Opinions please!

Ben in BC · May 10, 2009

Hi guys...I'm looking for a new tractor for my 7 acre hobby farm. I found this ad today for a Kubota L35..any feedback on whether this is a good deal would be appreciate..it seems pretty good to me.

Thanks,
Ben
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THE TRACTOR IS IN good condition the price is $7500 firm. 2002 Kubota L35 TLB with only 618 hours. This unit is in very good condition. This 4WD tractor comes equipped with a powerful 35hp kubota diesel engine that does not smoke, leak, or make any funny noises. This unit has 8 speeds and a pedal throttle. This L35 comes with a TL720 front end loader with a 66" bucket that is in very good shape and a BT900 backhoe that has a 16" bucket and is also in like new condition. All the hydraulics are strong and everything works just as it should. Other options include power steering, head/tail lights, blinkers, canopy, and 85% tires.Make: Kubota Fuel: Diesel Model: L35 Engine Cylinders: 3 Engine HP: 35 Hours: 618 Transmission Type: Power Shift Drive: 4WD $7,500.00.

Tom_H · May 10, 2009

Sounds almost too good to be true, and you know what they say about things that sound too good to be true.

Where was the ad-local newspaper, Craig's List, e-Bay? If you can take a trailer with you, try the tractor in person, pay for it on the spot, get a bill of sale, and haul it away then and there, then by all means go for it.

If this is something on e-Bay or Craig's List, and they want a deposit up front without seeing it first, keep away like they have swine flu and the plague combined.

Ductape · May 10, 2009

Sounds like a scam ad to me.

Beware !

MarkV · May 10, 2009

Sorry Ben, its a scam. Google the ad or seller name and I would bet you find it listed many places. Just to much tractor for too small of price for it to be true.

MarkV

irwin · May 10, 2009

Check this link out. . add at least $10,000.00 to the price, and you'll find some real machines for sale.
2002 Kubota L35 TLB with only 618 hours - Yahoo! Search Results

Ben in BC · May 10, 2009

THanks guys...all the L35s I've looked at online are minimum $17,500 so I am wondering if the guy just forget the 1 in front of 7500! Anyway, I've requested pictures and more information. It probably is a scam but if I can see it in person who knows...my friend got a steal on a Bobcat as it had to be sold at a firesale price due to a divorce.

Thanks...I'll keep you posted,
Ben

Harvey7 · May 10, 2009

Ben, no doubt this is a scam, low low priced tractors are listed on Kijiji on a regular basis, there's never a number to call and they want the money up front with a promise they'll ship it to you. Hope I'm wrong, that's a heck of a deal.

Tom_H · May 11, 2009

Ben,

You still didn't tell us where the ad is at!! If eBay, Craig's, etc. I'm sure it's a scam. Is the thing close enough to put your hand on??? If it's the real deal, it would already be gone by now, so if they say it's still available, it just has to be a scam.

There are times, I must say, when things do sell for absurd prices. Most usually it's in a divorce settlement or an estate sale. Although a judge can, and sometimes does, nullify these things, it is amazing how intrafamily discord can make an ex-spouse, or the sibbling who was appointed executor by the parent, to sell something for way below market value just to spite the ex or the other sibbling(s). Sometimes an executor does it just to get rid of stuff really fast, let's say a person with no kids left everything to a charity, but appointed a friend to be executor. The executor might have little interest in taking the time to solicit market value bids, and might even dislike the fact that the money is going to charity instead of him. This doesn't happen often, but I have seen this kind of thing occur.

Still, if this ad were legit, and something like I described above, it would be gone by now. If the person advertising it says it's still available, caveat emptor .

irwin · May 12, 2009

irwin said:
Check this link out. . add at least $10,000.00 to the price, and you'll find some real machines for sale.
2002 Kubota L35 TLB with only 618 hours - Yahoo! Search Results

Guys..click on my link..you'll find a dozen ads exactly the same in different cities..it's a scam!
Don't give them your phone number or e-mail address..because that's what they want. Of course they'd like your money, but any info could be used against you.