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Re: Buying tractor from long distance


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Posted by rustyj14 on January 31, 2005 at 15:55:03 from (209.195.138.103):

In Reply to: Buying tractor from long distance posted by MPM on January 31, 2005 at 11:10:18:

About a year or so ago, a fellow posted a lament in one of the tractor sites, complaining about how he got ripped off by some degenerate out in the country somewhere!
Seems he saw pictures of a nice, clean, spiffy tractor, for a big pile of money. Owner said it was in nice condition, but was missing a few small parts. The man who was interested asked how he could get it home (around 500-1000 miles) The owner gave the prospective buyer a phone number of a flat-bed hauler, so the buyer gave the trucker a check, the trucker picked up the tractor, and brought it home to the new owner!
OUCH!!
The new owner almost had a heart attack when he saw what he had bought, sight unseen!
The hood, radiator, and several other large and small parts were missing! The thing hadn't been painted in many years! The tractor he had seen in the photo wasn't the tractor he'd bought! And, after lots of attempts to contact the seller, he finally gave up! And, by the time he saw the tractor, the check had already cleared the bank, so he was stuck with a big pile of scrap iron!
So, take some good advice--go see it, write down any serial numbers on it, any identifying marks on it, any thing missing, hear it run until it is warmed up, drive it, check the operation of it, pay for it, load it on yer trailer or truck, and take it home!
If you don't take it home on the day you pay for it, don't complain if its not all there when you do go to pick it up! There are sneaky types out there who will do anything to cheat you out of yer hard earned dollar, if you aren't careful!
by: Rustyj


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