Yeah, it is a sweet visual, but I just dont know how to approach this do i just keep texting asking or just leave it as it is.?
Moving a 400 gallon
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Just get a google voice number and start fresh. Just ask him whens a good time but ask for address. After that he will feel obligated to show you the tank. Its very unusual for him NOT to sell something he is but maybe he has something going on with his life.
It never hurts to try the worst case your off the same way you started.
If tanks that size are Rare in your area, and you really want it, I'd keep after it. Worst you can do is drive him nuts! If he really wants to sell it and really has a crazy work schedule (like mine) he will understand and make an effort at some point to make it happen. If his heart is not really in it, and you drive him crazy enough, he will let you know. Hope you get it after all this! Maybe in the end, you can convince him to drop a few bucks for the hassle of rearranging your manpower.
I am not sure I would trust your Harbor Freight suction cups. I've never used them but I've had both good and bad experiences with their tools. Something that heavy is not a good time to find out you're having one of those "bad experiences"!!
Sorry if I missed it in your post. Are there any steps involved in the moving process?? If so, 1 case of beer is not nearly enough my friend!
I am not sure I would trust your Harbor Freight suction cups. I've never used them but I've had both good and bad experiences with their tools. Something that heavy is not a good time to find out you're having one of those "bad experiences"!!
Sorry if I missed it in your post. Are there any steps involved in the moving process?? If so, 1 case of beer is not nearly enough my friend!
HF is cheap and good. Sometimes you gotta pay for the good stuff that can cost your hundreds or thousands. I have som hand tools, drills. etc from them. They have lifetime warranty on their hand tools so not an issue there but their drill got recalled for overheating and causing fires...lol I have the plug in type so I didn't get that recall. for 10 bucks brand new for a drill you cannot beat!
Yeah, it is a sweet visual, but I just dont know how to approach this do i just keep texting asking or just leave it as it is.?
I wanted to see it one day and move the stock to some of my brothers tanks if I agreed to buy it, then the next day tear it down and move it. but this guy cant even reply on a daily basis... :/
I wanted to see it one day and move the stock to some of my brothers tanks if I agreed to buy it, then the next day tear it down and move it. but this guy cant even reply on a daily basis... :/
I think that for the rarity of that size tank and the price, I would continue to try to work something out. Just be ready to pounce and head over as soon as he says you can and if you don't have the help to move it right then, at least get everything else broken down and emptied so that when your buddies are ready it should only take 30 minutes to grab the tank, load it and go.
The guy put it on Craigslist for a reason, he wants to sell it. He is either just that busy or is not an ideal seller.
What's really going to be bad is when you get there and find out that this 400 gallon monster aquarium is actually just a 55. Lol
The guy put it on Craigslist for a reason, he wants to sell it. He is either just that busy or is not an ideal seller.
What's really going to be bad is when you get there and find out that this 400 gallon monster aquarium is actually just a 55. Lol
well i already asked for dimensions, since the ad said 500 gallons... It measures out to 399... but yeah it better be pristine and legit if i do all this, its literally been 3 weeks since i first inquired about it.
Like I mentioned before, even if you have to keep going back and forth with the guy for another 3 weeks, it will still be worth it in the long run.
Let's put it this way, that size tank at that price is going to end up with somebody. I think it's up to you if you want to put in the effort that it's going to require to work with this guy and be that somebody or if you want to decide that you would rather leave it alone and let someone else go through all the effort to get it. I'm not saying either decision is wrong either...at this point I wouldn't blame you for wanting to wash your hands of it and move on. Me, personally, I would feel like I've come to far to stop now...but I've wasted time and come up empty handed many times before. Lol
Definitely keep us updated and please post pictures ASAP, if you get any.
Let's put it this way, that size tank at that price is going to end up with somebody. I think it's up to you if you want to put in the effort that it's going to require to work with this guy and be that somebody or if you want to decide that you would rather leave it alone and let someone else go through all the effort to get it. I'm not saying either decision is wrong either...at this point I wouldn't blame you for wanting to wash your hands of it and move on. Me, personally, I would feel like I've come to far to stop now...but I've wasted time and come up empty handed many times before. Lol
Definitely keep us updated and please post pictures ASAP, if you get any.
Well I got no reply yesterday, but managed one today...
I asked if there was time over this coming weekend to let me look it over...
The response was No but next Saturday for sure, the earlier the better.
I replied ok March 26, how early and ill put it on my calendar?
The response was yes sir.
Im not sure if theres a language barrier or what, but Ill be put off for another week it seems.
