MrSteele Posted February 6, 2019 Posted February 6, 2019 (edited) I found this brand new, never had gas or oil in it engine, on Facebook Marketplace. I tried talking the price down, but knew I would buy at his price before I started. A man has to try, doesn't he? I even got the original starter rope with the engine. The instruction book must have been near the bottom of the engine. There is a lot of rust on the cover, and a goodly portion of the book has been rotted away, also I also bought a 1964 Simplicity Landlord on the Marketplace last summer, and continue to look at Marketplace every few days. I thought this was a good deal, the Landlord was $125, with the original 23D engine with .0025 wear. The engine is rebuilt, ready for me to put it in the tractor, as soon as I get my 65 put back together (the 65 is spread all over the shop). Edited February 6, 2019 by MrSteele Spelling and punctuation 3
PhanDad Posted February 6, 2019 Posted February 6, 2019 49 minutes ago, MrSteele said: I found this brand new, never had gas or oil in it engine, on Facebook Marketplace. I tried talking the price down, but knew I would buy at his price before I started. So how much did you steal it for?
Talntedmrgreen Posted February 6, 2019 Posted February 6, 2019 Nicely done! Marketplace is a staple for me now. I still utilize craigslist, as there are folks that still use one or the other. 1
fishnwiz Posted February 6, 2019 Posted February 6, 2019 Around my home the marketplace is crazy competitive and it's VERY HARD to find a bargin. ..JMO. 2
Talntedmrgreen Posted February 7, 2019 Posted February 7, 2019 The bargains I run across are when searching vague descriptions. ‘Tractor’ or ‘mower’ instead of what I am actually looking for. I bought a John deere #3 log splitter as a “three point attachment” for $100 when looking for a backblade. 🤷♂️ Legacys are commonly “lawn mower”, often for less than a Sunstar or Sovereign. 2
AC716 Posted February 7, 2019 Posted February 7, 2019 I use both. I have better luck around here on craigslist for tractor items and marketplace for most else. 2
PhanDad Posted February 7, 2019 Posted February 7, 2019 1 hour ago, kwt said: built in 71? Nope '78 Jan 17 in plant 1 1
Chris727 Posted February 7, 2019 Posted February 7, 2019 Nice looking Briggs, Sears branded too, that's neat! 2
GregB Posted February 7, 2019 Posted February 7, 2019 Tried repeatably to use the marketplace on the computer, little luck. Seems it is optimized for Phones, not so much a PC. Web search showed others with the same problem, and little info on resolving the issue.
rich_kildow Posted February 7, 2019 Posted February 7, 2019 I've bought plenty of stuff off Craigslist marketplace but I find that most of my sales of bigger items result in 1 of 3 things: an endless streams of likes or tagging their friends, some jerk who wants to publicly low ball you and berate you for your price, and no show buyers. It seems to work well for smaller items but if they don't sell right away, they get shoved down the list so far and so fast that you have to repost the ad. Snowmobiles, tractor stuff, mowers, tools, sporting goods, etc all still seem to sell best for me off of Craigslist. 2
Talntedmrgreen Posted February 7, 2019 Posted February 7, 2019 18 minutes ago, rich_kildow said: I've bought plenty of stuff off Craigslist marketplace but I find that most of my sales of bigger items result in 1 of 3 things: an endless streams of likes or tagging their friends, some jerk who wants to publicly low ball you and berate you for your price, and no show buyers. It seems to work well for smaller items but if they don't sell right away, they get shoved down the list so far and so fast that you have to repost the ad. Snowmobiles, tractor stuff, mowers, tools, sporting goods, etc all still seem to sell best for me off of Craigslist. Rich, on FB Marketplace, you cannot tag or comment...you can only share or send a message to the seller. Are you referring to ads posted in groups? Those allow comments and likes but are not FB Marketplace.
wwbragg Posted February 7, 2019 Posted February 7, 2019 36 minutes ago, rich_kildow said: 1 of 3 things You forgot harvesters; guys who respond to your ad with a simple, "I'm interested in your (what ever you are selling). So you respond with an email with your phone number or address but you never hear from them again. Next thing you know, you are inundated with spam. How they do that???? 1 1
rich_kildow Posted February 7, 2019 Posted February 7, 2019 True, there are bunch of buy/sell groups around here that I post to along with Marketplace. Excellent clarifying point, my experience comes out of groups in that case. I just select the groups I want to post in and always select the marketplace with it, unless it is firearm related.
B-16_IC Posted February 7, 2019 Posted February 7, 2019 I have decent luck both selling and buying on marketplace. Craigslist around here is stale as can be. This reminds me, it's tax season, time to try and sell! 1
rich_kildow Posted February 8, 2019 Posted February 8, 2019 7 hours ago, B-16_IC said: I have decent luck both selling and buying on marketplace. Craigslist around here is stale as can be. This reminds me, it's tax season, time to try and sell! Forgot about tax season! I have my restored Bolens Diablo Rouge snowmobile for sale, maybe it will move with tax returns! 1 1
Chris727 Posted February 8, 2019 Posted February 8, 2019 (edited) It seems there are great deals to be found in marketplace. If I was still buying tractors regularly I could have a few acres of "good deals" accumulated. A lot of the stuff on there seems to be underpriced to sell fast, often by sellers with little knowledge of the item, thus driving down the market price within FB. Like Rich, I have better luck selling large items such as lawn equipment on craigslist. It probably helps me to be within a short drive of a large city. Must be turn-key units though. If it needs work anymore I just can't seem to move them without giving them away. Edited February 8, 2019 by Chris727 1
kwt Posted February 8, 2019 Posted February 8, 2019 2 minutes ago, Chris727 said: If it needs work anymore I just can't seem to move them without giving them away. I am amazed at the number of people I know that have NO clue about something mechanical and have never gotten grease under their fingernails. If you are one of them, you have to figure how much you will have to pay for somebody to fix it. Along those lines, it took me a couple hours (tic toc) to get the throttle control in my Honda Sovereign correct and adjusted. It was installed so that pulling back on the throttle increased speed and the idle and top governed speed stops were never contacted. I Imagine it had been like that since the repower. 1
Chris727 Posted February 8, 2019 Posted February 8, 2019 34 minutes ago, kwt said: I am amazed at the number of people I know that have NO clue about something mechanical and have never gotten grease under their fingernails. If you are one of them, you have to figure how much you will have to pay for somebody to fix it. Along those lines, it took me a couple hours (tic toc) to get the throttle control in my Honda Sovereign correct and adjusted. It was installed so that pulling back on the throttle increased speed and the idle and top governed speed stops were never contacted. I Imagine it had been like that since the repower. Cost of repair is certainly a factor for some though I think they would tend to consider something newer anyway. At work, with a nearly $100/hr labor rate its painful to see an older tractor thats only worth a couple hundred come in because you can't fix it and please the customer. Something minor for someone mechanically inclined, to fix themselves quickly exceeds the value of the unit. 2
MrSteele Posted February 14, 2019 Author Posted February 14, 2019 On 2/6/2019 at 1:19 PM, PhanDad said: So how much did you steal it for? I hate to say, may want to sell it here..but I doubt it! $150.00 Could have sold it for a profit on the way home. I have told a couple of folks around home that I have it, and have had several nice offers, again, at a decent profit 2
MrSteele Posted February 14, 2019 Author Posted February 14, 2019 On 2/7/2019 at 8:37 PM, Chris727 said: Cost of repair is certainly a factor for some though I think they would tend to consider something newer anyway. At work, with a nearly $100/hr labor rate its painful to see an older tractor thats only worth a couple hundred come in because you can't fix it and please the customer. Something minor for someone mechanically inclined, to fix themselves quickly exceeds the value of the unit. On lawn equipment, I stay away from newer pieces. I may pick something up for resale when I know what it will take to make it whole again. The newer the equipment, it is usually harder to make it whole, because new usually translates to lower quality to start with. More cost does not imply more quality. Craigslist here is a waste of time. Piles of junk or overpriced bigger piles of junk. I found a Landlord last year for $1,200. Owner said it did not run, thought the engine was stuck. But, since it was an antique......it was worth the money. I still look, but rarely see. The Marketplace seems to have piles of junk priced accordingly. Yard sales are also good if you get there early. I picked up a generator a couple years ago, was told it would not run, had sat in the garage a couple years.It ran when put up, but will simply not start now. Ethanol gas..$50 and a needle later, it sat running perfectly in the shop 1
MARK (LI) Posted February 14, 2019 Posted February 14, 2019 You have to cruise both FB and CL every few hours around here to get a good deal...anything good goes very quickly 2
MrSteele Posted February 21, 2019 Author Posted February 21, 2019 Do y'all think that an unstyled David Bradley, with the original engine and brush cutter is worth $200? If it were a bit closer to me(is in Mississippi), I would jump at it. I have one of them, with a late model 15 HP engine where the 2.5 HP cast iron engine once sat. The 15 HP installer said there was no way a 2.5 HP would be big enough for plowing.... I'll likely wait to see if it gets cheaper 1
B-16_IC Posted February 23, 2019 Posted February 23, 2019 On 2/21/2019 at 12:15 PM, MrSteele said: Do y'all think that an unstyled David Bradley, with the original engine and brush cutter is worth $200? If it were a bit closer to me(is in Mississippi), I would jump at it. I have one of them, with a late model 15 HP engine where the 2.5 HP cast iron engine once sat. The 15 HP installer said there was no way a 2.5 HP would be big enough for plowing.... I'll likely wait to see if it gets cheaper If it's in good condition with sound tires I'd say yes. The rotary brush cutter is a desirable attachment. I'd like to see that 15hp one, unstoppable I'm sure! 2.5hp does a fine job pulling the little 6 inch plow. 1
MrSteele Posted February 25, 2019 Author Posted February 25, 2019 (edited) The 15 HP was basically unuseable. Remember, the 2.5 was slower RPM to develop HP, the 15 had to run at a lot higher speed to develop any kind of horsepower. They could not hold it back. I tried to convince them to let me put an older 5 HP on it that I had..They, being plumbers that could not plumb, farmers that could not farm, knew more than I did, so I watched. Hey, it was fun, cheap entertainment, and is how I got the tractor to start with. It was not worth a d***, according to them! Edited February 25, 2019 by MrSteele expletive deleted! 2
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