ya know, this is what's so funny. i'm trying hard to sell my 01 dodge 4x4 sport pickup. excellent shape with some regular needs a truck with 113k miles on it will need.
i've had 2 people call me interested, but wanted to make payments. i said fine, as long as the 1st one is at least 90% of my asking price, i'll do that.
but the most calls are coming from finance places and other "middle men" who simply call them all trying to broker a deal. if i don't sell it in a couple of weeks or get some new leads, i may go that route or just keep it.
but the funny one came from some dude who offered me $8900 over a txt msg and i said "offer is fine, but can you come look at it first"? and then got mail from him to the address i gave him saying he'd give me a certified check for $16,500 and i could take my $8900 and return the difference to him.
bwahahahahahahahahahaha
that was a fun reply. it's crap like this that makes me wonder why we don't bomb nigeria and end their internet pilliaging.
even with bidding starting at $6k i got no bids at all. had 12 people watching it but no bids. i'll never try to sell a car on ebay again unless it's like a collectable or something where you have a very narrow market.
if you have to go through any sort of hoops, watch out and back away. while i feel bad for people who set themselves up to buy a car online and not get it, they need to be smarter than that. i'd NEVER buy something that costly and just hope the other guy is legit. this is how scammers make their cash. i'd use ebay look around but i can also find great deals (like my 06 magnum now) online and go see it at the lot.
i just can't fathom someone sending thousands of dollars to buy a car they didn't even drive, see, and validate.
