Lee, I have a tow dolly (2 wheel, single axle where you can attach the driven wheels of a towed vehicle). This is a well used but useful tool, once in a while. Reason to buy instead of rent one was that i did not have a vehicle that U-haul approves of for renting their dolly. I have rented it out a couple times by requiring a full deposit in cash for the value of the dolly($500) and signing a written agreement that i commit to return their deposit, minus any damages and minus weekly rent ($50 a week). If they did not return it by an agreed date then they had bought it for the deposit amount. Several times it was rented and people had a leasurely week to move what they wanted to move. After a couple of those, the last guy called if he could keep it and i did not need it any longer so i agreed. A year or so later i needed a dolly again, so i bought another cheap well-used one and have used it many times myself as well as allowed friends to use it. Maybe this gives an idea? Cor.
On Fri, Aug 17, 2018, 8:05 PM Lee Hart via EV <[email protected]> wrote: > John Lussmyer via EV wrote: > > On Fri Aug 17 08:33:16 PDT 2018 [email protected] said: > >> I have been considering renting or leasing my battery balancers. That > >> might satisfy those that don't want to spend any money or make one > >> themselves. But I tried it once; and it took 6 months to get it back. > :-/ > > > > Require a deposit to be refunded when returned ON TIME. (prorate refund > for late returns) > > That would work for a cheap tool; like if I was renting a multimeter. > But not for big-ticket items. People won't pay a deposit that would > cover the cost if they didn't return it. > > Big outfits (like car rental companies, etc.) can rent expensive things > for low deposits because they can do enough credit checks, and lock up > your credit card etc. so if you don't return the car, they can STILL get > you. I don't have that option. > > -- > "Verschlimmbessern" (German, verb) - To make something worse by > trying to improve it. (English translation: "Microsoft"?) > -- > Lee Hart, 814 8th Ave N, Sartell MN 56377, www.sunrise-ev.com > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA ( > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20180817/5121b2a0/attachment.html> _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
