Posted by Stick welding on August 11, 2013 at 21:55:15 from (96.53.210.246):
In Reply to: What was I thinking? posted by BIG RUH on August 11, 2013 at 19:31:27:
You helped the guy out by being honest and made $100. If you would have found out it was something real minor like that later, you'd feel bad and want to pay him more anyway.
I had the opposite happen when I bought my welder. It had sat for a couple years and wouldn't start. A lot of pipeliners looked at it but without being able to run it, walked away. It was listed at $750 OBO. I didn't want to insult the seller with a low bid so asked what was the lowest he'd go. $600! (which was what I was thinking of offering) I said sold! Then when we went to do the paper work, he said he would hold my money until I took it to the shop to see what was wrong. He said he didn't want to take my money if it needed a lot of work to get running. He knew it needed a new carb($326.00) but wasn't sure what else. I took it in and told them to let me know if it would be over $500 to fix. I called a few days later and they said it was running. I said how much and the guy said $800. When I asked why they didn't call, the guy said he thought I wanted it running. He said the seal for the mag was leaking and the mag needed partial rebuilding cause it was full of oil. When I went back and told the seller it cost $800, he felt bad and gave me $100 back. I ended up with a 1961 Lincoln SA200 Red Face for $1300 that load tested within 5 amps of original specs! I could double my money any day of the week but I need a decent welder around cause you never know what will need fixing next.
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