Posted by larry@stinescorner on March 04, 2018 at 05:10:55 from (173.70.90.109):
Ever go to an auction and regret not buying something?Heres one that sticks in my dusty mind.There was an auction near Tamaqua PA,It was at Charles Snyder Ford,a very reputable Ford dealer.Every once in a while he had a sale of all the stuff he took in on trade.He let it go,,no matter what it brought.The way he did the tractors was really nice.You looked at them earlier,,then you sat up in chairs they provided on sort of a hill behind the dealership.Down lower was a spot where the auctioneer was.Workers from the dealership would drive the tractors into the auction ring.They would shut off the tractor.Charles Snyder would tell what he knew about the tractors,sometimes they did work on them,sometimes he would say they didnt,and what was wrong with them etc.He seemed very honest,,and whatever the tractors brought,,they would be sold. I went to one of year with an older friend of mine,,just for something to do,to get my friend out and have a good time.We looked at all the tractors.There was a Ford row crop,,gas 3 cyd motor.I dont remember the model number,but it was pretty new at the time,,the blue and white model.It was in really nice shape. I looked at it,,said to myself,,there is no reason I would need or at he time use a tall row crop tractor.Still I looked it all over,sat on it,started it,,etc.Now it comes into the ring. the driver turns it off.Charles Snyder says,,we took this tractor on trade for a small compact tractor,It has 2000 original hours and there is nothing wrong with it,It doesnt even have a scratch on it,,it was always kept in a shed from new,,it was bought here from me new,,its a one owner tractor,,etc,,ect..The auctioneer tried hard,wasnt getting a starting bid.Charles Snyder said,,come on guys your sleeping here,I just sold a beat up 8 n for less then this?All this time I was fighting pulling my hand out of my pocket,I Had enough cash in my pocket to start bidding,maybe enough to buy it,,and had an approved check to boot...One voice in my head said buy it polish it up,ride it around,have fun.One voice said,,you dont meed it ,you wont use it,,keep your hand in your pocket.Well,it sold for the very first low bid,no contenders,All the way home I regreted not at least trying to bid.As I type this story,I think of how I could have kept that tractor polished and in the shed so I Could drive it around and take pictures of it for the tractor site,,,lol ///You guys and gals have any stories of something you let go at the auction?
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