I say go look at it and take it for a ride.
Try and cut some thick grass with it. Make it work hard.
The only thing I do not like about is it looks to clean like he is trying to hide something or make it look better then it is. Or he could just keep his stuff very clean.
I would offer him $1400 but would pay the $1700.
It is a good Machine you do not hear a lot about them because when people hear snapper they think RER
I gotta admit I'm one of those people that clean things up before I sell something. Or at least before I take pics of it
It's mostly sales tactic but I do like to keep my stuff pretty clean.
I don't know how it works in other places but the way the market works here is that if something sold for $6000 5 or even 10 years ago it's still going to bring 25% to 40% of it's original price. It's a big market... there's so many people that your odds of finding someone who wants what you have and is willing to pay what you want are good. If it's in good condition and snapper pro is as good as I've heard then his original price of 1800 is good for this area. On the other hand I've run across a lot of people who aren't dead set on getting the highest price they can get for something.
Anyway if the weather cooperates I'd like to go see it. Got up with the pmonia kicking up again though and I'd just as soon go back to bed. I'm going to try to push through that though.
I found a nice little trailer for 500 too. Another hour drive in the opposite direction of the mower tho lol. And he can't get the tags til Monday. I feel like I'm going out on an iffy limb with all this since the pmonia and not having that much work. Kind of a leap of faith. Or chit or get off the pot like my old man would say it
If the sickness lingers on I could always resell the things. Getting tired of that though.
Oh just wanted to say I appreciate all the help and advice.