what a putz

So a while ago I bought a cnc knee mill.  I haven’t even moved it out of the guys garage yet (I am doing that Saturday… I swear… promise with pictures for the bloggerz).  I had a small little bench top mill with tooling for $1200+shipping  new before I knew what the hell I was doing.  It was a bad choice money wise, but a good machine to learn on.  I had it for about a year, and made some good and bad parts on it (I also added a 3 axis DRO, Gas piston, lapped the ways, and generally kept it in decent shape).  I sold the bench top to make room, and have been looking for a small manual knee for a about a month now.  I have looked at some nice machines, and some absolute dogs.  The one today was a head shaker.  It was a Millrite MVI, with a nodding knuckle.  But it had been sitting for at least a year outside, was crammed full of grease (pet peeve of mine), and a dinged up table and rusty spindle..  the x and y lead screws hd tons of play.  The old fellow that owned it wanted $1500 originally, which I thought was supposed to be funny, then $500.  I replied that he could get $150 for it in  scrap, and I’d offer $250.  I think he was upset, because he replied he would give it to his grandson.  I personally have no problem with this.  What I do have a problem with is people not understanding that the value of something is really determined by the buyer, not the seller.  The owner has three prices he can choose from, mine (250) scrap (150) and free.  Oh well, that’s the way some people are, they’d rather lose money then think they’re giving someone a deal.  A goofy amchinist guy i know set up the meeting.  He knew i was looking for a mill, but seemed to take the old guys side, even adding "good luck finding a mill for $500".  wtf bud, youre supposed to be the wingman here!  Still looking for that nice mill, I’d like to spend about 750 or so.  Everyone says you’ll never find one for that, but then posts how they did… so I think I’ll be hitting the auctions for a while, and sticking to my axioms.  And looking for a TREE or Index...