Well I guess I'm jumping in with some input. @MaineT, I would challenge you to find someone on this site who doesn't try to buy a coke item, whether it be a machine, or a sign, etc, for cheaper than market price... If I see a vendo 81 on CL for $400 , I'm not going to offer the guy $1,200... I'm going to drive my ass over to that guy and buy it. Now obviously Jeff's situation was a little different because it was 16 hours away and he couldn't just pick up and leave, but he did the next best thing and buy the machine and set up a time to go get it; and he got the sellers word. Last time I checked if you list a machine on eBay with a $400 buy it now, and it sells, then somebody contacts you saying they will pay $800, its a little late for that, you have to honor your original sale..... You all can see where I'm going here. Anyway that's for burning 15 minutes of work for me, dont have much to do right now
So you get there any take advantage of that little old lady that didnt know what she has... What a guy. Sorry, No chemo this week grandma, you sold that old coke machine to JACK for $400 and he flipped it for $1500 the next day.. The $400 bought grampa's headstone though... Well, at least JACK made money. Ya, lecture me on honoring your deal to someone who's likely to no show on you.... Go ahead. I've emailed quite a few ads and told the person they were way too low. I've even done it on a machine I was looking at to buy. You can be Walmart if you want, I'll pay a fair price. If they are asking a fair price, do you find yourself still offering less just to get the better deal? It's one thing to get a deal and pay a fair price, its another to pay $400 for an 81...
I like how the people who are complaining that your word is you bond are the same people that would take advantage of another person so quickly. You don't have to pay top retail, but don't bitch when they sell a machine that you already pushed off the pickup date once.
Hey, didn't I point out a vendo 81 that turned out to be a sore spot..... one member here sold to another member at his cost to help out another member for "himself" just to have that member shove it up his a$$ and flip it for a profit?
Ya... Go ahead, lecture me guys. I pay fair prices then members here try to offer me less then I paid so they can flip or restore and make thousands. There is a certain person on this board that tried to give me a line about what a huge risk he is taking by restoring these rare machines..... Oh, btw they will make $5000 if I take a loss?!?!
The guy that offered more to a seller (on a machine I was picking up) plus a box of cigars chimed in on this post and made a comment on this post!!! Lets just say, why is it ok to offer someone more to get someone else to back out not the same thing as honoring your deal. It's ok to do the honorable thing and try to break another members deal, but now you owe someone on Craig's list something. NICE! I actually had no hard feelings, and I text back and forth with the member often.... It's F'ing CRAIG'S LIST!!! That guy didnt owe me anything, its a freaking cash and carry, online classified listing yardsale. Stop thinking its more then it really is. It isn't a business place with big brother watching like eBay, who takes a % to broker deals for you to make sure it is fair. Stop thinking you bought ANYTHING until cash changes hand.... That's what cash and carry means!
