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Sun Apr 12, 2020 4:12 pm

heimlich wrote: 61 BUS wrote: My pet peeve...…"Price: Make Offer"

Damn...tell me what you want for it!!

Those are the worst.

especially when it's 2 pics! :roll:

Sun Apr 12, 2020 7:10 pm

“Won’t last long”

Well there’s truth in advertising, you know it’s a POS that’s about to break down. :lol:

Sun Apr 12, 2020 10:17 pm

TDCTDI wrote: “Won’t last long”

Well there’s truth in advertising, you know it’s a POS that’s about to break down. :lol:

10 feet or 10 seconds from my driveway, whichever comes first!

Mon Apr 13, 2020 1:20 am

Jacks wrote: I find it humorously refreshing when I read “Won’t last long!!!”. Probably telling the truth, lol. tdctdi, you’re a bit late to the party here. This was posted last September :idea:

Mon Apr 13, 2020 7:24 am

I like the descriptions that say, "Absolutely must sell this weekend because I'm moving / lost my storage space / lost my job / my wife left me, etc." and then the asking price is 3x market value. They obviously don't know a quick sale works.

Mon Apr 13, 2020 7:54 am

Something I like to do is check out a poster's other ads. That can tell you a lot about a seller.

Right now on my local buy and sell, there's a 2002 Beetle for sale (not that I'm looking). There are a couple weird pictures from strange angles showing sections of the car, but nothing showing the entire car in one photo. The ad specifically mentions "good glass", but when I look at their other ads, they have a picture of the same car in a 'Wanted Ad' looking for the rear hatch glass for it. Seems a little sketchy to me.

Or you'll see a listing for their Grandma's car she drove to church on Sundays. But they also have 6 other cars for sale with the same description. I'm sure Grandma wasn't driving all of them.

I recently looked at an ad for a tool I wanted. Brand new in the box. The seller got it as a birthday gift and didn't need it. When I checked their other listings, there were about 50-75 more with brand new, high quality tools with the same mention about it being a birthday gift. Obviously stolen goods I didn't want to get involved with.

Wed Apr 15, 2020 5:45 am

Car posted with reasonable or below market value asking price, say $2,500.

Click on ad...

Asking $8,000 as it sits.

Or: I remove engine & transmission $6,000.

Without engine, transmission, & suspension $4,500.

Or I keep engine, transmission, doors, hood, trunk, suspension, all glass, & interior. $2,500.

Add another $500 for title.

Wed Apr 15, 2020 8:46 am

TDCTDI wrote: Car posted with reasonable or below market value asking price, say $2,500.

Click on ad...

Asking $8,000 as it sits.

Or: I remove engine & transmission $6,000.

Without engine, transmission, & suspension $4,500.

Or I keep engine, transmission, doors, hood, trunk, suspension, all glass, & interior. $2,500.

Add another $500 for title.

:lol:

To be fair, when I see ads that say "no title, but they're easy to get" I have offered $500 more for the vehicle if they can get the title in their name in a timely manner.

It has never happened. Not once.

Tue May 12, 2020 11:45 am

Saw this today on a ad :)

Needs points/condenser or elec. ignition, fuel pump, charged battery to run.
$5500

Tue May 12, 2020 1:03 pm

"It's in pretty good condition... for a 50-year-old car." :roll:

Tue May 12, 2020 4:08 pm

Evil Clown wrote: Saw this today on a ad :)

Needs points/condenser or elec. ignition, fuel pump, charged battery to run.
$5500

Well that's just laziness... Order those parts charge the battery, and jack up the price to reflect a running/driving car

Unless of course it needs a whole lot more work...

Fri May 15, 2020 7:49 pm

Not currently running. Easy fix.

Apparently not easy enough.

Sun May 17, 2020 9:07 am

Not annoying, Just funny. The seller says "Wife says it has to go." Then at the end of the ad it says "Willing to entertain trades for other vehicles."

Mon May 18, 2020 6:15 am

sixfootdan wrote: Not annoying, Just funny. The seller says "Wife says it has to go." Then at the end of the ad it says "Willing to entertain trades for other vehicles."

The trade is for the wife,..... :shock: