I Just Wanted A Ballpark Price.

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565bbchevy

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So I see this add for a Cutlass in Ohio, it looks clean and I was just curious what the asking price was since it is listed for $1 and in the add it says no low ball offers so I contact the seller for the asking price and I get:
"Contact me for an opportunity to see the vehicle and then make an offer."
It needs a trans, radiator, paint work and apparently to be timed correctly (big red flag there) but "This is not a project car." :rofl: and a guessing game on what he wants for it, I'll pass.
https://toledo.craigslist.org/cto/d/1984-cutlass/6512186544.html

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pagrunt

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It's not a project car, it's a total redo to undo his fixes. I've never seen a strong runner with timing issues. But it has those Daytons & the fading away rally stripes. I'll put up the $50 that the local junk yard would pay for it.
 

Doug Chahoy

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I'd consider it as a roller, price wise. Doesn't seem to be well optioned. C'mon Chevy stripes on an Olds. The ugly wire wheels don't look to be in good shape. $800.00 MAX.
 

1evilregal

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another red flag: "exterior is decent-stripes are sun faded and need to be redone" (2 lines later) : "not a project- it has already been painted"


no, not shady at all....:blam:
 

565bbchevy

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My Regal is a project and the guy drove it to my house yet that one will need to be towed and it's not a project.
 

ed1948

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It seems some sellers thrive on face to face negotiations.
The engine compartment is dirty but the master cylinder cover is clean - see, somebody cares.
 

565bbchevy

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The engine compartment is dirty but the master cylinder cover is clean - see, somebody cares.
They probably have a clean MC cover because they have to keep pulling it off to top off the fluid that keeps leaking from the brake lines.
 
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ed1948

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Complete with a 'Like a Boss' side window sticker and a nest of loose wiring draped over engine.
 

online170

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Lazy entitled sellers that want top dollar for no effort. Seen too many gmg episodes .

Gotta love how the same ad says "no low ball" without a price and then also "no time wasters".
 
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I get really irritated when sellers don't list a price and then say "make offer, no lowballs, I know what I have" etc, etc.

When people post those ads I honestly hope that every tire kicking, low balling, scammer calls them to the point their phone won't stop ringing.

If I had more time on my hands, I would call them myself and ask as many stupid questions as I could come up with.

"Uhm, so this is pretty much a Camaro, right?"
"Would accept payment in the form of $12.37 in Arby's gift cards?"
"Can you bring it over to my house so my uncle who is a mechanic can check it out?"
"I have an old couch, a 32" tube television, and 3 bald tires from my mom's ex-boyfriend's Pontiac Sunfire, interested in trading?"
 
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