price that is above actual value. Here is the way to not be disappointed. When buying,put your offer at a level high enough that you do not really care if it is accepted. When selling price at a level low enough that you do not care if it sells. If you make a deal, both parties should be happy if you do not, same thing. It’s so simple.

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pperry

04-26-2005 17:57:47




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 Re: Know when to let it go in reply to Bryan in Iowa , 04-26-2005 11:29:48  
there is a 100yr old barn down the street from me. it fell down about 15yrs ago. there is a handfull of classic cars and classic tractors still inside. owner says they a prombaly all ruined anyway. a little old lady and her daughter live there.{must have been her husbands toys} she wont let nobody near it for liability reasons. the roof is still in tact and resting on everything, so it is all stitting in there covered up....michigan

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Willy-N

04-26-2005 17:06:30




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 Hang in there for year NINE! in reply to Bryan in Iowa , 04-26-2005 11:29:48  
I have been watching one for 9 years rotting in a feild. I asked about it several times if it was for sale. Well it took 9 years and someone picked it up. It was not me because he said it was not for sale all that time?? Mark H.



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Davis In SC

04-26-2005 18:07:07




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 Re: Hang in there for year NINE! in reply to Willy-N, 04-26-2005 17:06:30  
That happens a lot, friends, or neighbors try for years to buy something sitting. Then out of the blue, they give it to a total stranger. Back in the mid-80's one of my best friends was settling his Grandmother's estate. There was a 64 Impala with 20,000 miles. I tried to buy it, but he sold it to a woman for 200 dollars. A week later, she parked it on a hill, it rolled away , hit a tree, & was a total loss.... I still remind him about that...

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Redmud

04-26-2005 18:01:11




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 Re: Hang in there for year NINE! in reply to Willy-N, 04-26-2005 17:06:30  
Willy, thats the way it works, if you don't ask often enough, like every 5-6 months, someone else will catch him at the right time, when it is for sale. And I have found that most people with old tractors and cars don't mind being bugged, most will talk your ears off if given a chance.



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Willy-N

04-26-2005 18:33:22




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 Re: Hang in there for year NINE! in reply to Redmud, 04-26-2005 18:01:11  
Should of hit him up when he needed to buy hay for his cows for the winter!@ It was a 9N so I did not push it that much. If it had been a 8N might have leaned on him a little more. Reminds me I need to check on a 1945 WWII Dodge sitting in a feild sinking to see if the price has went down on it since 2 years ago! He wanted 1,000.00 for it but was only worth 250.00-500.00 at the most. Mark H.



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37 chief

04-26-2005 16:13:05




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 Re: Know when to let it go in reply to Bryan in Iowa , 04-26-2005 11:29:48  
You just described my brother. He has a 56 chevy just sitting outside rusting away, a 59 corvett sitting in a shed with flat tires, and crap stacked all over it. and several other vehicles in the same condition. When asked about them, he is going ot fix them up someday. When dad was alive stuff didn't sit around very long, or it ended up in the iron pile. Stan



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Keith-OR

04-26-2005 22:01:32




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 Re: Know when to let it go in reply to 37 chief, 04-26-2005 16:13:05  
Stan, hope you know that 1959 corvette is worth in access to $50,000. Real good investment!!!!!I have a 1958 that I bought in 1970, will make a real good start in life for my youngest, she is 5
Keith



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Bob

04-26-2005 16:12:41




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 Re: Know when to let it go in reply to Bryan in Iowa , 04-26-2005 11:29:48  
"Know when to let it go" can work both ways.

If you want to save an old machine, it sure is nice of the owner will let go of it, and you can save it!

On the other hand, if the owner does not feel comfortable parting with it, you need to "know when to let it go" and not bug him about it, or loose any sleep over it yourself!



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Ludwig

04-26-2005 13:53:41




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 Re: Know when to let it go in reply to Bryan in Iowa , 04-26-2005 11:29:48  
My great uncle had a snowmobile like that, it was a moderately rare muscle sled that sat for about 10 years until I got into sleds. One of my cousins managed to convince him to give up his other machine so I thought maybe I could get this one. He sold the family farm to dad and I and the sled sat on a trailer on the farm so I figured it was pretty much mine already. Reg would always say "I'm going to run that next year" but he was so sick that he could barely walk. Finally after he died I got cornered by a bunch of my relatives and pretty much lynched into giving it to one of my cousins (same branch that got the other sled). I've never seen it since then, its probably been sold...
I have a picture of the back end of the sled with me on it when I was 3 or 4 years old.

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Redmud

04-26-2005 13:02:12




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 Re: Know when to let it go in reply to Bryan in Iowa , 04-26-2005 11:29:48  
Bryan, this happens with antique cars also, but what I have learned over the years, is to make an offer when the guy tells me he is going to fix it up. the offer should be no more than it's worth to you. Then drop by from time to time to jog his memory with the offer. Or you can set back and watch the tractor go by on someone elses' trailer. And most times it will go for 50 or 100 less than your offer.

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old

04-26-2005 12:43:18




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 Re: Know when to let it go in reply to Bryan in Iowa , 04-26-2005 11:29:48  
Heres an idea that some times works, go see him with what you think its worth and tell him you have X number of $$ that you would give for it and see what he says, you never know, at times and its maybe a time when he could use a few extra $$ he may just let go of it. I've done that before and came home with my money and other times with a tractor.



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RustyFarmall

04-26-2005 12:00:18




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 Re: Know when to let it go in reply to Bryan in Iowa , 04-26-2005 11:29:48  
That sort of thing happens all the time. My only hope is that the tractor doesn't end up going to the crusher.



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