My brother has used New Holland combines exclusively until about 5 years ago when he purchased a John Deere to increase his capacity. He still has his New Holland combine and I consider him an expert on knowledge and adjustments of New Holland combines. About 5 years ago, he was driving by the local Case/IH dealership and he sees a used NH header on the lot that was for sale. He went to high school with the main salesman, so he has been an acquaintance of his for decades. My brother calls the salesman and asks what he wants for the header. The salesman wanted $5,000 for it. My brother told him that it was a little much and went on his way. About a month later, my brother calls the salesman and asks about it again. The price was lowered to $3,000. Still a little high for my frugal brother, so he tells him it was too much and thanks him for his time. Another month goes by and it was getting closer to harvest. On a whim, my brother calls him on a Saturday morning and the salesman says he wants that "wrong-colored" header off of his lot. He'll take $2,000 for it. My brother says "Fine", tells him that he'll hook up the header trailer and will be right over to purchase it. The dealership is about 45 minutes away. 45 minutes later, my brother pulls up to the dealership and the salesman immediately walks out to meet him by the header. The first thing the salesman says is "I'll give you $1,500 if you simply drive away right now." My brother is confused, so he asks him what is going on. The salesman says that a stranger drove by his lot right after he got off the phone, saw the header sitting there and offered him $5,000 for it on the spot. So now the dealer offered my brother $1,500 if he would simply drive away without the header. While the offer was tempting, my brother needed the header and asked the salesman if his word was any good. The salesman fumed about it, but let him take his header. To this day, my brother laughs about the story and says that the salesman wouldn't talk to him for over a year.
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