Well,
I spoke with him some more, WAY before I agreed to have him meet me...he said even if i wasn't wanting wither of his saws, he wanted to buy atleast one...This is where the fun begins
He didn't seem sure of what he wanted (size, price, cost, make...etc) which was the initial reason I was a bit skeptical...so I grabbed a 40cc (husky 41, new bar/chain)couple 50cc saws (dealer demo J-red 2050, J-red 510SP like new 18" .325), and a 60cc Craftsman colored Poulan 3800, like new...
I did end up meeting him here...with all signs pointing that my 'shop' was on the other side of town. I had 4 saws for him to take a peek at ; sitting on the tailgate of the truck...cause they came from the shop of course
I WOULD HAVE definitely met him up the street @ Home Depot, or the car dealer, but the starter in the Diesel needs new brushes, and I forgot the wife was working after school ARGH!
Anyway, in pulls a gold lexus (here we go
...I
NEW!! this was the reason i put that post on AS!!
THANKS GuYS!!
2.brazilian guys (Uncle and Nephew; who is the owner of the landscape/firewood co...) They seem pleasant, and about business.
FOREWORD:
Man, I'll tell yeah, these guys negotiate (READ: LOWBALL ) more than I do!!!
They first want to show and offer me their 2 broken 350's (or rather, ask what i would give for them...
) The they say 140 (one ran, but chain spins...issue with the clutch, the other, has no comp...I told them the last two I bought were $60/pr. one ran. They said 130...
UM...yeah, NO.
I was asking $250 for the j-red 2050, which was too much for them
long story short, they beat me down $70 for the three saws they chose, and only came down $30 for thier broken stuff. what the :censored: I thought I had these reasonably priced (super clean, orig bar 3800 craftsman for $100, nice running j-red 510 for $140, and a Husky 41 with low hrs, like new bar. new chain $180 ) came down to 100, 100, 150...and they came down to $110. WOW.. thanks! what a deal!
Either way, these were bought in saw 'lots', and with JUST this sale, I've almost broken even on the entire lots; although, I did have to do carb/fuel system work, bar/chain, small odds/ends. All-in-all, I got to keep the 9 others (or offer some here for trade fodder/ parts/money, etc..... and got the two 350's...with the removable t-fers, so that should be fun!
For what it's worth, He promised future biz, as he just loves saws...doesn't know anything about them (he asked about each saw, cc size, etc, doesn't know what a j-red is, or some of the bigger husky's...) He rarely runs them, but has others on the crew that does...he mostly does bidding & mowing lawns....
so he says...
So, i then loaded the saws on the PS of the truck, in their plane sight...cause they are going 'back to the shop'
so, even though I was beaten down, it's nice to have some cash flow for the swapmeet on Sunday
maybe we'll find something cool!!
Thanks guys.
J
Honestly, I don't think I'd even waste my time meeting him! He doesn't sound like the type that is going to be bringing you any long term business, doesn't sound like he's willing, or able, to carry out any repair service with you in the future, and doesn't sound like he would if he even could!
I don't think he's got a pot to piss in, nor is he very smart if he thinks a Crapsman saw is worth owning!
I'd tell him to go buy the new Crapsman, not interested in what he has to sell and when he's serious about buying something that will last more than a week, and is serviceable, to give me a call. Otherwise, I think it's a waste of your time to even mess with him, much less have to worry about getting robbed. He doesn't even sound like a "tire kicker", sounds like he's out to fleece everyone he deals with.
Move on and find a better customer.
Your comments are pretty much what I went through with him the last time I spoke with him prior to him leaving his town (25 miles away) to come here..
Guess what?! he's got a REAL crapsman now!!! lol!
jay you say he speaks another language ?
that may not be a good sign also him wanting to sell things for high prices throws a red flag
do some checking with to see if any people are missing stuff
The out of town is what throws up a red flag big time
also i forgot what state you in
Hi Calvin,
he wasn't FROM OUT OF TOWN....lol, he did live about 20 miles away, just into the other county.
I'm in MAss.
Living in a very small village in the middle of butt crack nowhere, everyone knows where I live and that I have a lot of saws.
I don't worry about stuff like this because I don't have to.............yet.
My shop, or my house, is very rarely locked anyway, keeps my buddies from breaking the door when they need a power tool.
Your guy, however, sounds a little off, I agree with not showing him any more than you absolutely have to.
I used to keep things unlocked too...untill a few moths ago when we've had some reports of some loony tunes running around.
There are a bunch of thieves running around these days, I would meet the guy with a few scare tactics at first, just to see if he wants a saw bad enough to get past you asking him if he can squeal like a pig. Seems to work for me.
'Scare tactics'?? like the show? squeal? am I supposed to bear-hug him? LOL!! or maybe my Vage-powered Pitbull that's made from Soy-tofu, and was raised by lesbo-greeny-tree hugger liberals that use have-a-heart traps for MICE?!?! LOL
Granted, it's only words, but he himself said with this deal, he will NOT call with any issues, etc. but we know how that goes 
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