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"Lowball" Car Scam
Posted on 8/5/26 at 2:34 pm
Posted on 8/5/26 at 2:34 pm
JUST FYI
Buddy of mine selling his 200k mileage truck got hit by these scammers from TN last week.
The way it works is the sabotage your car in some way then act all dramatic and hope you take a low ball offer.
In his case, a test drive was scheduled early in the morning. Two guys came to look. One distracted his attention to inside the car and the other did something in the engine. When they went to drive it started overheating (which it had not been doing).
They pulled off the side of the road and gave him a lowball offer saying it was now going to have to be towed and repaired. Buddy (also not the sharpest tool) agreed.
A day later he got a call from some local TN police that these folks got arrested and that his truck was impounded and after "x" days could come get his truck (which he did). Apparently they had a record they had done this to at least 30 people.
In the end, he kept the lowball money and the "indians" as he described them had left a bucket of change in the front seat. Had to pay the impound fee.
Just FYI for those selling older vehicles. People suck.
Buddy of mine selling his 200k mileage truck got hit by these scammers from TN last week.
The way it works is the sabotage your car in some way then act all dramatic and hope you take a low ball offer.
In his case, a test drive was scheduled early in the morning. Two guys came to look. One distracted his attention to inside the car and the other did something in the engine. When they went to drive it started overheating (which it had not been doing).
They pulled off the side of the road and gave him a lowball offer saying it was now going to have to be towed and repaired. Buddy (also not the sharpest tool) agreed.
A day later he got a call from some local TN police that these folks got arrested and that his truck was impounded and after "x" days could come get his truck (which he did). Apparently they had a record they had done this to at least 30 people.
In the end, he kept the lowball money and the "indians" as he described them had left a bucket of change in the front seat. Had to pay the impound fee.
Just FYI for those selling older vehicles. People suck.
Posted on 8/5/26 at 2:35 pm to RealDawg
quote:
"indians"
no way. just no way.
Posted on 8/5/26 at 2:37 pm to RealDawg
Indians are the absolute worst when it comes to selling anything.
Posted on 8/5/26 at 2:54 pm to RealDawg
quote:
People suck.
Been selling cars for years and have never seen someone do this. Indians suck.
Posted on 8/5/26 at 3:33 pm to RealDawg
I’m not dealing with the public on a major sale. Carmax for me.
Posted on 8/5/26 at 3:41 pm to TheWalrus
Can't say I love used car buying. But Carmax the price is the price, 30 day money back is good enough for me.
Posted on 8/5/26 at 3:46 pm to TheWalrus
Absolutely not. Carmax, Carvana, dealership trade in, whatever works best for the consumer, but selling it to a stranger off the street? Not a chance.
Posted on 8/5/26 at 4:10 pm to RealDawg
This happened to me. I was showing the vehicle and (I think) someone injected some motor oil in the exhaust pipe. After a while, thick black smoke started coming out and they tried to lowball me in the same way. I called them out and the jumped in their car and sped off. Car wasn’t tagged so they got away.
Posted on 8/5/26 at 4:15 pm to fr33manator
quote:
Indians are the absolute worst when it comes to selling anything.
And tipping
Posted on 8/5/26 at 4:17 pm to RealDawg
quote:By Indians, I assume you mean BO, not whiskey.
"indians"
Posted on 8/5/26 at 4:20 pm to Kcrad
quote:
By Indians, I assume you mean BO, not whiskey.
Dot not feather.
Posted on 8/5/26 at 4:22 pm to Breauxsif
Slurpee, not teepee.
Posted on 8/5/26 at 4:24 pm to Kcrad
quote:
By Indians, I assume you mean BO, not whiskey.
Slushy not whiskey.
Posted on 8/5/26 at 4:25 pm to RealDawg
Common scam. There are YouTube videos of this.
Posted on 8/5/26 at 5:02 pm to RealDawg
Injun trouble scam
Posted on 8/5/26 at 5:03 pm to tonydtigr
quote:
Slurpee, not teepee.
C-Store, not Casino
Posted on 8/5/26 at 5:19 pm to RealDawg
Sounds like your friend is an idiot
Posted on 8/5/26 at 5:22 pm to fr33manator
quote:
C-Store, not Casino
Bobby Jindal. Not Elizabeth Warren.
Posted on 8/5/26 at 5:30 pm to fr33manator
Curry not woo-woo
Posted on 8/5/26 at 5:37 pm to TheWalrus
quote:Agreed except there is no such thing as a minor sale for me.
I’m not dealing with the public on a major sale. Carmax for me.
I’m not dealing with the public on selling anything of mine.
Navigating FB Marketplace, EBay, etc, etc?
Hard pass.
There’s nothing that I need to sell that’s worth it to me to deal with shitbirds, tire-kickers, scammers, thieves, wretched refuse.
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