My face hurts from LMFAO!!!!!!!!:-) I never knew getting insulted could be such fun. :-) Maybe he'll call back for more laughs. Put me on 'da couch, Dr. John. Tell nurse Jones I need an examination. :-) S.W.

"Doctor, doctor....Give me the news..I got a, bad case of lovin' you. No pill's gonna cure my ill, I gotta bad case of lovin' you..." (Bad Case Of Lovin' You, Robert Palmer)

I think that if you can rat hole all the crap you got listed then you could find the type of welder you're looking for. It looks like you got some connections to be able to get/find some of that stuff and an AC/DC crackerjack box aint that hard to find. Hell, you can buy a new 225 AC/DC Lincoln for about 400 or so from a welding supply co, unless that's too much for you, then you aren't being realistic on the price of one. You aint gonna get a decent one for dirt cheap. I don't think that anybody said you were trying to buy then resale anything in the replies that you got.

Boy, I still bet it took a while to type all that. :-) My reputation speaks for itself & I put effort, time & money into every single piece of machinery I work on & sell. Most all the items I sell, I guarantee & offer a return or exchange policy on. This presents a potential financial risk every time I sell something. Especially if it's high dollar. Many companies (such as HGR) sell items AS IS & offer no returns. They do on some items, but in any case, you get what you pay for & the true value of a product lies in the service & support that comes after the sale. I primarily deal with end users, not wholesale or salvage operations. To the end user seeking VALUE, they are seeking more than just a machine. They are looking for a hand to hold, so to speak if something goes wrong & they do not have the time, resources or knowledge to handle the problem themselves.  Many multi million dollar companies, such as MCM Management in example, have come to realize the value of service & support.

I do this full time, have overhead costs, pay licensing & taxes like a big retail outfit would. I really don't get the whole rambling on thing & all the sites "I'm not allowed to see". I could really care less of what you think about my abilities as a "soothsayer" Sorry, no prophecy here. I'm not a bad guy, really... I just call it like I see it. You told me (and everyone else on the site) enough about yourself by the first response you made. It's not a war of words, Dave. I never accused you of anything. I simply called you out & you threw yourself around, telling me how terrible of a person I was & how little I knew about the machinery business in general for doing so.

You need to understand that Myself, as well as all the other full time members of this site ( Many, who came to my defense) see a great deal of individuals come on this site to sell, peddle or advertise items & services, with no real interest in the forum or organization itself.

I do, at times jump the gun, but as someone who has been in the industrial resale business long enough to know the ins & outs, I call it how I see it when it comes to something I read that I find to have telltale signs of "trolling" for stuff. Again, I never accused you of anything, I simply said that if you DID have other intentions, please don't pedal them here. That was all, nothing more. You took what I said as insulting & I never insulted you in any way. I never said or implied that you did not have the ability to repair a machine, etc. I've dealt with many a fella looking for a cheap machine, but had no idea what to do with it when he came to find out it needed major repairs. I have had a great deal of individuals waste my time trying to get a "great deal" out of me, leading me to believe they wanted to buy a machine from me, only to find, in the end, they just wanted the best bargain they could find. Hence, being the case I do tend to jump a little quickly sometimes.

Yes, you are roughly twice my age & have probably been around machines longer than I've been alive, but does that really matter? We could go on & on all day, trading smart comments back & forth, etc. No one is really getting anywhere with that though, are they? Again, my sincerest apologies for coming across the wrong way, being the circumstances. There's nothing wrong with fixing some stuff up, turning it for a profit. Nothing at all. It's the guys that cleverly do it under the radar, putting their permanent "garage sale" signs out, every single weekend, making a handsome side profit & not carrying insurance, license or paying taxes every time they make a sale like I do. Once again, I have not, and am not, accusing you of being that kind of individual. I just call it like I see it, if it looks to be the case though. Peace out, Dave. No hard feelings here. Hope you feel the same. Respectfully, Steve Webber.