From: Sonny Heath (sonny@defuniak.com)
Date: Wed Mar 23 2005 - 14:13:55 PST
I don't agree with most of what you say.
Sonny
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Davidsen" <mike@aspirationsoftware.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 8:29 AM
Subject: Re: [MV] G/L $8,264,500.00 M35A2C
> 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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