Outdoor Power Equipment (Lawn Mowers, Snow Blowers, Chain Saws and more) Discussions

I'm not connected to this auction in any way, and have no opinion as to whether this is a good deal or not, but it sure is an unusual tractor. I was not aware that Ferrari sold tractors in North America. I thought they only sold in Europe. Anyhow here is a photo and a link to the auction:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5597753820&category=1467&rd=1

I thgink I'll go to 1250 on this.  any advice??

Bill_D:

I'm no e-bay bid expert having bought only a dozen or so items, but what works for me is to figure the maximum price I'm wiling to pay (factor in shipping and taxes, etc) and set my max bid price. If I get it then fine; if not I just let it go. There is nothing in life that I feel I absolutely have to possess.  But I'm not buying rare stuff, and if I miss it this time, I'll try again. Eventually I get what I'm looking for.

If you can follow the bid up to the close, and be there for a last minute bid, still decide on the maximum you'd be willing to pay, and then bid lower. If a bidding war starts at the end you can slip your max bid and hope someone hasn't done the same with a higher maximum.

Just my 2 cents worth. It may not be useful for how you bid on stuff, so take it with a large grain of salt.

Good luck.

I can let you guys know why you have never seen pictures of Paula or Marshall. This is from a secret document I accidently saw while visiting my CIA affiliated dentist's office . It seem both Paula and Marshall are such incredibly perfect specimines that even a quick gaze of their image on a photograph is enough to cause hundreds of folks to fall into an incurable depression from knowing that they will never be able to measure up to such beauty and perfection. Apparently it is against national security protocals to photograph either person, because their image is that powerful. Rumor has it that seeing Marshall's image is what drove Sadam Hussein into the spider hole and Paula's image was reportedly used to cause the thousands of Iraqis to surrender in the first Gulf war in hopes that they might see her in person. So now that you guys know, you've got to keep this a secret, ok?

ROFLMAO   How did you know? 

I would post my picture but over the last 7 years I've probably gathered an enemy or two that would actually go to the trouble to try to find me. However, the good news is, Paula doesn't have that problem so we should see her picture pronto!

Gang- I'm going back to being humble and kinda out-a-site. When SHE starts talking about cashe of knives..hummm- can you imagine being chased with a arsenal of knives on a diesel powered tractor!   I promise to leave my camera at home and am withdrawing any notions of bidding against her on the tractor. You go for it Paula-   sorry guys..someday that piture will produce on this site, I just feel it.      lol   Geno

Good advice Highwind.  I got blown outa the water on this one though.  This thing is over 2 G's already.  Wonder where it will end up.  probably 3500 or so.  Either way, I'm out.

Now Marshall, if Paula's pic was posted, you know that there would be thousands of men leaving their wive's, families, jobs and just be wandering aimlessly in the streets in a futile attempt to gaze on her beauty in person. The economy of the country would collapse, and as the coveted image spread around the world, civilization itself would soon be destroyed (insert scary heavy duty music here). Both you and her carry such a heavy burden being so attractive, but be content in that when needed, your mere image can be used as a weapon for peace.

An interesting tidbit


Ferrari Tractor CIE was established in 1987 to do business throughout the USA selling and providing support services and parts to Ferrari Tractors owners.  The models generally include the TR94, 95, 85 & 86  that replaced those earlier models during the mid 1980's In the early 1990's B.C.S. of Italy bought the Ferrari Tractor Co. in Italy and in 1999 began offering a new series of tractors made in the Ferrari factory, now sold under the BCS logo and using BCS's familiar Blue Paint.

bontaiJoe wrote:

Ummmm.....BontaiJoe?.....you might want to quit those funny looking cigarettes....because I think you are starting to see mirages....

Paula,