Thames Valley Machinery?

Goweresque

Member
Location
North Wilts
I've bought a number of items via TVM, Mike is a straight guy, but bear in mind you are in effect doing a private deal with the seller, not TVM, so its really like buying at a farm sale, he's just the auctioneer in effect, caveat emptor is required at all times. All the items I bought have worked out fine in the end, though they all had 'issues' that the vendor omitted to mention (or didn't know about, lets be generous), that required fixing, some worse than others, so no different to buying any 2nd hand machinery privately really.
 

Barleycorn

Member
BASE UK Member
Location
Hampshire
Mike's very straight, but likes to name his price and doesn't like to move. I'd rather be selling with him than buying!
I bought a trailer through him that turned out to have a major fault, no problem getting reimbursed once I took it back.
 

puntabrava

Member
Location
Wiltshire
Mike Hampshire.
Yes, he doesnt own any machinery he is acts like a broker I guess? Visits site takes pics and details, advertises it and finds a buyer, then takes a cut out of the sale.
Then accepts your offer and waits an hour and rings you back saying no sale, personally I will never bother him again. It is difficult to sell something that is not yours.
 

ACEngineering

Member
Location
Oxon
Then accepts your offer and waits an hour and rings you back saying no sale, personally I will never bother him again. It is difficult to sell something that is not yours.

If thats the only bad thing anyone has to say about him then i wouldnt be too worried. You can never please everyone, its likely the owner moved the goal posts as one would assume they had agreed a price to sell at before hand.
 

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