WANT,what dose it mean
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Topic: WANT,what dose it mean
Posted By: Fred in Pa
Subject: WANT,what dose it mean
Date Posted: 07 Mar 2012 at 10:58am
| If a person tells you they want what you have for sale ,dose that mean they are buying it or just want it.!!!!!! Why tell someone you want something if you are not going to pay for it !!!!!! Thought for the day ! Thanks for sharing . |
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Posted By: Boogerowen
Date Posted: 07 Mar 2012 at 11:21am
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Fred, down here in Okla, we have discovered that "good-money" (deposit) usually tells the true story !!!
Used to be a mans word was his bond, but that does not seem to apply any longer...
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Posted By: Dakota Dave
Date Posted: 07 Mar 2012 at 11:39am
| If I tell some one that I Want it I leave an erenist money deposite to hold till I get back with the purchase price. If no money then its just a wish. and we all know how valauable a wish is. |
Posted By: Fred in Pa
Date Posted: 07 Mar 2012 at 11:45am
| It's always the one that is to send a payment or deposit ,that forgets !!!!! . |
Posted By: Rick
Date Posted: 07 Mar 2012 at 12:02pm
| I agree with Boogerowen,in that a hand shake or a mans word is his bond and by golly that's how I still deal! There are still lots of folks that are very trustworthy,but there are also many that are not. That's the sad part,but true. Rick |
Posted By: morton(pa)
Date Posted: 07 Mar 2012 at 1:52pm
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I am one to honor a mans word. However, I usually don't take the risk that the guy I "want" or plan on buying something from will be as trustworthy if I don't know him, so I'd put some money down on an item. When I say I want something though, I usually say it in the context that, hey, thats really neat and I'd really like to have it, but I CANT afford it. lol
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Posted By: Brian Jasper co. Ia
Date Posted: 07 Mar 2012 at 3:10pm
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If I have something to sell, tell me you want it and I'll say pay for it by xxx date. After then, first buyer with cash will get it. Deposits? No way. I don't charge them, don't give them. Got burned on new windows in my house. Paid 1/2 down, never saw the contractor again. He filed bankruptcy before I could sue him... ------------- "Any man who thinks he can be happy and prosperous by letting the government take care of him better take a closer look at the American Indian." Henry Ford |
Posted By: Austin(WI)
Date Posted: 07 Mar 2012 at 3:24pm
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a.trans. Not to have; to be without, to lack; to have too little of; to be destitute of, or deficient in; to fail to have, or get. Now rare, exc. with object a desirable quality or attribute Oxford English Dictionary Definition.------------- "Better By Design" |
Posted By: Breeze
Date Posted: 07 Mar 2012 at 3:31pm
| I guess the word "want" depends on the person. When I say I want it, I want it. Not wish, maybe or think about it, I want it. |
Posted By: Orange Blood
Date Posted: 07 Mar 2012 at 3:37pm
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Here's how I buy tractors long distance, after the negotiating is done. I send them a check for 1/2 of the purchase price, and a written agreement, that if I don't show up by such a date, I no longer have claim to the tractor, or the money. Most of the time folks say oh don't worry about it, just get here when you can, and I'll take the money then. I send it anyway, I hear too many stories, some on here of, "how long do I wait, even if it is paid in full, before the buyer never shows?" I feel like it is my responsibility to be clear with the expectations, and make the seller feel comfortable with me. More than once I will show up with the other half in cash, and the guy will say, I haven't even cashed your first check yet. Knock on wood, it has never been a problem yet. ------------- Still in use: HD7 WC C CA WD 2-WD45 WD45LP WD45D D14 3-D17 D17LP 2-D19D D19LP 190XTD 190XTLP 720 D21 220 7020 7030 7040 7045 3-7060 Projects: 3-U UC 2-G 2-B 2-C CA 7-WC RC WDLP WF D14 D21 210 7045 N7 |
Posted By: JoeO(CMO)
Date Posted: 07 Mar 2012 at 3:46pm
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I sorta thought the "want" belongs on the political section. Lots of people seem to be looking for a hand out of some kind. lol ------------- |
Posted By: JW in MO
Date Posted: 07 Mar 2012 at 5:40pm
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Honest Fred, I'll be there Sunday. . . . . . . . maybe. ------------- Maximum use of available resources! |
Posted By: Don(MO)
Date Posted: 07 Mar 2012 at 6:12pm
So JW what's you going to get way over there at Fred's place?LMAO
Don ------------- 3 WD45's with power steering,G,D15 fork lift,D19, W-Speed Patrol, "A" Gleaner with a 330 corn head,"66" combine,roto-baler, and lots of Snap Coupler implements to make them work for their keep. |
JW in MO wrote:Posted By: RickUP
Date Posted: 07 Mar 2012 at 6:51pm
| This gentleman I had the pleasure of meeting some years ago. His advice to his kids." DON"T TRUST ANYONE!!!!" The next thing he taught them. " GET THE MONEY FIRST " I thought it all makes sense. One of his kids told me when he was 5yrs old his dad put him up on the dresser, then said jump, I will catch you, so he did. His dad steped aside and let him fall. He said my dad looked down at me and said, Don' trust anyone! I can say, these kids of his are to get the better side of deal from. I still trust a mans word if he appears to be solid. Ya gotta cover your butt. |
Posted By: Darrell G (MN)
Date Posted: 07 Mar 2012 at 7:07pm
| I have in the past and still do buy, sell, and other business on a mans word. I have hauled many things for people I have never met in the past ten years and I have never lost a nickel yet. I think for the most part, people involved in collecting and restoring are quite honorable. Now don't get me wrong I did have one deal with an old forum member that needed a little assistance from a county attorney in OK. |
Posted By: SteveM C/IL
Date Posted: 07 Mar 2012 at 7:07pm
| "WANT"....I'll have to ask my wife,if you know what I mean. |
Posted By: Orange Blood
Date Posted: 07 Mar 2012 at 7:50pm
Actually when I first saw the Thread title, I thought Want??? What could Fred Want, he has everything, except maybe enough room. :D ------------- Still in use: HD7 WC C CA WD 2-WD45 WD45LP WD45D D14 3-D17 D17LP 2-D19D D19LP 190XTD 190XTLP 720 D21 220 7020 7030 7040 7045 3-7060 Projects: 3-U UC 2-G 2-B 2-C CA 7-WC RC WDLP WF D14 D21 210 7045 N7 |
Posted By: Dave in il
Date Posted: 07 Mar 2012 at 8:27pm
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"I want that" assuming "that" is for sale, is the start of the discussion of price and delivery. Otherwise it's just idle blather. LOL ------------- AGCO My Allis Gleaner Company |
Posted By: Hubert (Ga)engine7
Date Posted: 07 Mar 2012 at 9:21pm
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Went to buy a motorcycle from a small shop years ago. The owner told his daughter to fill out the paperwork and she said "those two boys said they were coming to get it today." His reply in a slow drawl was "Well they didn't leave no money with me." I still have the motorcycle.
------------- Just an old country boy saved by the grace of God. |
Posted By: dave63
Date Posted: 07 Mar 2012 at 9:22pm
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Now Fred, maybe just maybe when this person told you that he wants this item that you have for sale he expected you to just give it to him. LOL
------------- The universal answer to all questions is yes, how much do you want to spend? |
Posted By: Harvey/pa
Date Posted: 07 Mar 2012 at 9:43pm
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I just "want" Fred to treat me as good as he is this week, all the time!
When we are together and we "want" lunch, I always pay!
If I "want" to go somewhere with Fred I have to show up early or he will leave without me!
I guess I don't understand the question...Harvey
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Posted By: Chalmersbob
Date Posted: 07 Mar 2012 at 9:53pm
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Money talks. Bullsh!! walks.
We got a deal when I see the money
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Posted By: mtanut
Date Posted: 08 Mar 2012 at 4:18am
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Had a few of those over the years. I will be there on such and such a day, and that day never comes. Falls under the other lies, checks in the mail, this belt buckle is real silver, and I was just helping that calf over the fence. ------------- I have a 185 Allis, 6060 Allis, Model K gleaner, SMTA ferg 35, ferg 20 (paps first tractor, Allis B (wife's)John Deere 240 skid loader and a bunch of the usual farm stuff. |
Posted By: realolman
Date Posted: 08 Mar 2012 at 5:45am
| I think we all WANT things that we can't buy. I understand that it is aggravating to have something for sale and have to put up with some of the stuff that people put through themselves... but I think it just goes with the territory. I doubt anyone goes around doing things like that just for fun. |
Posted By: Steve in NJ
Date Posted: 08 Mar 2012 at 6:12am
Okay... what did you do now Harv?? 
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Posted By: Bob D. (La)
Date Posted: 08 Mar 2012 at 6:19am
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For me, if I want something, it means I will get it as soon as I find if. On the other hand, if I would like to have it, it means only that. Would like to have but probably never will. ------------- When you find yourself in a hole,PUT DOWN THE SHOVEL!!! |
Posted By: Fred in Pa
Date Posted: 08 Mar 2012 at 6:44am
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Posted By: Don(MO)
Date Posted: 08 Mar 2012 at 7:08am
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Well Fred if JW finds some new shoes for his wife at your place can you take some pics of them on his trailer, He can't remember to put new batt's in his picture taker. lol ------------- 3 WD45's with power steering,G,D15 fork lift,D19, W-Speed Patrol, "A" Gleaner with a 330 corn head,"66" combine,roto-baler, and lots of Snap Coupler implements to make them work for their keep. |