Retarded cl ads

Called about a old pickup off a cl like service earlier today:
He wanted full scrap price for it. I offered scrap minus 75$. No thats too low, and it's a rare pickup too. But in your add you beat it up terrible like, and also state it's mechanically sound but doesn't run or drive ?! You must not know jack about x brand of pickups. So why hasn't it sold when it's been on here for over six months ?



The point ? If you want full scrap price for it load it up and haul it in yourself and quit wasting my time by posting a bs add. Just because something is "rare" doesn't mean it's worth anymore than scrap, and if it's so rare why are you basing value off scrap price anyhow ? I'm sure 1985 Yugos are "rare" but not really worth anything more than scrap ! And if your wanting a stupid high price don't put "want it gone this weekend" in the title, put " I want you to pay me 100% scrap value and haul it to the yard for free this weekend" in your title !

And it's NOT MECHANICALLY sound if it doesn't even run !

This thread pretty well sums up my car-buying experience. Haven't bought a car in four months but at least I bought enough to pay for the winch I had installed.

Feast or famine, pretty well describes it

Or another one I've heard too often,
Does it run ?
Sure does, runs great
When the last time you started it ?
Oh, maybe 10, 15 years ago.

Yeah if it hasn't been started in over a decade, it's pretty safe to say it doesn't run!

Originally Posted by bigdog72

I run into people all the time that claim they can get way more then what I offer, sometimes I wonder where they take them or if I'm just doing something wrong. I had a guy claim scrap was also $10 per 100lb for light iron, man I wish!

Don't sweat them chuckle heads one bit. About half, or better, of cl ads are just people who think their rusted out broke down pos is a real "rare" valuable car when in fact the opposite is true. Often times they want you to give them what it'll go for at the yard, yeah good idea I'll just pay you 100% of its scrap value, because you don't have any way of getting it there, and lose money on my time and fuel. I often times remind them I don't run a charity and do this to make a dollar or two. And if they tell you they'll load it up and haul it in themselves, ask them why exactly they posted the ad to begin with !

the ones that get me, we make a deal on the vehicle, then they say as soon as I get the battery and the wheels off you can come get it, noooooo the deal was for a complete car, I also get the guys that call and say steel is at 10cents alb my title says it weights 4000lb (default weight for Arkansas titles) and get p!$$ed when I quote them 250 for a ford Taurus. I stay polite and say if they change their mind they can call me back, usually 50/50 on call backs

Unless otherwise mentioned prior to the deal, car is bought as it sits! I don't even mess around with those kinda people. I'll offer half the money if they want to al carte what I get with the car. And if I pay for it, it leaves with me.

Had one call me yesterday, quoted a price on her car and she said "We'll I'm taking the battery because its brand new." I told her that reduces the price by 50 bucks and she changed her mind.

yep I deduct $25 for a key, title, each tire and battery, if I get there and the converter is gone its a whole different issue

I usually hear I "just" put X in/on the car. Had a guy once tell that motor was "just" rebuilt in that old pickup. Really ? Yeah just rebuilt the motor 8 years ago before we parked it. Really ?!