Re: [MBZ] This is now considered a $3000 car?
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 > 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 >> 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 > 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
Re: [MBZ] This is now considered a $3000 car?
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 > 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 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
Re: [MBZ] This is now considered a $3000 car?
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 >>> 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
Re: [MBZ] This is now considered a $3000 car?
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 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
Re: [MBZ] This is now considered a $3000 car?
Perspective: It is a $500 parts car with a "special patina paint job to reflect decades of Arizona sun" worth another $2,500. [No charge for the sarcasm] On Thu, Apr 6, 2023 at 8:55 AM Bob Rentfro via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> 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/ > >> > >> > >> Sent from my iPhone > >> > >> ___ > >> http://www.okiebenz.com > >> > >> To search list archiveshttp://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >> > >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >> > > -- > > --FT > > ___ > > 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
Re: [MBZ] This is now considered a $3000 car?
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 > 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/ >> >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> ___ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archiveshttp://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > -- > --FT > ___ > 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
Re: [MBZ] This is now considered a $3000 car?
extra 0 in price --FT On 4/6/23 9:24 AM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/875880186828548/ Sent from my iPhone ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archiveshttp://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com -- --FT ___ 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
