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

[Kern Dog]

The price is $3000.
Will you take $1500 ?
No, the price is fair so I’m firm on that.
But I’ll give you $1500 in cash
Really? CASH? No ****? What ELSE would I take? $1500 worth of ground beef? Landscaping tools? Erotic massages? No… cash is ALL that I want and you’re way short with a half price offer.

 

[Armyvet25]

It is likely that there are a few reasons why people do this, here is one that you may not have considered:
Maybe the “seller” actually is a decent guy that is unsure of the value of the car because too many dudes refuse to tell others what get paid when they bought a similar car. If there is no guideline to follow, a seller has no clear idea on the value. He may set a high price because he simply does not know but thinks that the price can always be negotiated down but never UP.
I hate seeing an unrealistic high price just like you do. Starting way above actual value, as annoying as that is for buyers, may be what sellers are doing to keep from selling too cheap.
Time and time again I see some guy get online to announce some new acquisition, some posting pictures and getting all sorts of congratulatory comments as if they discovered the lost sea scrolls or something…. Yet the dude clams up when people ask what he paid for the car. It is my business what I paid. Dude, you are here announcing this car, taking in all sorts of atta-boy praise and then refuse to do something that might help another guy?

highly doubt it, I don't see too many people willy nilly pulling prices out of their ***, I'm sure they research what others are trying to get, and you'll be surprised how many use ebay to gauge their pricing.

 

[1968_Satellite]

I hate the...what all does it need, after having a decent ad explaining and for further info to call or text, I hate people who are afraid of the telephone boogieman'
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Yes! And the sellers who say "call for price". Dont they realize people figure "ok,this guy is probably nuts"

 

[1968_Satellite]

It is likely that there are a few reasons why people do this, here is one that you may not have considered:
Maybe the “seller” actually is a decent guy that is unsure of the value of the car because too many dudes refuse to tell others what get paid when they bought a similar car. If there is no guideline to follow, a seller has no clear idea on the value. He may set a high price because he simply does not know but thinks that the price can always be negotiated down but never UP.
I hate seeing an unrealistic high price just like you do. Starting way above actual value, as annoying as that is for buyers, may be what sellers are doing to keep from selling too cheap.
Time and time again I see some guy get online to announce some new acquisition, some posting pictures and getting all sorts of congratulatory comments as if they discovered the lost sea scrolls or something…. Yet the dude clams up when people ask what he paid for the car. It is my business what I paid. Dude, you are here announcing this car, taking in all sorts of atta-boy praise and then refuse to do something that might help another guy?

There are all sorts of ways to gauge what a car is worth.

It's the guys that don't read the dang ad and get pissed when they show up and it's not what they expected.....threatened one guy that if he didn't leave right now that he would meet my double barrel! Can't complain I guess since it only happened one time in all the years of advertising stuff.

Ad says "manual transmission". Oh,I thought it was an automatic.

 

[1968_Satellite]

What baffles me is when people explain why they are selling the car.

Q. Isn't the whole idea that you would rather have the cash than the car???

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.

 

[1968_Satellite]

highly doubt it, I don't see too many people willy nilly pulling prices out of their ***, I'm sure they research what others are trying to get, and you'll be surprised how many use ebay to gauge their pricing.

Yes,and these days with the internet its very easy to see a cars true value as past listings and sold prices tend to say on sites like bring a trailer,ebay and even sites like this. I dont believe they do it becsuse they are unsure. I think its mostly looking for a sucker

 

[kiwigtx]

“Just testing the waters…”

I’ve bitched about this before.
No more water testing!!!

Nobody does a search any longer before starting a new thread.

Having said that, I'm starting a new thread so that everyone can post their memes or not memes.

 

[1968_Satellite]

Nobody does a search any longer before starting a new thread.

Having said that, I'm starting a new thread so that everyone can post their memes or not memes.

Well,lets be honest. Anything anybody brings up here has been discussed before. There are only so many topics in the world. If I had a dime for everytime I have read a thread where someone pops on and made a comment that someone else talked about that same thing before and they could have searched it,id be a millionaire. See,nothings new. Lol.
I honestly never understood why that bothers people either. Its not like anyones forcing anyone read someone else's thread on a topic they aren't interested in.
And yes,youre right. I didnt use search first. It was just a thought that came to mind after reading yet another "testing the waters" ad and as an impulse I decided to share my thoughts on it.

 

[Dan64]

"Testing the waters", "Taking offers". They literally want you to buy it AND sell it. No thanks, the negations will be a fight the whole way though.

 

[bm02tj]

I think we need the red X back

 

[RT68440]

I think that it’s an ego thing myself. Guy has a nice car or some rare parts that he wants everyone to see and drool over and to tell him how much they would pay for it or at least to tell him that it’s way too nice to sell, etc. Not in every instance but I’m willing to bet in most.

 

[Armyvet25]

yep, plenty of personal feeling built into perceived value these days. And as far as rehashing old topics....anyone want to start an oil thread

 

[Armyvet25]

Yes! And the sellers who say "call for price". Dont they realize people figure "ok,this guy is probably nuts"

and try and list their phone number and marketplace removes it per policy and their ad ends up being listed close to 50 or more weeks old lol
or my favorite, make offer...no one accepts any offer because of previous stated reasons of perceived value.