Posted by dave2 on September 27, 2010 at 00:44:59 from (139.139.35.70):
You just can't make this stuff up....
And people wonder why I don't have people skills.....
My drum mower is too big for my tractor so decided to get a smaller mower rather than bigger tractor. Have a buddy I've known for 20 years who is shacking with my wife's best friend of about as long so we all know each other pretty good. He just bought a tractor and needed a mower which mine would be just fine. I paid 250 bucks for the mower, picked it up, changed the gear oil, put all new knives (with new bolts and spacer washers) cleaned it all up and lubed everything and it worked like a new one just not real pretty. Told him a couple weeks ago that he could have mine for 400 bucks. Never heard from him so put an ad in the paper. Got plenty of calls and sent pictures to a couple folks when my buddy has his GF call and ask what I wanted for it. Being the nice guy I am, I said he could have it for 300 bucks if he took it right away.
He gets on the phone then and starts asking questions about it (everything that I had already told him). Kept my people skills in tact and answered him and they both jump in his tractor and drive the 15 miles to our place to pick it up. In the meantime, another person called and said that he wanted it and would give me 500 bucks. Said that someone was coming to look and I'd call him back.
Buddy gets there in pouring rain and I tell him he can have my bar rake for another 50 bucks, he starts inspecting both which is OK then raises the mower up and starts checking the knives which translated to doubting my word. I asked "whatcha doin'"? and he said that he wanted to make sure that everything was OK because I was askinga lot less than other folks were asking. I lost it... Told him he had 5 minutes to get it unhooked and his tractor off my property or I was kicking his a$$.
They left and I called the other guy back. He showed up with a truck and loaded it up and asked about the bar rake and offered 150 bucks for it. I let him have it for 50 (only paid 10) and he was tickled to death.
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