"Testing the waters" the latest annoying trend in listings.

[Don Frelier]

not really, I like cars & stuff just sometimes you get more stuff than you have room.

But if you list it for sale by definition your interested in trading the car for cash.

 

[T Brashears]

****,for sale means the item for money. then there's partial trades or trades.

 

[Mackman]

Had a guy get mad after he asked “what’s the lowest you’ll take?” and I responded “what’s the most you’ll pay?” When a guy offered half the asking price, I told him I’ll hold on to that while you go home and get the rest!

 

[Hilljack68]

I told him I’ll hold on to that while you go home and get the rest!

Love it!

 

[PsyOps]

I have always liked to raise the price when dealing with A holes. That seems to get the point across pretty fast.
You list a part or even a car ect and the 1st call or text is( what's your real price or bottom dollar ? )
I just respond with a higher price than what I had listed.
You wish to deal, ask me legit questions , ask me for more detailed pics or a time to meet and look it over.

Me too! Selling a $99 part at a swap meet, a fellow offered $50. I say, "For you, $110." He says "You can't do that." Told him if he wanted to lowball me on a part, I had the right to ask more. He walked away pissed off. 10 mins later I sold the part for full price to a fellow that had been in the vicinity when the 1st man tried to pull his lowball act. Were they together? Who cares. I sold the part and that ended any worry about what the 2nd guy did with it.

 

[1968_Satellite]

If those posts are here, I either edit or delete with instructions on how to write a proper ad.

It was a Facebook marketplace post. But good to know. Im sure most folks here are pretty good about that since it seems the majority here are annoyed by those listing practices themselves.
Still looking. Thought I found one,but the guy said its not in this state right now,cant find the title and it will be a couple months before he can get one since its a "back burner issue" for him.

 

[1968_Satellite]

Yeah…like put your ad in “ what’s it worth “ section.
After all , it seems like that is largely what they are trying to find out. Or they know the worth already and they are hoping someone will come in who doesn’t. And that person throws out a high number.

Whats stupid is that offerup has a new feature called "get a second opinion" where someone will see an ad for a car or something else ans they encourage you to send a blanket message to the community to ask them if they thing the car or item is worth what the seller is asking. I can that pissing both members and sellers off when random stranger start getting messages from people asking them if a 1968 Charger is worth the price of guys asking and it some housewife who collects Hello Kitty merchandise. The internet just seems to come up with more and more ways of being stupid everyday

 

[eldubb440]

 

[Nxcoupe]

I hate it when people ask WHY im selling something. I sold a wall clock locally and the guy shows up,looks it over,sees it works and then asks. "Why are you selling it?" I should have asked "why are you buying it". I agree. Thats a stupid question.

Not really. I ask people that after talking with them a while and getting them to let their guard down and I've found out what's really wrong with the car. Sometimes it's the lever to get the price more in line with what it's worth or helps them to realize why they need the money instead of a car sitting in their driveway. But asking why you're selling a clock is agreeably a stupid question. Because I don't need to know what time it is, would've been my response.

 

[Nxcoupe]

I remember an interaction with a guy, I think it was at a gun show where I had something on my table with a price tag on it.

Guy asked me something like “what’s your bottom dollar?”
My response was something like “what’s the most you will pay?”

He got all flustered, muttering about he’s not going to buy it and sell it blah blah. My asking price was on it.

'Bottom dollar', I started hearing this about 20 years ago, about the same timeframe of when people forgot how to negotiate or haggle. I've made lifelong friends from spirited haggling over a part or a car. Most people today just want you to save them the effort and make your own offer. I react the same way you do. Make an offer means just that. So many folks come home empty handed from a show or swapmeet because they lack the motivation or backbone to make offers and handle the rejection. I'm ugly and *****, I'm used to rejection. Lol.

 

[1968_Satellite]

Why?
This used to be an important issue in regards to late model cars. If the car is just 5 years old, why sell it unless it is a piece of crap and you're trying to unload your problems onto someone else?
With the classics....
If an owner bit off far more than he can chew, although it may be hard to admit, (and they may never do so out of pride) it would be good to know.

Thats not true at all. 5 years old isnt a new car.People sell used cars all the time that dont have anything wrong with them because they simply get bored with it,bought something new,dont need it anymore.
Asking why someones selling something,in my opinion is pointless. For one thing,its based on the assumption they are honest. If it is a piece of junk and they lied about something in the ad they arent going to tell you that. If they were honest it would have been pointed out in the ad. thats why you drive it first and check it out in person. We've all looked at cars the seller claimed has no rust and then you see it and its filled with bondo and the trunk,or floor is rusted out. The part I don't understand is why people bother lying in the first place. All that's going to happen is the person's going to come out,look at it,see the reality of the condition and then walk away from it or be pissed off. So what do they gain from it?