RedRoundhead
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I have only myself to blame.
Found a 227 corn head, not far from me. Would fit my 91 combine. It was part of a "package" deal. Well, it got sold separately, before I got a call in to the seller, so I says, OK it was not meant to be. Found out how much the seller wanted for the whole package, too. No room for another machine, so I was not interested in the whole package.
Seller calls me 2 days later; previous buyer wants out, so I say, Yes, I want the corn head, and any parts I need off the combine to make it work. (Combine was rough, worn out, not shedded and was headed to scrap). We agree on a price, and that I will call him to get address, and set up a time on next Saturday to pick it up. I cannot get there any earlier, because we are swamped at work. So, OK he says.
I DID tell myself that it had seemed too easy, and don"t be surprised if you lose it........
So, I call today to get his address, an leave a message. He calls back, and says he is sorry, but he sold the whole package, for a couple hundred more than he was asking. Apparently the buyer is going to harvest the un-eaten corn off of his deer food plot, and sell it or re-seed it? You got ME on that one.
Now, I am not mad, but what do you think? I did jinx myself a bit, so I am not surprised at what happened. Can"t really blame the guy for selling it; CL buyers are not real dependable, and this guy had cash in hand. And he did not know me from Adam, after all.
I know I should have moved heaven and earth to get over there and get the head, but work comes first, we are super busy, and I have a lot of responsibilities there.
The trials of the micro-farmer never cease........look forward to any opinions!
Found a 227 corn head, not far from me. Would fit my 91 combine. It was part of a "package" deal. Well, it got sold separately, before I got a call in to the seller, so I says, OK it was not meant to be. Found out how much the seller wanted for the whole package, too. No room for another machine, so I was not interested in the whole package.
Seller calls me 2 days later; previous buyer wants out, so I say, Yes, I want the corn head, and any parts I need off the combine to make it work. (Combine was rough, worn out, not shedded and was headed to scrap). We agree on a price, and that I will call him to get address, and set up a time on next Saturday to pick it up. I cannot get there any earlier, because we are swamped at work. So, OK he says.
I DID tell myself that it had seemed too easy, and don"t be surprised if you lose it........
So, I call today to get his address, an leave a message. He calls back, and says he is sorry, but he sold the whole package, for a couple hundred more than he was asking. Apparently the buyer is going to harvest the un-eaten corn off of his deer food plot, and sell it or re-seed it? You got ME on that one.
Now, I am not mad, but what do you think? I did jinx myself a bit, so I am not surprised at what happened. Can"t really blame the guy for selling it; CL buyers are not real dependable, and this guy had cash in hand. And he did not know me from Adam, after all.
I know I should have moved heaven and earth to get over there and get the head, but work comes first, we are super busy, and I have a lot of responsibilities there.
The trials of the micro-farmer never cease........look forward to any opinions!