LOL@ some Craiglist ads

[mclasser]

I always get a good laugh at some of the car ads people post. My favorites:

-Car MUST go today. Well let me drop everything and run to see it now.
-Ridiculously high, but firm price. Hope you have space on your driveway because that car's going to be sitting for a while.
-A dealer masquerading as a private seller. Are the DEALER labels on the license plates and four other cars for sale on Craiglist in front of the same house not going to give you away?
-Ad is littered with atrocious grammar and slang. Yes, this definitely instills confidence in me about you and your car.
-Cruddy pics/no pics at all. C'mon, how about putting a little effort into selling your car?
-Long description but no mention of the mileage. One of the fastest ways for me to ignore your car.

 

[daves87rs]

Some pretty good ones for sure....

 

[jeepman3071]

Sadly those ads represent a good percentage of our society.

 

[Wolf359]

I also hate it when people don't post the VIN. I use a vin decoder and can figure out what options a car has via the VIN. Or even just figure out what engine and year it really is.

Also silly to hide the license plate. You're driving the car on a public street, other people knowing the license plate doesn't really lead to anything unless you just ran someone over with the car.

Or post obvious options the car has like power windows, locks, brakes. Pretty much all the cars have those, mention the options like leather or sunroof.

 

[Mr_Joe]

I listed a motorcycle on Craigslist last week, sold it in a day in the ballpark of the KBB price.

I babied it for 15 years, new battery recently too. I've moved on to a CB1100.

 

[eljefino]

Originally Posted By: mclasser
I always get a good laugh at some of the car ads people post. My favorites:

-Car MUST go today. Well let me drop everything and run to see it now.


I've done well with impatient types. Their car needs brakes and tires so they sell it for $350. If you can read impatience in the ad through subtle use of grammar you can clean house, particularly if you show up on a weekend with cash and others can't quite get that amount from an ATM.

This type of person will run a car for a few years then "sell it for what they can get". If you show up with a few bills, it's actually, in their minds, the car's fault that it sold so cheap. But no matter, they've moved on. They're so proud of themselves for scoring an 08 Sebring for way below blue book.

See also, gearheadtool.

PS best deal is to show up with money, acknowledge the faults in the ad that aren't any big deal, but find something else (eg rust) that is, and you can get it fixed, but pricey, but you'll give $X. Flash the cash and leave your number if they say no.

 

[Panzerman]

The people that usually come to look at the stuff you list are usually a treat too. The cheaper the item the worse lot you get. That's after you get offered trades of guns, canoes, trailers, scooters,lawnmowers, remote control cars and just about anything else imaginable other than cash.

 

[Drew99GT]

Originally Posted By: mclasser

-Ridiculously high, but firm price. Hope you have space on your driveway because that car's going to be sitting for a while.


That is the one that gets me; I see it all the time. A 3 year old car with 50,000+ miles with an asking price equal to a new model. I think it's people upside down in car loans. Not surprisingly I see those same cars for sale for months on end. Idiots...

 

[Dyusik]

Had you been in left coast, I'd pin this one on you, but still a fun one.


http://www.craigslist.org/about/best/pdx/4348922714.html

 

[Kira]

Sold a Camaro on Craig and after "a usual amount" of responses (16 of them) an alert fellow called and wanted to see the car the next day.

Met him half-way.

He took the car with a "distracted manner". It took a minute or two but I figured he was flipping the car.

When I delivered it I could see his mini-graveyard of Camaros. His parts inventory was on wheels.

 

[Mitch]

My last ad on Craigslist was my last.
I advertised front fenders, hood and misc. for an 89 Toyota truck for free. I got calls like "what color are they? Can you deliver?". I responded with the color is free.
After nobody took me up on it I ran another ad. The difference was I posted a price of $100.
I immediately got a call saying he would be right there. He was and you could tell he was a young guy that was financially struggling. So I cheerfully gave all of it to him for the original price of free.

 

[yesthatsteve]

"Just needs a tune-up"

 

[IndyIan]

My favorite is a car with "minor" body damage, and then 2 blurry pics taken in the dark from 30' away.

 

[Garak]

I saw a nice honest one on a different site yesterday. It's for a 1987 MB 560SEL. He mentioned in the ad that it needs exhaust hangars. He wasn't joking. The picture clearly shows the exhaust laying on the ground under the car.

 

[supton]

Mint interior only needs detailing.
http://nh.craigslist.org/cto/5417259083.html

 

[howie2092]

"moving overseas - must sell by xx/xx" = I'm going to county jail.

 

[Jarlaxle]

If the body is solid he probably already sold it.

 

[supton]

Originally Posted By: Jarlaxle
If the body is solid he probably already sold it.


Originally Posted By: supton
Mint interior only needs detailing.
http://nh.craigslist.org/cto/5417259083.html


This is what it looks like:

 

[DoubleWasp]

Shoot. A little spray detailer, and that will be right as rain.

 

[Jarlaxle]

Again: if the body is solid he probably already sold it. That's a light hit...I could probably drive the car home.