YY1
Well-Known Member
I mentioned in a couple of threads that I was in negotiations to buy a 4 post lift for my shop.
It was listed on craigslist and had 2 photos.
The ad text read-
"Forward 12,000 pound alignment lift with 2 sliding jacks, works great, recently serviced -$2450"
The photos clearly showed a Forward brand lift with turntables and trolley jacks inside a service bay.
I had been emailing back and forth with the seller discussing disassembly, clearances, etc.
Several times I mentioned that this was EXACTLY the lift I was looking for with EXACTLY the features, specifically the alignment turntables and jacks.
I even informed the seller that I had contacted Forward to get the weight of the unit and the jacks, and that I had downloaded the setup manual to see how I could partially disassemble it for loading and transport.
So today is the day, after spending the better part of yesterday borrowing a trailer and installing cribbing so as not to damage the fenders.
I drive an hour and a half, one way and someone other than the seller shows me a lift that is NOT the lift in the pictures. Totally different design and no brand name markings....and it was outside.
The worst part, there are no turntables and no jacks.
I asked if he was sure this was the lift that was for sale.
He said, "Oh, he must have just loaded generic pictures he found".
WTF?
He also must have stole the ad text from where he stole the pics because they matched.
What is wrong with people?
Did that guy think someone would show up and just buy it anyway?
...and at no time during our discussions of "exactly what I was looking for with turntables and jacks" and "I contacted Forward and got the assembly instructions"...did the *** bother to mention that it was not the lift in the pictures, and that it didn't have jacks.
Dick!
/end rant
It was listed on craigslist and had 2 photos.
The ad text read-
"Forward 12,000 pound alignment lift with 2 sliding jacks, works great, recently serviced -$2450"
The photos clearly showed a Forward brand lift with turntables and trolley jacks inside a service bay.
I had been emailing back and forth with the seller discussing disassembly, clearances, etc.
Several times I mentioned that this was EXACTLY the lift I was looking for with EXACTLY the features, specifically the alignment turntables and jacks.
I even informed the seller that I had contacted Forward to get the weight of the unit and the jacks, and that I had downloaded the setup manual to see how I could partially disassemble it for loading and transport.
So today is the day, after spending the better part of yesterday borrowing a trailer and installing cribbing so as not to damage the fenders.
I drive an hour and a half, one way and someone other than the seller shows me a lift that is NOT the lift in the pictures. Totally different design and no brand name markings....and it was outside.
The worst part, there are no turntables and no jacks.
I asked if he was sure this was the lift that was for sale.
He said, "Oh, he must have just loaded generic pictures he found".
WTF?
He also must have stole the ad text from where he stole the pics because they matched.
What is wrong with people?
Did that guy think someone would show up and just buy it anyway?
...and at no time during our discussions of "exactly what I was looking for with turntables and jacks" and "I contacted Forward and got the assembly instructions"...did the *** bother to mention that it was not the lift in the pictures, and that it didn't have jacks.
Dick!
/end rant
