From: MV (MV@dc9.tzo.com)
Date: Wed Mar 23 2005 - 12:41:53 PST
I don't buy it. GL has an obligation to try and get things right on
their website. If they advertise a truck and you get there and they
give you a car, that is wrong. But you are right, to a point. Buyer
beware whenever buying stuff deemed "repairable" or salvage.
The DRMO did the job before also, and there are other companies besides
GL that can sell stuff on the web.
IMO, the erroneous purchased costs are inexcusable and someone should
lose their job over that BS.
Dave
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Mike Davidsen wrote:
> Sonny Heath wrote:
>
>> I just wonder what GL would say if someone called and asked them why
>> they are doing that? I sometimes let it make me raise a bid. I say
>> that they are misleading to do something like that, just like they
>> misled me a few weeks ago by the description saying that the lube and
>> service unit had a gasoline engine and a 26 CFM compressor on it and
>> when I picked it up it had neither and they would do nothing about it.
>>
> Okay, folks, the key words in buying things at auction are "low bid".
> Look at the pictures, figure out what the item is worth in parts only,
> after CAREFULLY EXAMINING the photos, then bid the parts value. If you
> get it, great, you got a steal. If you don't get it, hey another
> auction is coming up soon with a better deal. The few times I bought
> things from GL that weren't exactly what was listed, is my fault. Why?
> Because I didn't inspect the property. Buyer beware.
>
> I know all the bad stories from people who have dealt with GL and then
> again, I've heard plenty of good stories too. Before you go and blame
> the seller for the items you bought, ask yourself: why did you bid on it
> in the first place? Did you expect a steal of a deal on a brand new
> item? Ain't gonna happen! The reason it is auctioned off is because 1.
> The military didn't need the parts. 2. Couldn't repair it because it
> was beyond repair or too costly to repair. 3.No other agency wanted the
> pile o crap you bid on. Keep these 3 points in mind, and your auction
> bid will stay under control.
>
> One more thing about bidding on military surplus. This is the way it is
> set up from now on: GL is a private corporation given the contract by
> the government to auction the material off in the most cost-effective
> way, earning the most money for the government in the process. The
> other option that the government could do, is to stop selling surplus
> altogether, drop the surplus in the ocean, burn it, run it over with
> Abramses, melt it down, and we get NOTHING. Keep that fact in mind.
>
> Mike
>
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