Safest way to buy machinery

[Headless chicken]

Is there anyway to protect ourselves when buying a piece of machinery from an unknown source?

 

[Dave W]

Is there anyway to protect ourselves when buying a piece of machinery from an unknown source?

From being scammed or buying a pup?

 

[br jones]

Is there anyway to protect ourselves when buying a piece of machinery from an unknown source?

go and look ,and shake the persons hand

 

[Headless chicken]

From being scammed or buying a pup?

buying a lemon more than the scamming. No money will be changing hands until my haulier is on site to load it.

or it having been a pinched machine

 

[Classichay]

If the person is pushing it at every opportunity doesn’t a good product sell itself really?!

 

[Headless chicken]

If the person is pushing it at every opportunity doesn’t a good product sell itself really?!

notpushing at all. I saw it on eBay and gave a ring. Sounds decent enough over the phone but who knows to trust in this day and age

 

[Forkdriver]

notpushing at all. I saw it on eBay and gave a ring. Sounds decent enough over the phone but who knows to trust in this day and age

Is it in East Yorkshire?

 

[puntabrava]

Unless your dealing with a known reputable dealer or a farmer you can google, I wouldn’t bother with anyone no matter how tempting. Never buy of photographs either if your spending more than 5k. Those are my rules.

 

[Classichay]

Ask opinions of dealers and sales men on here you get your true answer

 

[Hjwise]

I bought a combine in Scotland - I paid a local Claas service engineer (Manns) to take a look, I didn’t cost a lot and got a better appraisal than if I went myself.

 

[Headless chicken]

Is it in East Yorkshire?

no thankfully not. Manchester way. All seems to be tidy and genuine

 

[betweenthelines]

Not a very low mileage Land Rover in the Berkshire area is it?

 

[Dave W]

no thankfully not. Manchester way. All seems to be tidy and genuine

Surely west wales to Manchester isn't far

 

[bobk]

no thankfully not. Manchester way. All seems to be tidy and genuine

Stick a link up

 

[onesiedale]

Get some 'references' on the seller. Cross check any information you can get. See if it all adds up.
Chances are someone on TFF knows someone who knows something about them

 

[Sid]

or it having been a pinched machine

Stick it on finance, they will do the searches.
If less than 25k you can pay it off with no penalty charges.
Best £100 you will spend

 

[Classichay]

Is it in East Yorkshire?

Don’t start this again.
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[Sid]

Is there anyway to protect ourselves when buying a piece of machinery from an unknown source?

Is it this one?

Acquired a key part of the farm tool kit for rather good value not so long ago but it seem to have gremlins which constantly demand cash to fix.

it is just had another fit and I’ve decided it’s thus got to go.

i can’t sell it locally, ideally I would trade it in with a dealer but they may wonder why I’m after similar after such little time enjoying owning it!

auction? Where is best to offload? second hand market seems very strong at the moment so might as well make the most of it!

 

[texelburger]

Buy off a known dealer,local preferably. Go and view,have a good look at the machine, if OK haggle,do the deal and pay.
Simple really

 

[deleted user 837354]

Do not pay a cent until it is on the back of a low loader you have arranged.