I just looked at Tractorhouse. It is interesting to see how many machines are for sale. A few years ago one that stuck out was in CIH they had over 1000 2388s for sale. At the time that was almost half of ALL the CIH combines listed for sale.
So here are some interesting numbers for today's date:
John Deere total combines for sale (6025)
#1 model JD S680 with (1191)
#2 model JD S670 with (1032)
CIH total combines for sale (2855)
#1 Model CIH 8230 with (301)
#2 model CIH 2388 with (270)
So if your selling a JD S680 or S670 I think you will be facing some stiff competition. I always hated selling a model of anything that every dealership had several/lots of. 99% of the buyers will go off of price FIRST. So if your machine is really nice you have a tough time even getting a customer to listen to why yours might be a better buy than John Doe's that is less money.
So here are some interesting numbers for today's date:
John Deere total combines for sale (6025)
#1 model JD S680 with (1191)
#2 model JD S670 with (1032)
CIH total combines for sale (2855)
#1 Model CIH 8230 with (301)
#2 model CIH 2388 with (270)
So if your selling a JD S680 or S670 I think you will be facing some stiff competition. I always hated selling a model of anything that every dealership had several/lots of. 99% of the buyers will go off of price FIRST. So if your machine is really nice you have a tough time even getting a customer to listen to why yours might be a better buy than John Doe's that is less money.