Buyer
pelzer,#2Consumer Comment
Sat, November 20, 2010
I bought that load of equipment almost 3 years ago when times were tough for me in the masonry trade. I didn't really need anything on the truck except for the presssure washer.
Once I got the equipment, I called a builder I knew would want the big pump for footings he always has flooded before inspectors would arrive to clear for concrete pouring. The guy was using buckets, milk jugs and shovels all day to clean the footings out. He bought the pump for $1000 right off.
I took the rest of the stuff to the Anderson jockey lot in Anderson, SC and sold it all in a day. Except the pressure washer. I got to keep the pressure washer and still profited $600. I still have the pressure washer and use it for every brick job I get. I get paid $75 for every 1000 brick I clean, so I see continuing profit from taking that load. I don't know how the generators and compressor are holding up, but I gave a receipt to each person I sold them to, which included my phone number. And I never did get any calls or complaints.
The builder is still using his pump, so I would guess the quality of the stuff is acceptable. I don't know the expected life span of this kind of stuff but I think my pressure washer would have easily paid for itself if I paid full price for it, whatever that was.
Overall my decision to buy that load got me a free piece of equipment and $600 cash. I don't care what reason it was being sold for as long as it wasn't stolen. I think I got a wholesale-type deal for whatever reason and made out really well. How does that qualify as a scam?
Think back and figure what you could have done with that stuff if the idea of being scammed hadn't been the overpowering concern at that time. It's smart to be wary and it's smarter to be sure you're not dealing with stolen goods (which I did). But sometimes a good deal is just that: a good deal. Do you know anyone who would say that stuff is garbage?
Other that having to replace O-rings and washers, I can't complain.