Exactly this. I’ve done this on several occasions, not every one being successful. If not, chalk it up to experience and hope that you get a call in 2-3 weeks when the seller has given up hope of getting rid of it.
When I’ve done this, I usually spend a fair amount of time going over the car and afterwards sharing my findings with the seller. If they’re better educated they’re far more likely to give you a shot at the car in my opinion. I’ve had more than my fair share of situations where i’ve gotten out of the car and seen the seller’s car knowing I have no interest, but at that point I tell the seller right away it’s not a car I'm interested in but I still follow through with going over the car (unless the seller isn’t interested) and giving them some feedback on what I see. Yeah, I’ve now invested the time and effort to go see the car, so I might as well have a look just to learn more about the car (in general.) I’ve had a few instances where the car is a beater and it wasn’t worth the time to go over it, so I don’t offer, I’ll just chat the seller up a little and offer any suggestions I can think of if they seem receptive. -D > On Apr 6, 2023, at 12:30 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Exactly. Engage seriously, don’t act a fool, go there with some cash, have a > respectful conversation, make an offer and chew on that a bit, then leave > with or without the car. That’s what I did last week with the $400E500, we > both ended up ok with the deal. > > --FT > Sent from iFōn > >> On Apr 6, 2023, at 12:13 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> The problem is that if you list it for its true value you drown in >> inquiries from bottom feeders trying to bargain over $50 and who don't have >> the money or intention to buy even at that. Maybe you get that no matter >> what, I don't know. But I'm never going to try selling a $500 car online >> again. I'd rather get $300 from the scrapper without all the idiocy. Maybe a >> $3k price weeds out the worst of the idiots. Nothing stopping you from >> showing up with 5-10 Benjamins and see what happens. >> >> >>> On Thu, Apr 6, 2023, at 11:04, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote: >>> Well, I see ads like this all the time for various items. I often wonder >>> if the item ever sells for anything near the asking price. >>> I guess you can't fault him for trying but I doubt he will sell anytime >>> soon for that price. >>> >>> Randy >>> >>> >>>> On 06/04/2023 10:54 AM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes wrote: >>>> The world has gone mad. That patina looks like AZ sun along with acid rain. >>>> >>>> AZBob >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>>> On Apr 6, 2023, at 7:15 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes >>>>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> extra 0 in price >>>>> >>>>> --FT >>>>> >>>>>> On 4/6/23 9:24 AM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: >>>>>> https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/875880186828548/ >>>>>> >>>>>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
