Tractor ebay help

[ballibeg]

Been looking at a tractor on an ad site. Looks good. Now seller wants me to buy via ebay then will deliver. Could all be straight up but makes me nervous but I do like the tractor. Any experiences?

 

Dave

[Daniël Bos]

Don't!

 

Have you actually seen the tractor?

Does the price seem to good to be true?

Is it located on the Shetland isles (or somewhere else sparsely populated) so you won't go looking at it?

Do a search of completed listings with the same auction title.

Look at the sellers feedback score, as well as what items they've sold before.

[ballibeg]

Right. Google image search shows didn't sell when priced higher. Based in Thames Valley.

 

More research to be done. Help appreciated!

 

Dave

[markieg31]

Yeah I wouldn't buy such a pricey item blind. I would go and see it and take some one that knows about tractors. There is so much to go wrong on one and the costs soon mount up. A friend had a howler of a tractor turn up that he had bough bind from a tractor dealer up contry. 'Ready for work'. Turned up with no battery or starter. No link arms, had a 20 litre drun and bit of hose where the fuel tank should have been. Finger burned there.

There are deals to be had but just be carefull. If it sounds to good to be true then, 9 time out of ten, it is!

[Daniël Bos]

What's the item number, I'll have a look?

 

pm me if you'd rather not disclose the (potential) bargain of the month.

[Lyncombe-climber]

Had the same thing from farming ads. And so has a friend. Don't do it. I said yeah it's fine I'll make the 600 mile journey. He didn't seem to happy.

[ballibeg]

It's not stacking up is it.

 

Thanks again.

 

Dave

[rovers90]

We had a similar situation last year. Item had been withdrawn off ebay, seller wanted us to pay via ebay payment protection scheme to a third party. When I rang ebay there were as much use as the proverbial chocolate fire guard! Google research and feedback from members on here told me not to do it and there were right!!

 

If you really want it, go and see it.

[Ryan]

Is the tractor currently listed on ebay? I bought a tractor off ebay a couple of years ago without seeing it first. The seller had hundreds of positive feedback many of them farm related items. Description was very detailed listing all good and bad points. I won the auction posted a cheque and sent a lorry to the south of england from N Ireland to collect it. Tractor was home couple of days later. Still have it and happy with it. The auction went to £8000. It was a big risk but worked out well.

[ballibeg]

Thanks Ryan. Definitely dodgy. Cooking tea but still post email correspondence later.

 

Looked at another this afternoon. Guessed what the owner sadly died and family in Greece etc etc. Doing my head in.

 

Dave