So I Watched Craigslist For The Last 3 Weeks

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  • crokett
    The Full Monte
    • Jan 2003
    • 10627
    • Mebane, NC, USA.
    • Ryobi BT3000
    #1

    So I Watched Craigslist For The Last 3 Weeks

    with an eye towards replacing the mower. Didn't see anything worth it - either overpriced junk or stuff way above my budget. Last night I finally went and got a spiffy new one. After we put the kids to bed, there was an email waiting for me from my brother. A link to a ZTR on CL for the price I wanted to pay. Did some checking this morning and of course there are half a dozen riders that all look to be decent deals for the price.
    David

    The chief cause of failure in this life is giving up what you want most for what you want at the moment.
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    • germdoc
      Veteran Member
      • Nov 2003
      • 3567
      • Omaha, NE
      • BT3000--the gray ghost
      #2
      I wish I had a big enough yard to need a riding mower. When I lived in Kansas I shared a Dixon ZTR with my FIL and LOOKED FORWARD to mowing the lawn. It was my favorite hour of the week.

      With some nice tunes coming through the headphones and a cold soft drink in the cupholder, I could mow that lawn like nobody's business.
      Jeff


      “Doctors are men who prescribe medicines of which they know little, to cure diseases of which they know less, in human beings of whom they know nothing”--Voltaire

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        • jussi
          Veteran Member
          • Jan 2007
          • 2162
          #3
          Originally posted by germdoc
          I wish I had a big enough yard to need a riding mower. When I lived in Kansas I shared a Dixon ZTR with my FIL and LOOKED FORWARD to mowing the lawn. It was my favorite hour of the week.

          With some nice tunes coming through the headphones and a cold soft drink in the cupholder, I could mow that lawn like nobody's business.
          Maybe if u ask nicely David will let u mow his lawn
          Last edited by jussi; 04-10-2010, 12:24 AM.
          I reject your reality and substitute my own.

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            • cabinetman
              Gone but not Forgotten RIP
              • Jun 2006
              • 15216
              • So. Florida
              • Delta
              #4
              The last thing I read about the mower story on April 6 was that you already made a deal:

              Originally posted by crokett

              I am going to pick up the new mower Thursday. I have a handshake deal with the HD gardening manager - his wife is our babysitter - to honor the Lowes 10% coupon plus an extra 50 bucks. It is overall same specs as the current mower but has a slightly better engine and the design is better than the Toro. The old one I will sell to somebody who wants to fix it.
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                • crokett
                  The Full Monte
                  • Jan 2003
                  • 10627
                  • Mebane, NC, USA.
                  • Ryobi BT3000
                  #5
                  Cabman, what's your point? It didn't stop me from looking at CL. He knew I was going to. I didn't actually buy it until last night, and of course this morning there were several used I would have been interested in.
                  David

                  The chief cause of failure in this life is giving up what you want most for what you want at the moment.

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                    • cabinetman
                      Gone but not Forgotten RIP
                      • Jun 2006
                      • 15216
                      • So. Florida
                      • Delta
                      #6
                      Originally posted by crokett
                      Cabman, what's your point? It didn't stop me from looking at CL. He knew I was going to. I didn't actually buy it until last night, and of course this morning there were several used I would have been interested in.

                      No point really, just trying to follow. Happens to me too. Better deals come around right after making a deal. "C'est la vie"...as they say.
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                        • woodturner
                          Veteran Member
                          • Jun 2008
                          • 2049
                          • Western Pennsylvania
                          • General, Sears 21829, BT3100
                          #7
                          Originally posted by crokett
                          Last night I finally went and got a spiffy new one.
                          Lowes and HD usually have pretty good return policies - so if you haven't used it (or maybe if you have and are comfortable returning it) returning it is an option if you find something you like better on CL.
                          --------------------------------------------------
                          Electrical Engineer by day, Woodworker by night

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                            • dbhost
                              Slow and steady
                              • Apr 2008
                              • 9523
                              • League City, Texas
                              • Ryobi BT3100
                              #8
                              "...and because I liked doing it so much.... I mowed that grass for free!"
                              -- Forest Gump.
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