NTCPrezJB
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Hey I’ve already got “Dibs”. He should offer the guy half his asking price. Just don’t forget to give me his name and number.
HBarlow
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And if you do get it and we refer to it as JAH, don't worry about it.
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Looks like I won't be able to look at it till next week. The guy works 15 hour days and doesn't get home till around midnight. Said next week he will be working nights and can show it during the day.
Remington
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Make sure u get him to hold it for u somehow
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Going to ask him if I can place a deposit down to hold it.
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Tried but he said next week would be best.
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I would ask him if I could send him a deposit check to hold the Pioneer subject to passing my inspection.
Twenty plus years ago I negotiated a deep discounted price on a pristine one-owner Travel Supreme 5th wheel for sale by owner in Michigan. Circumstances forced me to wait a few days before traveling to Michigan to buy it. The morning I was on my way with cash in hand, already 250 miles from home the seller called. A local had offered him more for his 5er!
You can't win them all.
A deposit check might not have held him to our agreed deal but it might have helped.
Twenty plus years ago I negotiated a deep discounted price on a pristine one-owner Travel Supreme 5th wheel for sale by owner in Michigan. Circumstances forced me to wait a few days before traveling to Michigan to buy it. The morning I was on my way with cash in hand, already 250 miles from home the seller called. A local had offered him more for his 5er!
You can't win them all.
A deposit check might not have held him to our agreed deal but it might have helped.
P1K5Dave
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So is this machine advertised on did you get hooked up with the seller some other way? If it's advertised, he's telling the same thing to several, perhaps dozens of people.
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HBarlow
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Seller may have learned his buggy is worth much more than $6800.
NTCPrezJB
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Yeah the scam thing runs well on too good to be true stuff like this. Unless you know the seller I wouldn’t put money down. Worst case you miss a deal but it might just save ya from being taken for a ride too.
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Right, that's why there's no way I put money down.
Unless this is a friend of the family or something, and you learned he's thinking about selling it through that channel, my scam sensors are going off.
Unless this is a friend of the family or something, and you learned he's thinking about selling it through that channel, my scam sensors are going off.
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Every purchase or sale involves some risk. Long distance transactions always involve a little more risk. I've always been willing to take some risks to achieve what I want. Most buyers and sellers are just ordinary honest Americans like me and probably those of you in this discussion. I guess the secret is discerning between the two.
I've completed quite a few distance purchases and sales over the years and never cheated anyone or got burned. If I talk to someone on the phone I usually get enough clues to make a decision and trust the other party.
I owned and managed what grew to seven single family rental homes over a fifteen year period in a university town renting mostly to students. I was rarely wrong in the decisions I made. I was disappointed a couple of times but never lost money on a house or leasing decision.
Most people are basically honest but I avoid giving them temptations and always take some reasonable precautions.
I've completed quite a few distance purchases and sales over the years and never cheated anyone or got burned. If I talk to someone on the phone I usually get enough clues to make a decision and trust the other party.
I owned and managed what grew to seven single family rental homes over a fifteen year period in a university town renting mostly to students. I was rarely wrong in the decisions I made. I was disappointed a couple of times but never lost money on a house or leasing decision.
Most people are basically honest but I avoid giving them temptations and always take some reasonable precautions.
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I agree, I can get a pretty good feel on someone after conversating with them. I'm always looking for great deals on things I want or things I can flip. Couple of months ago my buddy offered to pretty much give me his 2009 Polaris Ranger 700 XP that had been parked for about a year. He was the original owner and the machine had 910 hours and 6100 miles. Once I got it home I started trying to figure out what was going on with it. The fuel pump was bad and the fuel tank was filthy. Took care of both those issues and a broken wire harness and got it running. Replaced the primary drive clutch, belt, axles, fluids and a few other things. I'm into it for about $2K including what I paid for it. If I can get the Pioneer I will sell the Ranger for hopefully what I pay for the Pioneer. Here are a few pics of when I got it home, working on it and after I was done with it.
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I thought you said you were new to S X S's in your first post?
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Meant new to the Honda ones. But honestly I am new to all these side by sides. I have never touched one until I got the Ranger. Did lots of research and watching YouTube to figure out what I was doing.
HBarlow
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You sound like a modern version oi a "horse trader."
Nothing wrong with buying cheap, repairing, and selling for a profit. It's still a free-market economy although the political party currently in power would like to change that. It was the American way.
Nothing wrong with buying cheap, repairing, and selling for a profit. It's still a free-market economy although the political party currently in power would like to change that. It was the American way.
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