Jimmy Buffett
Active member
I have been watching a piece of equipment on eBay for a week or two. I'm adding a new automatic and needed an acw and stand. I bought the acw from a guy in Florida and it arrived today just the way it was supposed to. The stand that I had been watching was available about 80 miles from my home in Kentucky but on eBay it was automatically including $212 for shipping, a ridiculous charge for a stand. I contacted the seller and asked how I could pay for the stand online without the shipping and he would never answer me. I wanted to pay for it and have my installer pick it up on his way to me. I had a rare afternoon off today and decided that I would just drive up and get the stand since he wouldn't let me pay for it online. I can only assume that the "shipping" was part of the profit margin. He sent me the address and told me when someone would be there. I got to the house and his son was there. We loaded it in the back of my truck and I asked to borrow a pen. He said "I can only take cash". I can understand that policy for eBay sales but it would only make sense to tell the buyer that before he comes, so I am quite irritated at this point. I didn't have $475 cash with me. We unload the stand and I find an atm and take out $480 from my personal account. When I get back the kid tells me his dad now says it is $500 for the stand. At this point I'm about to blow a gasket so I ask the kid what kind of a place this is. I feel sorry for the kid. I'm sure it's tough being stuck in the middle when your father does business that way and I wasn't very pleasant. I was warned to watch out for this guy from a friend out west. He told me the guy had made a deal on a machine out there and not held up his end of the bargain. Anyway if you are looking for carwash equipment on eBay this guy in Kentucky has a lot of stuff for sale but I'd say let the buyer beware! Also if anybody has a Hamilton stand for sale I'm still in the market!
