Does this auction smell wrong to you?

I appreciate this. I rarely buy off Ebay and it's mostly little things but I could get burned quite easily. I know little about the service. I learned a lot here and I'm glad you guys in the know are taking a pro active approach. You might have saved a number of people from being burned.

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Like many others, I have bought stuff from a $5k JLG 40-ft boom manlift to a forty-cent antique door handle from an old barn. I have so far not had a problem but I've never patronized a seller w/o a significant positive history--that seems to be a key.

BTW, IMO the lift would qualify as a major "gloat" if I were of that ilk... :)

I have never buy anything from Ebay till late last year. I'm glad the few items I bought were from honest ppl. My wife is smarter than me she buy and sell a lot in Ebay.

Yessir, yes it is fun.

And, yeah the saw is nice. I was convinced that when the time comes, I would buy a used Cab saw to replace my old contractor's saw. This style saw is just too perfect for my needs, and there won't be a significant used market for them for another 20 years.

I'll give you 6k for it. ;-) SH

I'm not done w/ it yet... :)

Another year or so, then maybe although I've discovered more uses for it than I would have ever thought I could/would...

Actually, if you're really interested, the fellow I got this one through is a broker who almost always has units available....he's in FL but brokers all over the country. The unit I got was in Chicago area but trucking was only $800 (and he paid $200 of it because he was "sure" and promised it should only be $600 when I asked and offered to (and did) take the difference).

Also, if you're in the Denver area by any odd chance, I saw a 45-ft unit in last weeks FastLine used equipment digest at a place just east of Denver just off I70. I'm debating seeing what I could do w/ them as I can't get to the top of barn cupola w/ the 40-ft reach and I still have the top cap, lightning rod and weathervane to put back. If they'd swap for a small difference the other 5-foot reach would make that a much easier proposition than gearing up w/ scaffold, etc.

Oh, you mean used. ;-) They work great for decorating very tall xmas trees. SH

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The JLG web site showed non-refurbished units of the same type (just through the same operational safety checks required by OSHA) as from $20 to $30k at the time...the $5k minimum bid seemed like a good gamble... :)

Did have to replace a head gasket but other than that it's been virtually flawless in the five years since I got it... :)

Yeah, I put a small cedar on the top of the barn when we finished the roof to celebrate... :)

-dpb

Looks like they took your report to heart, the auction doesn't even come up any more.

-Keith

eBay is pretty good about that sort of thing, yes.