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Chatting => Equipment Shed => Topic started by: hammers07 on February 12, 2008, 11:34

Title: merry tiller rotovator
Post by: hammers07 on February 12, 2008, 11:34

I am bdding on ebay for a merry tiller rotovator which is described as being in good working order. It is apparently between 20-30 years old.

I have put in a maximum bid of £85 and am currently winning with £77.

If i win i will go look at it first before parting with any money.

Does anyone have any idea if this is a reasonable amount to pay for a second hand merry tiller assuming of course it works ok and is there anything i should look out for before parting with my money.

http://www.chat.allotment-garden.org/album_pic.php?pic_id=919

Title: merry tiller rotovator
Post by: Ruth Cross on February 12, 2008, 11:42

I would go and have a look before bidding. If you win, go and have a look, then say no thanks, the seller may be pretty peeved as they have to pay to list it. They may leave you negative feedback :?

Title: merry tiller rotovator
Post by: Gwiz on February 12, 2008, 13:36

Is that a photo of the actual beast itself?
if so, it may be just my dodgy eyesight, but it looks like its been fitted with a set of spikes rather than rotovator blades.
apart from that, if it comes with the blades and you win at £85ish for a working order tiller, I'd say that wasn't too bad. Just remeber that merry tillers are getting a bit long in the tooth now, and spares will get more difficult to get hold of.
and of course, if I was selling it and someone won the aution and then said no thanks, I would be pretty darn narked having had to pay for the advert in the first place/ wasted time and effort and so on. :wink:

Title: merry tiller rotovator
Post by: hammers07 on February 12, 2008, 20:51

yes it is and it is being sold with the slasher tines as well :lol:

Title: merry tiller rotovator
Post by: SkipRat on February 14, 2008, 01:24

Hammers07, even tho it is an internet auction when you place your bid and win you have entered a legally binding contract with the seller and he could make you pay for it. So if poss look at it before end of auction if possible and if you decide its not for you, you could then find out if you could recind your bid.

Title: Re: merry tiller rotovator
Post by: snozzer on February 14, 2008, 11:42

Quote from: "hammers07"

If i win i will go look at it first before parting with any money.

If you win and don't pay, you might well find yourself in small claims court.  Just because its on the t'interweb it doesn't mean the rules don't apply.  By bidding you enter into a contract with the seller, a leggaly binding contract.