Grab your hankerchief!

I about broke down crying today!!!  I sold my A2 Gleaner a couple of weeks ago to a fellow from up near Laffeyette In (may not be spelled right).  He said he was going to use it to farm a little around the edge of some fields his parents owned and also use it to tow stuff around (??????).  I thought well a sales a sale and it had to go anyway as I needed the money pretty bad.  I helped load it up and we talked a little while and he was on his way.  Well fast forward to today and I hauled a load of scrap to our local scrap yard about 12 miles away.  Got over there and my jaw just dropped.  There was my A2 on the top of the scrap pile.  Grain bin mangled and the engine pod mangled up with parts missing.  Oh how I hate a liar.  I asked the scrap yard owner (who I am friends with) about it and he made the comment that they hauled it in there, pulled what they wanted off and then argued with the guy running the scales for quite a while that they were cheated on weight.  Anyway just wanted to fume a little.

Nothing makes me madder than someone who lies about what they plan to do with something I sell. I realize that once the money changes hands, it's not mine anymore, but they could have been honest. It's like when you have to give away a family pet. You know you can't keep them anymore for whatever reason, but you want to make sure they go to a loving home. You wouldn't sell the family dog that you and your kids raised from a pup to someone you knew was going to use it to start a "puppy mill" or starve and beat it would you? My son dabbles with scrap metal(a lot of which I bring home from mod jobs), but he doesn't steal or lie to get it. I just hate that happenned to you. It's like seeing the family dog you just gave away lying dead on the side of the road where it was thrown out.

Yeah thats a bad deal, thats why if i sell old stuff i always try to price it a ittle bit above scrap value to try to weed the scrapers out, but thats hard to do if they have a buyer for the engine wheels and tires etc

Reminds me of Monsanto. I buy beans from them,I pay them what they want,done deal. Then they can tell me what I can and cant do with the beans. Really pisses you off doesnt it. Dont fret it Adam,You got what you wanted for it,they got what they wanted. I dont care what anyone does with what I sell them,if we both agree on a price.

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Once it is sold IT IS GONE no matter what happens.Like Cleaner said about getting your money.I  do not tell anyone" anymore" what I am going to do with something I am buying ,it dose not matter anyways as long as the man gets paid for what he has.He (anyone) selling anything  that is worryed about what is going to happen to it ,then one better find another way to get money .There is NO one I know that wants to pay alot for anything,BUT everyone ALLWAYS likes to make money! My 3 cents .Thanks for Sharing

Maybe this will help you some, I will be using the two row corn head off your old A-2 this fall.

Edited by Don(MO) - 11 Jan 2011 at 7:58am

I agree with the thought process about not letting something go if you don't want to see where it ends up, but I had two combines that I used (The A2 and an F).  I had been trying to sell them for a while since I bought an M2.  The M2 is compatable with the rest of my equipment and I got a really good deal on it.  I actually hadn't planned on selling the F since I really liked it, but I just had to have the cash from both of them to buy the M2.  Its just progress.  I have a chance to pick up some ground in the next couple of years, and while it won't support my family completely it will help quite a bit.  I may go into restoration as a side business as well (I do some now, but on a smaller scale).  With some health problems I have I won't be able to do my current job forever due to tightning CDL requirements.

Friend of mine sold a 70's Camaro in the 90's. A 20 year old motor head type bought it. Guy gave my friend almost top dollar for what it was. The new guy proceeded to use it like a off road dune buggy. My friend would have spasms if anyone brought up that car and  the new owner to him. I always spit out "Go kick the guy in the ass that sold it to him if it makes you feel better."

Edited by Nathan (SD) - 11 Jan 2011 at 8:31am

That would hurt me so bad I would probably have to buy the freaking thing form the scrapper and try to fix it. I just know a similar fate happened to my 1973 Dodge Charger SE.