Posted by Determined on May 03, 2022 at 06:26:53 from (216.130.212.201):
In Reply to: Auction Bidding posted by Bonnan on May 02, 2022 at 17:11:39:
As others have said a lot depends on what type of sale it is.
At a farm retirement type sale the auctioneers seem to have a pretty good idea about the condition and history of the equipment, at consignment sales especially the large ones it is no surprise they know little more than what it says on their lot list.
I bought my current round baler at a consignment sale, there were two identical machines side by side which I had previously checked over and talked with the owners.
The auctioneer put them up as choice to the high bidder.
I was the high bidder and the ring man asked which one I wanted, before I could reply the auctioneer piped up and said I think we all know which one he is going to take, he was wrong.
The one he assumed I was going to take was nice and straight with the paint on it waxed up like a new car, it had 12 000 bales on the counter.
The other one that I took had a few dents in the doors, the paint was faded and the counter had just over 20 000 bales on it, but inside the twine box along with the monitor was a stack of receipts totaling over $12 000. Every bearing, chain and cam on the machine was brand new in the previous 12 months as was every part on the pick up, a new PTO shaft and a new spare belt also came with it.
Bought it 6 seasons ago and it has served me well, I have my doubts the shinny one that had 12 000 bales on it would have been anything other than a money pit as the well used parts on it wore out.
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