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People selling used cars on FB

Posted on 1/25/18 at 9:16 am
Posted by AUCE05
Member since Dec 2009
45425 posts
Posted on 1/25/18 at 9:16 am
Do they really think their 10 plus year old SUV with 300k "highway" miles is worth 17k? Impressive.
Posted by Paul Allen
Montauk, NY
Member since Nov 2007
78703 posts
Posted on 1/25/18 at 9:17 am to
Thanks to “cash for clunkers”
Posted by slackster
Houston
Member since Mar 2009
91874 posts
Posted on 1/25/18 at 9:19 am to
Why don't you make an offer so they can establish a market price?
Posted by Napoleon
Kenna
Member since Dec 2007
74900 posts
Posted on 1/25/18 at 9:19 am to
Diesel excursions still worth a good bit.
Posted by LNCHBOX
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Member since Jun 2009
89398 posts
Posted on 1/25/18 at 9:20 am to
quote:

Do they really think their 10 plus year old SUV with 300k "highway" miles is worth 17k? Impressive.


I'd love a link to this, because it sounds very made up. At least a screen shot will suffice.
Posted by eScott
Member since Oct 2008
11376 posts
Posted on 1/25/18 at 9:20 am to
I got a great deal on a car from fb
Posted by momentoftruth87
Your mom
Member since Oct 2013
86110 posts
Posted on 1/25/18 at 9:27 am to
I like when someone posts a nice vehicle and a trashy younger person asks if they can make payments.

Also, saw a lot of "take over payments". No bitch, you don't just take over payments, you have to go get approved for a loan.
Posted by Displaced
Member since Dec 2011
33054 posts
Posted on 1/25/18 at 9:30 am to
I have sold vehicles on Craigslist and always start with an inflated number. People love to haggle and will never take the number I listed even if I put a 100% fair number out there.
Posted by Stevo
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2004
12589 posts
Posted on 1/25/18 at 9:32 am to
quote:

Do they really think their 10 plus year old SUV with 300k "highway" miles is worth 17k? Impressive.


A dealership gave me $13.5 for a Tahoe LS with 140K miles.
Posted by 756
Member since Sep 2004
15997 posts
Posted on 1/25/18 at 9:34 am to
you get a different audience on FB plus I think there are more impulse buyers

I thought about posting one of kids cars that needs an engine - Honda Civic 6 speed - just sayin
Posted by GoIrish02
Member since Mar 2012
1491 posts
Posted on 1/25/18 at 9:35 am to
I enjoy the offers for 40% below the asking price, but it's in CASH! I guess the cash is supposed to impress me more than a reasonable offer paid by a check?

It reminds me of a line from a Don King documentary: "Poor people are more impressed by a briefcase with $50,000 than a check for $1,000,000.
Posted by nola000
Lacombe, LA
Member since Dec 2014
13139 posts
Posted on 1/25/18 at 9:58 am to
This is purely a bottom dweller Tri-State Gulf Coast phenomena. I've noticed that people in Louisiana Mississippi and Alabama think their shite is worth way more than it is especially Louisiana And Mississippi. To make matters worse when they're buying something they always think you're selling it too high and want to pay 20% of what it's actually worth on the used Market in the rest of the country.

I say all this with a a lot of experience buying and selling on Craigslist and eBay. I'm in Louisiana so buying and selling on Craigslist is a fricking joke compared to eBay. When I'm selling, I get more money for my products on eBay, even if you include the fees than I do on Craigslist. When I'm buying I pay a whole lot less on eBay that I do on Craigslist. I routinely see people on craigslist in Louisiana trying to sell cheap arse Harbor Freight products at or within 5% of selling price of new.

In our area, if you really want to get good value buying and selling used products your best bet is in Texas or florida
This post was edited on 1/25/18 at 9:58 am
Posted by Jack Daniel
Gold member
Member since Feb 2013
29708 posts
Posted on 1/25/18 at 10:09 am to
What pisses me off more is when they cover the license plate with their thumb.

What the frick kind of info do people think can be stolen off a license plate? Do they cover the plate with their thumb while driving down th road to keep the public from seeing it?
Posted by keakar
Member since Jan 2017
30152 posts
Posted on 1/25/18 at 11:08 am to
quote:

10 plus year old SUV with 300k "highway" miles is worth 17k?


well if a new one costs $50k then it just might be worth that based on book value, welcome to current day reality

this 10 yr old POS chevy 2wd SUV with 300k miles is worth $14,500 LINK
This post was edited on 1/25/18 at 11:09 am
Posted by X123F45
Dictated not Read
Member since Apr 2015
30044 posts
Posted on 1/25/18 at 11:17 am to
quote:

Do they really think their 10 plus year old SUV with 300k "highway" miles is worth 17k? Impressive.




If a 4runner, yes.

A clean 4x4 4runner that has never been off pavement us effectively a new vehicle. 300k or not
Posted by AUCE05
Member since Dec 2009
45425 posts
Posted on 1/25/18 at 11:18 am to
You are probably right
Posted by CAD703X
Liberty Island
Member since Jul 2008
94730 posts
Posted on 1/25/18 at 11:19 am to
quote:

Do they really think their 10 plus year old SUV with 300k "highway" miles is worth 17k? Impressive.

dont buy it?

plenty of good car deals on buy/sell/trade
Posted by X123F45
Dictated not Read
Member since Apr 2015
30044 posts
Posted on 1/25/18 at 11:19 am to
quote:

What pisses me off more is when they cover the license plate with their thumb.

What the frick kind of info do people think can be stolen off a license plate? Do they cover the plate with their thumb while driving down th road to keep the public from seeing it?


Give me your plate number and I can give you your social.
Posted by Jack Daniel
Gold member
Member since Feb 2013
29708 posts
Posted on 1/25/18 at 11:53 am to
It’s dispayed publicly on the back of my vehicle.
Posted by EA6B
TX
Member since Dec 2012
14754 posts
Posted on 1/25/18 at 12:01 pm to
quote:

What the frick kind of info do people think can be stolen off a license plate? Do they cover the plate with their thumb while driving down th road to keep the public from seeing it?


They do not want people showing up randomly at their house trying to buy the car. It is more difficult than it once was but with some effort the address of the registered owner can be found from the license plate number. I have done it in the past just by giving the plate number to a buddy that is a cop.
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