Blue, BLue, BLUE!

Walt

I've also seen tractors for sale by owners who really seriously think they've done an excellent job of restoring one, but they haven't touched to important items. The paint looked good but the clutch slips. The seat cushion is new but the hydraulics are weak. A new grill and a leaky radiator. When I see new paint, I get super critical over the smallest of detail. New paint usually means a higher price. If anyone expects more money, the mechanics better be above average.

First time buyers or relatively inexperienced buyers are drawn in by shine. And many sellers know that. If it appears that the seller is targeting unknowing buyers with fast paint job, it almost stands to reason there IS something to hide.

It has been a known fact that "looks" sell. How many times have you gone to a car lot and looked at the car with dents, scratches in paint, torn or stained interior, smooth and or weather checked tires? This is the main reason dealers and others hire individauls to detail their vehicles, be it autos,tractors or other equipment!!

We the American consumer, have brought this on ourselves."HAS TO LOOK GOOD"...Buyer beware!!!!

Just my rant early in the morn...

Keith & Shawn

What bugs me is that paint sells. Not hard parts, not machine work, but paint. The biggest POS goes for top dollar if it looks good. This is likely due to the fact that we buyers see that and beleive that if someone went to this much trouble to paint it, they must have fixed everything first. Problem is that they do not. I saw a fella in Ripley, WV bondo over calcium corrosion on a set of wheels to sell the tractor. He also bondoed over the air inlet on an MF50 because he did not want to spend the money on the hood ornament.... Oh well...

Better day tomorrow, Aaron

There ought to be a standardized and or certifiable description arrangement for the honest sellers at least, like a check sheet that describes various conditions, something the seller signs off on, say you have a good runner, and really want it to look good, but no need to disassemble it like a ground up restoration or want to honestly describe any combination thereof, ground up, partial restoration, major component work or just list exactly what has been done if anything, and or just state drug out of weeds with new paint LOL ! I'm sure my rationale is like the proverbial urinating in the wind, as you've either got an honest seller or you don't, but the overspray on the tires and things, I'll agree on that, and although it's just paint, it says a lot about who did it I suppose, sometimes it's just better to leave well alone, they are not at all bad when in their "work clothes" let the buyer do the finishing, at least you don't get the feeling the new and fresh paint is there to mask things.

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