http://bloomington.craigslist.org/cto/2938267905.html

thought some of you might find this interesting.

 

Guy should stop beotching about other people's asking price and just move on to cars in his price range

 

This is one mad man, but he made laugh!

 

Me too! I'm thinking about saving that little nugget, it's hilarious...maybe he shoulda' kept the Caddy!

 

He needs his guts stomped out.

 

He needs to be sent to the corner with a big ol' cup of STFU.

 

Don't cha just love the Craigslist police and moral authorities that show up on there?

 

Preserved before the ad goes away

"Attention, Public Service Announcement: Your 1997- 2002 Corvette, Camaro SS, Firebird Trans Am WS6, Saleen, Lightning... is not worth the $15,000+ you're asking for it!!! Least, I know that's nothing even close to what a dealership would give you for it! Test me, go to a dealership and try to "trade it in," and see what they offer you. When they come back with $8K because you're looking into a used vehicle, just remember, I'll gladly beat their offer by $1000. I don't care what Kelly Blue Book tells you, it's a 10+ year old vehicle with out-dated parts, performance, and technology. Why would I give you the ridiculous $18+ grand you're asking for it, when I could go out and buy a 2 year old or newer Camaro SS, Shelby Mustang, or a 5 year old or newer Corvette that comes with a warranty and double the performance and technology?!? Just ask yourself how long you've had it up on here for sale and how many people have contacted you about it - that should give you some clue as to if you're "in the ballpark or not."

"Oh, uh, mine only has 4K mi and has been stored a climate controlled garage all it's life, and now we can't drive it cause *insert sob soap opera reality series story here*, and it's never been smoked in, farted in, never's touched rain, snow... hell it's never even been washed, and even expels water from it like water proof khakis!" Sorry, no one's going to overpay you because you were too stupid not to drive it and sat it "on a shelf" so to speak. You might get a couple grand above the norm, but that's it!

A 2003 Cadillac DeVille 36K mi. "Kelly Blue Books" for $5,000; and I just sold mine for $10K if that tells you anything! You can't go off KBB prices!

******Now, if you want to be REASONABLE and sell your 10-15 YEAR OLD!!!, 60K mi and under aforementioned car, I'd gladly give you up to $13,500 CASH-IN-HAND! But I'm not going to over-pay for something that's bound to have at least a little problems after 10+ years (otherwise, why else would you be getting rid of it, and why is there so few of miles), and doesn't come with any kind of warranty.

Sorry to come off as "rude," but after seeing the craziness I've seen on here the last few weeks, something has to be said! A 99 Camaro SS with 40K mi for $19,000, really?!? What's so special about it? It's not a 1969 YENKO or COPO Camaro, Chevelle 454SS, or Superbee that's been built for the sole purpose of grossing $50K plus on a Barrett Jackson Special... it's a production ran car, nothing special (they built 10s of thousands)! "

 

That dude needs to try some decaf

 

So what do you guys think his avatar name is on this forum?

 

Hokies83

 

^^that made me Laugh

 

 

Sounds like someone needs a happy meal!

He does have a point...and a very, very bad way of expressing himself about it. When I looked for my Vette, I bet I spent a year cruising the sites looking for a good deal. They were, as a year of searching implies, hard to find - lot of people with a "classic car price" attached to a C4 that in normal, average ordinary Vette type/condition, didn't warrant the price they advertised. $20k for a 93 base coupe, auto, no Blose, and 50k miles - a basic, stock 93, $20K? Mmmmmmmmmmmmkay.

It took a year, but I got one. 1996 LT1 CE coupe and it has issues - smallish ones, but issues nonetheless. Very happy I paid less than $9k. I bet this guy is in a similar spot (needs a great price to buy), and is frustrated at waiting for the right deal to come along.

Very, Very frustrated.

 

Typical, cant afford one so he has to hate.

 

If he was considering purchasing my car, I'd add $3,000 to the price to cover my pain of having to deal with an idiot.

 

Send him a box of Maxi Pads and a bottle of Midol. Next he'll be crying for no reason and saying that no one loves him anymore. Simple "mangina" irritation.....that's all.

 

That dude is absolutely right


People wanna convince you somehow their car is gold plated and worth meeelions of dolares! Like the comment about expecting to be paid for NOT driving it.

had a guy a few yrs ago ask me to pay for his "emotional attachment" to his 89 Corvette. He was serious, too!!! what a phag

 

He does have a point, some people ask insane amounts for cars that are often junk. But instead of bitching about it, they just don't get my money

 

On the other hand, many people get confused about "asking price" vs. "selling price".

Asking price is what the owner is wishing and hoping to get. That's fantasy. Selling price is what amount of cash actually changes hands. That's reality.

I love the "this rare car is worth $1,000,000" claims. No it's not. It's only worth what you can SELL it for.

In 1979 I bought a '78 Silver Anniversary from the local Chevrolet dealer. The asking price was $18,500. I paid $12,500, (I found out later that was the Kelley Blue Book retail value). A friend of mine recognized the car (it had a red interior - very unusual) and had the name and address of the former owner. I called him and he told me he bought a new Vette every year and tried to sell this one on his own but nobody liked the red interior (I did). He told me the dealer gave him $7,500 on the trade in. The dealer made $5,000, but could have made even more if they had a buyer that just HAD to have that car no matter what the price was. You can always negotiate down...