I think you'd do pretty well w/ an eBay listing for the tractor. There are no 655s currently listed.
On 5/2/07, Rich Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
It's a 655 3 cyl diesel 4WD, has a big mower deck on it, 3pt hitch and PTO you can drive a tiller, etc. My yard is not even big enough to turn it around in or I would keep the thing. It's a lot of fun. --R LT Don wrote: > What kind of diesel tractor (other than just JD)? Might try > ames.craigslistfor that one -- Deere tractors in Iowa are like > surf-fishin'-pickups on the > coast of North Carolina: if they start then they are worth their weight in > gold. T'would be nothing for an Iowa guy to make a weekend dash to pick up a > good deal on a Deere. > > On 5/1/07, Rich Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I am having an auction to sell stuff from my parents' farm in KY, I am >> in TX. Most of it is little odds $ ends, some antiquey kinds of >> things. Two large items are a boat and a little John Deere diesel >> tractor. I have no idea what the boat is worth -- 18ft Alumacraft with >> 130HP motor and trailer, near-new condition but 12 yr old (dad bought >> it, had a stroke, it sat in the barn for the last 9 yr), auctioneer says >> maybe $5500. Was like $12k new. Tractor maybe $4500. >> >> So I was thinking to set a reserve on these two items. But if they >> don't sell the auctioneer still gets 10% of the reserve . If they do >> sell he gets 20% of the total. The kicker is that he will shill the >> bids to run them up. So if I set $5000 reserve on the boat, then he >> runs the real bid to $4800 then he bids $4900 and I say go for it, that >> is not a real bid and I am screwed -- I pay him $500 and still have the >> boat. Or if I set a low reserve I could get screwed on the price -- he >> could let it go for $2500 and still get his $500 so what does he care. >> >> I want to get rid of the stuff, but I also don't want to get screwed on >> some low price with a 20% commission, or end up still having these >> things sitting around having paid him for nothing >> >> Suggestions? >> >> --R >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ >> For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> > > > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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