"David Stinson" wrote in message
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Brian Hill wrote:

I agree Ron. It's called fishing and it's brought on by greed.

Oh, don't be such a cynic.
It's often rooted in timidity, embarrassment,
the fear of admitting ignorance,
fear if offending friends, fear of appearing
greedy or foolish or any number
of innocuous reasons. An important maxim to remember:

Do not be quick to attribute to malice,
that which is more easily explained by ignorance.

I agree. Depending on how long ago the father passed away, they may not be
prepared to deal with this. They may have no one to turn to to get advice on
prices of said equipment. They may be clueless as to what to sell it for. I
know - I've seen it a few times. I know a lady right now who's husband
passed away 10 years ago, she refuses to sell his stuff. She doesn't want to
deal with it. They may not want to price it too high - as Dave said, fear of
embarassment. They may be having a tough time just parting with it.

I know of a guy too, who makes it his business to go to Estates and gyp
people out of equipment for pennies on the dollar, then try to get top price
for it ONLY after he has screwed with it and messed it up. He is well known
and many tend to stay away.

Give this guy the benefit of the doubt..... If he's posted no prices, offer
him a reasonable price. I'm sure he'd consider it.

Lou