Originally Posted by
David Less
I meet with him and we talked for an hour about stuff, at the time I didn’t check the machine that closely because he didn’t say he was selling it. The only reason I was there was to see one close rather than drive to Felder.
no, I’m not asking him to hold, a requested an inspection before I rented a drop deck trailer and other moving equipment which would be that saturday for pick up. He hasn’t even advertised it or has anyone else lined up. So he has no skin in the game as they say, Very strange IMO.
Offer him a reasonable deposit on the spot if you are happy with the machine during the inspection and a specific day to pick up with the remainder of the payment in-hand. It's reasonable, IMHO, for you to have a few minutes up close with the prospective machine, given it's local. He has nothing to lose other than those few minutes with you being there. If he's not willing to do that, I wonder if he really wants to sell it...
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