1986 Florida coach for sale $49k

[Ryan Wright]

(follow up - I do agree that placing such nonsense on the ad is tacky
and turns off legit customers... I, personally, would never advertise
in that manner)

-Ryan

On Sun, Jun 15, 2008 at 9:49 PM, Ryan Wright wrote:
> Stephen,
>
> Not to take sides with God only knows who this guy is, but I can
> understand his position. I've sold enough expensive toys to know how
> it goes: People drop by, take it for a test drive, ask a thousand
> questions, then close with, "So, I can't pay you until I sell my
> (house, truck, boat, whatever). Can you hold it for me until then?"
> Yeah, I'm going to hold this for an indeterminate amount of time, for
> someone who may or may not come through with the money. Sorry, no. If
> it's still here when you have the money, call me.
>
> It's one thing to say, "Here's a $1000 deposit. I need 3 days to wire
> funds. If I'm not back in a week, you can keep the deposit and sell to
> someone else." Or, can you hold pending maintenance inspection, etc.
> But dealing with people who don't have the money and don't know when
> or if they can get it gets old really, really fast. Even with little
> things, you know, $50 junk, I've had people call me up and ask if I
> can hold it "for a couple of weeks until I get paid." No! The idea is
> you obtain the money BEFORE you spend it!
>
> I make it a point to never contact sellers until I have cash in the
> bank. No need to waste their time or mine. Besides, cash talks. It
> puts you in a much stronger negotiating position than virtually
> everyone else. I talked the seller of my coach down way past his
> comfort zone on price because I had the cash to back up my offer. He'd
> received full price offers, but they wanted him to take payments, or
> wait, etc, etc, the typical games. This isn't a "only for the
> well-to-do" thing, either. A "cash" offer is a cash offer whether the
> money comes out of your personal savings or whether the credit union
> fronts the money to you via a loan. Pre-approved financing is the same
> as cash as far as the seller is concerned.
>
> -Ryan
>
> On Sun, Jun 15, 2008 at 7:13 AM, Stephen Hare <share74@...> wrote:
>> Oh- did you see the latest post!!
>>
>> Please, only serious buyers who have funds now, not when your home sells or
>> when your ship comes in..no dreamers...no tire kickers... No I can not
>> finance or hold until you can come up with funds. Thanks Call (863) 294-4141
>>
>> Funny- he mentioned when your house sells.. That's what Im doing! Im looking
>> for a full time rig
>>
>> What a smart a**.. Guess I shouldnt go and look- 'kick the tires' to plan to
>> spend $50K
>>
>> Stephen
>