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#182579 Thu Apr 08 2010 11:30 AM
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Early this morning while the sun was shinning and the birds chirping I jumped into my pick-up and drove out to the only petro. service and repair business in our area.
30+ years in business with a HUGE stock pile of old pumps piled behind the shop. A few days ago I had no idea this place existed. No phone book listing, no local advertisement, Just a run down old building buried in the middle of a industrial park with a broken sign out front that says equipment repair. I only discovered it by mistake while picking up supplies in the area and damn near drove off the road when a old Tok. clockface caught my eye. I turned around and stopped by but no one was there. Same thing the following day so I tried again today and here's how it went:

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Good morning my name is Joe. I see you have a few nice old pumps out back. Any chance you have parts available to sell or would like to sell some of the pumps?

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I don't have ( insert F-Bomb here ) shocked time to screw with bleep bleep pump parts and bleep bleep pumps! mad


Does this mean maybe? grin ..I think he likes me wink


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if at first you dont succeed.... flash some $$.might change his tune!


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see if you have something he can fix first, change his cranky tune, then ask

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Joe: that is definately code language for "stop by anytime and we'll go get a coffee together".

I say drop by every week until he yells at you in a fit of rage to just out back and load all those @#$%^&* pumps and take them home.

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That's what I thought. I mean how could anyone be mean and nasty to little old me?
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Joe: that is definately code language for "stop by anytime and we'll go get a coffee together".

I say drop by every week until he yells at you in a fit of rage to just out back and load all those @#$%^&* pumps and take them home.
Or wait till he's out back by the pumps and ***** him off so he starts throwing parts at me grin


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Don't take it personaly, you surely aren't the first to stop and ask about the pumps.
That guy has probably been bugged to death.
He has probably had folks stop and take a bunch of his time and not wanted to pay his price.
If he has something you like, don't give up.
Stop back again but not too soon, figure out another way to approach him, like the offer of hard cash first thing.
If it doesn't work the second time ,I would give up then.

Nuttin like a grizzled 'ol pump mechanic !!!


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Send in a Pamela Anderson look alike to ask about the pumps.

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Funny story Joe...... next time hand him a $50 dollar bill and say "lets talk"...... maybe that will loosen him up a little bit and he'll know that you are serious.... hey it's woth a shot if you are really serious about getting the pumps.
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Once I had a woman tell me she would sell me her pumps if I could find her a female silver donkey to buy.
She had a male and wanted to raise silver donkeys.
It was a Wayne visible and a 241 cast sentry...never found that donkey.


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PLEAZZZZ can I buy a pump from you? frown
If that don't work I'll fall on the ground in front of his shop and have a fit... shocked.. cry.. tired.. shocked... cry


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JK,
Too bad about that, I have two female mini donkeys for sale, gray in color though.

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We have a local bakery that I like so I take people that I am trying to soften up doughnuts or a cinnamon roll. And it makes it harder to curse at you when your mouth is full of a giant cinnamon roll.
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In my business I've always found that a written correspondence works best. Send him a nice, short, letter explaining that you would be interested in buying his pumps and that you are not going to waste his time. Tell him you are a serious buyer and collector and love to restore pumps. Might get his attention or might not but at least he would have you contact information for another day down the road
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You may want to take a few pics of "before and after" of your pumps, show him that you have a true appreciation of the history/hobby. Some people just don't get it until you "educate" them about the world of petro. Be honest with him and it will work out eventually. Good Luck, M

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I agree with Matthegasman.That's basically how I do it except I use my showroom (invite them over) to demonstrate my respect for history and to show that pumps are only a part of preserving and displaying pieces that relate to the gas and oil industry in general.

I have yet to meet a visitor who did not respond in a positive way to that approach.I know some other collectors who use the pictures approach to show they are serious and knowlegable about the hobby.Seems to work out for them.

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