Post by: charby on March 15, 2007, 08:46:37 AM
I even advertised it as it would make someone a rusty beater truck, people think they are going to get some new looking vehicle for $800?
Well here is my ad on craigslist, am I misleading anyone?
http://desmoines.craigslist.org/car/293918729.html
-Charby
Post by: Gewehr98 on March 15, 2007, 09:00:50 AM
That thing has got some cancer, no two ways about it!
Post by: charby on March 15, 2007, 09:03:50 AM
-C
Post by: Brad Johnson on March 15, 2007, 09:14:47 AM
Your ad is fine. Anyone who questions a cheap beater vehicle with such visually obvious issues is someone who doesn't have a clue to begin with. Oddly enough, these are the people who will call anyway. I'd be tempted to put a statement at the bottom of the listing that went something like:
"Look, folks, enough with the stupid phone calls and dumb questions about what shape the truck is in. This is a rust-bucket, a beater, a cheap truck to slap around and use up. Look at the pictures for cryin' out loud! If you think this thing is somehow going to transform into a showroom-condition vehicle when you see it in real life, then just don't call, okay?"
Brad
Post by: charby on March 15, 2007, 09:28:44 AM
Post by: Gewehr98 on March 15, 2007, 09:30:35 AM
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Any S-10 of that body style has cancer here in Iowa because of all the salt in the winter months.
You're saying that to a Wisconsin resident with his own S-10. Mine's cancer free, knock on wood, but I rinse the road salt off once or twice a week religiously. I don't want it to end up looking like yours. I've seen (and purchased) better-looking $400 vehicles. If the exterior is so poorly maintained, why would a potential buyer want to go any further?
Post by: Perd Hapley on March 15, 2007, 09:34:45 AM
Post by: theCZ on March 15, 2007, 10:31:44 AM
"'64 GMC 5000 Dumptruck. $200"
"'88 Dodge 150 6cyl 2wd. $400"
I honestly wonder about people calling up and expecting a real treasure for $200. Some people were suprised to hear the hydralic system leaks like crazy and it never really ran that great. Some guy came over this weekend and spent an hour getting it running and such and then said he couldn't buy it because he said there's a bad rod. I believe him, it's a well used truck. He drove 3 hours round trip and I even offered to sell it to him for $100, but he was finished. The Dodge is beat up, but was a ranch truck that never went on the highway and was maintained well, there isn't much interest though.
Post by: The Rabbi on March 15, 2007, 11:57:26 AM
I've put guns on gun broker with painstaking descriptions and extensive photos. And I still get emails asking about its condition.
Post by: Monkeyleg on March 15, 2007, 12:22:20 PM
I put my old beater Ford pickup out on the street, and it sold in 45 minutes. I've done that many times.
Post by: Gewehr98 on March 15, 2007, 12:31:43 PM
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I put my old beater Ford pickup out on the street, and it sold in 45 minutes. I've done that many times.
Ok, I'll bite. How many times can one sell the same Ford pickup, at the rate of 45 minutes per sale?
"I once shot an elephant in my pajamas. How the elephant got into my pajamas I'll never know..."
Post by: Perd Hapley on March 15, 2007, 12:34:19 PM
Eventually, my dad loaned $200 dollars to one of my uncles, so he could buy it. In other words, we gave it away.
Lesson learned: We should have listed it at $1000 and let someone talk us down to $600.
Post by: Monkeyleg on March 15, 2007, 01:38:05 PM
Post by: Bogie on March 15, 2007, 05:07:34 PM
If it doesn't sell soon, spray-bomb it camoflage (the stuff they sell at Home Depot works great!), and price it at $1000.
Post by: charby on March 15, 2007, 05:55:31 PM
-C
Post by: Headless Thompson Gunner on March 15, 2007, 08:23:46 PM
State that the list value is $1650 and that you're knocking off $250 on account of the rust, so your asking price is $1400. Allow buyers to dicker you down a few hundred dollars and they'll be happy to pay you $1200 or $1000 for your $800 truck.
Post by: James Odom on March 16, 2007, 07:02:41 AM
RT
Post by: Felonious Monk/Fignozzle on March 16, 2007, 12:28:40 PM
Used car salesmen will sell even clunkers if they're "real clean!" (big deal, so run it through the car wash and have detailed. Why does THAT matter when I'm buying a car?) or the paint looks good.
The eye is hard to overcome. Some paint might help ya. Before doing that though, I'd park it in a high traffic area for a week and see what happens. Print out the KBB report and tape it in the window, advertise the replaced engine/tranny, and put "Great work truck" and you'll probably get a grand out of it.
Regards,
BD/Fig
Post by: Parker Dean on March 16, 2007, 01:56:04 PM
Plus I won't even ask much beyond where is it, when can we get together, and do you have a clear title? Most everything else I expect to see/hear/feel for myself.
Post by: armchair warrior on March 16, 2007, 02:22:14 PM
that up and throw a lawnmower in the back.Instant landscaper!
Here in California theres no such thing as a cheap car/truck.
They get snapped up like crazy.
Post by: charby on March 19, 2007, 10:33:26 AM
Hello ,
I realy appreciate your response to my earlier mail.like i said i will like to buy this item so pls do withdraw the advert from Craigslist. I will also like you to know that i will be paying via check due to the distance as i am located in Florida.I will need you to provide me with the following information to facilitate the mailing of the check.
1.Your full name
2.Your mailing address be it residential or postal address
3.Your phonenumber.
**I will like you to know that you will not be responsible for shipping i will have my mover come over as soon as you have cashed the check**
Have a nice day.
Post by: charby on March 19, 2007, 10:34:10 AM
Man,around here some "imported labor" type would scoop
that up and throw a lawnmower in the back.Instant landscaper!
Here in California theres no such thing as a cheap car/truck.
They get snapped up like crazy.
that up and throw a lawnmower in the back.Instant landscaper!
Here in California theres no such thing as a cheap car/truck.
They get snapped up like crazy.
We have a ton of those guys too, but they all seem to drive nicer vehicles than I do.
-C
Post by: charby on April 02, 2007, 03:19:38 PM
-Charby
Post by: Headless Thompson Gunner on April 02, 2007, 04:20:42 PM
Post by: charby on April 02, 2007, 04:24:16 PM
I didn't care I just wanted it gone before I had to pay registration and more insurance
-C
Post by: 280plus on April 03, 2007, 01:12:58 AM
Post by: charby on April 03, 2007, 04:40:16 AM
-C
Post by: roo_ster on April 03, 2007, 06:29:13 AM
A little over $1000/year is cheap compared to payments.
Post by: 280plus on April 03, 2007, 10:15:03 AM
Post by: Brad Johnson on April 03, 2007, 10:44:12 AM
I have a good friend that's a perfect example. She had a super nice '99 T-Bird. By nice I mean really nice. Not a dent or ding on it, beautiful interior, well-maintained, exceptionally well equipped, and very few miles for the age. And it was paid for. She had one engine repair - a faulty MAF - that cost several hundred dollars. She freaked out thinking that it was a harbinger of other things. Her dad, an old-school "trade it while it's worth something" type also waded into the fray and started stirring the gotta-trade-it-now pot. As a result she had the T-Bird repaired then traded it that very day. She went from the car that she loved to an extreeeeeemly plain jane, small, and former-rental, Mitsubishi SUV (Outland?) ... plus a shiny new $280 car payment.
Although she has since done nothing but gripe and moan about how much nicer her T-Bird was, she is still thoroughly convinced that she is better off financially because of the trade. Never mind that she could have kept the T-Bird and done several thou' in repairs a year for the same money as she's spending in car payments on less vehicle. I even set down with her and had her do the math one day. No dice. Even cold, hard numbers can't overcome a lifetime of poor financial conditioning.
Brad
Post by: charby on April 03, 2007, 07:38:24 PM
Really?
You're saying that to a Wisconsin resident with his own S-10. Mine's cancer free, knock on wood, but I rinse the road salt off once or twice a week religiously. I don't want it to end up looking like yours. I've seen (and purchased) better-looking $400 vehicles. If the exterior is so poorly maintained, why would a potential buyer want to go any further?
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Any S-10 of that body style has cancer here in Iowa because of all the salt in the winter months.
You're saying that to a Wisconsin resident with his own S-10. Mine's cancer free, knock on wood, but I rinse the road salt off once or twice a week religiously. I don't want it to end up looking like yours. I've seen (and purchased) better-looking $400 vehicles. If the exterior is so poorly maintained, why would a potential buyer want to go any further?
G-98
I never got back to you on this, my brother had the truck before me and he never washed it at all, pretty typical of a lot of folks that drive gravel roads a lot here. When he owned the truck he was dating a girl that lived out in the middle of the sticks, then he went to college and parked the truck on the street where it was constantly splashed all winter with salty slush.
-Charby
Post by: Gewehr98 on April 03, 2007, 07:57:56 PM
After being away from Wisconsin nigh unto 20 years, I'd forgotten how heavily the county dumps salt onto the roadways. Not only that, but my driveway has a serious grade to it, and I found myself buying 40 pound bags of salt crystals not just for the water softener, but the driveway, too. So both vehicles were getting hit by salt again, this time from the ground up, instead of the top down.
I had the S-10 up on jack stands last week, to rotate the tires, re-pack, and tighten the front wheel bearings. While I was underneath, I hit the crossmembers, front and rear sway bars, frame stiffener box, rear axle, hop shock mount, tie rods, drag link, and damned near everything else I could with 3M Rust Converter after wire brushing everything. The sheet metal on the bodywork is really thin compared to the stuff on my '53 Chevy 3600 pickup, but looks good from both sides, so maybe GM did a good job with galvanizing and priming this time around. Regardless, I keep an eye out, if cancer's going to strike my S-10, it'll have to be through my preventive maintenance routine.
Post by: wmenorr67 on April 03, 2007, 08:01:23 PM