What’s the worst trade offer you’ve ever received

[Thumper88]

I’m always amazed at the randomness of trade offers and over valuation of offered items but this one has to take the cake. Completely gone through 288XP with tons of new parts from the crank out, and almost no run time. This guy decided to offer me a 1986 Eager Beaver 3.7 and $100 boot. I’m not the brightest bulb in the box but I somehow don’t see that as an even trade. What’s the worst offer you’ve gotten on a saw?

 

[ktmtigger]

Wow that's a new low ball. Eager beaver take your beaver and shove it

Sent from my E6910 using Tapatalk

 

[angelo c]

I had to give my FIL a Mac 10-10 to ask for my wife's hand in marriage..... he got the better of the deal by far.


Man I miss that saw

 

[kingOFgEEEks]

It's a tie.

I was offered a water bed for a MS 261

I was offered a used iPhone for a 550 XP

I was offered a rusted out chevy half ton short bed in trade for a non-rusty 1 ton long bed


All are special.

 

[ktmtigger]

I did one time have a small kabota for sale. Ad said 5k firm very nice low hour tractor with bucket and homemade 5 foot snowblower. Guy calls an said he'll give 1k cash and a Chevy cavalier with a new motor

Sent from my E6910 using Tapatalk

 

[Nathan lassley]

At one time I had a 25cc goped sport scooter fully decked out aluminum wheels, billet aluminum deck, and chrome expansion chamber total value of those by themselves is 500$, i put up for sale asking 100$ firm, guy called and came by I ran it for him and he shoots me an offer of 15$.... My response was get off my grandpa's lawn.

 

[Agent Smith]

At one time I had a 25cc goped sport scooter fully decked out aluminum wheels, billet aluminum deck, and chrome expansion chamber total value of those by themselves is 500$, i put up for sale asking 100$ firm, guy called and came by I ran it for him and he shoots me an offer of 15$.... My response was get off my grandpa's lawn.

People like that is why when i list stuff, mainly saws, for sale i make sure that its known the price is firm before anybody makes a trip out to see it and if they show up expecting to get it for less they're going home empty handed

 

[exSW]

Some people are so used to ripping people off they get offended when they can't. I just raise the price on them.

 

[Nathan lassley]

He thought he was going to get one over on a 16 year old.

 

[Cowboy3688]

I had a seriously nice 65 grand prix and a feller tried to trade me a 63 gmc rusted out, oil leakin, missin' stepside pu...he wanted to give me 200.00 difference..hmmm, I offered him 35.00 for the truck and gave him a ride home in the grand prix...the truck sold for 85.00 at the scrap yard! I drove the grand prix till I sold it...lol

 

[N8TE]

I was offered a water bed for a MS 261

This made me smile

 

[Junk Meister]

Stupid story short
Sold a poulan 260 got partial payment,, got saw back and gave a partial refund... he decided he wanted the saw and worked out the money end never got the money and he got the saw. I have refused to help him on anything after that deal yet he still has the Gall to ask me to do something saying he is broke and another kid on the way
(?10?) I'm to busy being Lazy to help him.

 

[kingOFgEEEks]

This made me smile

Now, if it was a few rides in a water bed with the right lady... I might have had to reconsider.

 

[KennyWinCT]

I fixed a Poulan saw and the guy wanted to barter with $45 worth of canned seafood soup from Maryland. Boy did they taste good! (Note: his family owned a seafood soup business there and were trying to market the product in New England) I love Bartering!

 

[FergusonTO35]

One time I was selling some hunting items at a flea market, one item was a barely used and still in the box Marble's tang sight for lever actions that goes for about $150.00 new. I had it priced at a generous $80.00 and some dude wanted it really bad. He offered me all his cash, $50.00, which I politely declined. He comes back later and asks if I would trade for Nascar memorabilia. I know some Nascar stuff can fetch a pretty penny so I asked him what he had. He shows me a couple of race program driver cards of no-name drivers that were not even autographed or from a special race event. No deal, pal!

Ended up selling the tang sight to a dude in Australia who was very happy to get it, as they are difficult to find and very expensive down there.

 

[TreeLife]

In the same day I had a guy offer me 200 dollars and a gallon of moonshine for a ms660, and another gentleman showed up later in the day with the whole amount in cash and didnt even wanna dicker..."I just want the saw and I feel your price is absolutely fair"

Needless to say...I paid cash for the moonshine and sold the 660 for what I wanted lol

 

[FergusonTO35]

Was it good 'shine?

 

[TreeLife]

Was it good 'shine?

It was excellent. It had fresh local berries in it and it wasnt outrageously expensive. I see him now and again and snag a jar for special occasions. I can't drink much these days, so I typically avoid it all together.

 

[Locust Cutter]

Had a Mini-14 years ago, (the older one with the thin barrel). Once you fired it more than about three rounds inside of a minute or two, it went from an 1.5 MOA gun, to a 1.5 MOD (Minute of Dinner plate). I took it to a large gunshow in town, with a flag sticking out of the barrel with the price ($450), with the word FIRM capitalized and underlined.

About 2 hrs in the show, after several tire kickers looked at it, an old Gent came up and asked to look at it. I obliged and he said that it looked very nice (it was). After he handled it, he offered me a heritage arms .22 Singe action in trade, or $50 cash... I looked at Him and just asked Really? This doesn't have 100rds through it, there's not even drag marks on the bolt and slide. No thank you, I've already discounted it greatly from new, which you obviously know. I'll find a serious buyer, or it'll sit in the safe.

I walked away, and about 15 minutes later, he walked up and handed me $450... Dad was with me, and we just walked off and laughed.

 

[FergusonTO35]

The lack of accuracy in the older ones just killed the appeal of the Mini, regardless of all the good features they have.