Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[MustangMike]

Scroll to the top, look at the ads ... lots of OEM Walbro carbs, including desirable discontinued ones.

 

[MechanicMatt]

My nephew sent this picture of the two of us tonight and asked me if I was ready to get the boat back on the water yet

This boy doesn’t realize, I daydream all day, since 2nd grade….. of hunting and fishing

I’m just BLESSED to have a job that allows me to have fun in the outdoors

 

[svk]

That's funny, once you made the trip to see the item I figure the negotiating is over. You can walk away if you have to, but if you wanted it for less, you should have asked me before we agreed to meet - I may not be interested in your offer and wouldn't waste either of our time. I use words and photographs in the listing to give a representative description, including the known flaws. Different philosophy I guess.

I don’t disagree. I mean it depends on what the item is to.

If I have something I’m just trying to get out of the yard, I’m fine wheeling and dealing.

On the other hand, if I have something that is high-quality and someone tries to lowball and/or insult me, discussion will be over.

One time as a young man when I was getting ready to move I sold a case of 7.62 x 39 ammo to this older guy who was really a jerk during negotiations but I wanted cash and wanted to be done with it. I said if anyone ever treats me like that again, I’m going tell them to f themselves. It’s nice when you’re holding the cards and you can just tell people flat out, NO.

 

[Squareground3691]

Where did you get you OEM carb? No Stihl dealers close to me. I just got a Hipa for mine. Haven't put it in yet. If that is a bust, I'll go back to OEM.

EBay , not exactly sure if it was this guy , but he has a ton of oem Stihl parts for sale , and is good to deal with, https://www.ebay.com/str/seesawsrun...uid=Tlx6FfZ4S9a&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

 

[diver64]

I hear you. Last boat I sold the guy showed up $400 short on the agreed price. I ended up keeping the downriggers and selling them separately to get my price.

I would be quite unhappy if I and a buyer agreed on a price, I took the time to show up with the item and the buyer then showed and tried to dicker over it. I would get back in the truck and go home.

 

[EchovsStihl63]

When you are selling an item for $2600. You and the buyer agree on $2200. Then he shows up with $1500. You then tell him to have a nice day. When I bought my last saw I made an offer on it. The guy said it was too low. I made another offer and he accepted it. I'm fine with that. I don't show up and drop my offer if there is nothing wrong with the item that I am buying. I have had way too many people try to pull that on me.

I never make an offer through messaging or over the phone unless I know with out a doubt that I want whatever it is no matter what condition of something I may find in person, which is rare.

I think the last time I did that was when I bought the '01 2500 RAM. The truck was ROUGH but it had all of the bits that I need to swap the NV4500 into my '02 2500. I offered him what I felt comfortable based on the pics and he accepted, I showed up asked zero questions and put it on the trailer and paid him.

 

[MechanicMatt]

I’ve bought three things off “Marketplace”

Each I paid the sellers asking price

I selected them because of their price. I hate when people offer lower prices on stuff I have up. Either you want it or you don’t…..

But buying stuff from a Pawn Shop, I feel it’s part of the experience to haggle and get it for as low as possible. Lord knows they have the person a fraction of their asking price!!

I once got a Model 70, Stainless 30-06 for $400 when the guys tag said 750

I bet he gave some widow $100 for that rifle!!

I’ve gotten two model 70’s from him and neither did I pay his asking price

 

[H-Ranch]

I hate when people offer lower prices on stuff I have up. Either you want it or you don’t…..

Meh, I see selling online similar to the pawn shop experience and expect people to haggle. Heck, even ebay has an "offer now" or whatever button. I usually research the item I'm listing to get an average price and land somewhere around there and allow for a little room to come down (this mostly just sets my expectations.) The first day I'm probably not as willing to go as low as I might after a week. Stuff I just want gone gets listed lower than the going rate. A lot depends on the item too, as mentioned by several others. But I certainly don't get mad over *reasonable* offers.

When I'm buying, most times I just pay asking price because I've likely selected one that is already a deal and I know it. I'm patient and often wait for months to find what I'm looking for. But then you have to be ready to jump on it.