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Posted by stangin' (Member # 514) on :
 
i don't get this. someone please make this statement make sense to me. i see this a lot on craigslist and it's usually for a dollar car/truck, above $10,000 at least.

does the seller really expect someone to show up with $10,000 in their pockets so they can take a test drive? i wouldn't be dumb enough to do that. will $500 cash in hand be enough to show serious interest to warrant a test drive?

how does this really work? i've never used that statement in my ads before, but every time i see it, i'm bewildered by the seller. maybe i'm just hungry and not thinking straight [Razz] .
 
Posted by gtowned (Member # 8156) on :
 
im sure a bank loan check would do as well.cash in hand is just a phrase.just like when you buy a new car.
 
Posted by Eddie510- (Member # 2354) on :
 
basicly the seller wants only people that are really out there intrested in buy buying his vehicle. hes prob tired of people test driving it or like i said, people that really have the money to buy it.Sometimes there people that are just bsing [patriot]
 
Posted by N8 (Member # 6048) on :
 
Its a pretty ridiculous statement IMO. I wouldnt tell anyone I was sitting on a bundle. Then on the other hand, what do you do? Ask someone to show you the money or ask them to let you hold the money? I can BS with 10k in my pocket or not. When you sell a car you have to be prepared for window shoppers, tire kickers, bs'ers and low ballers. Those are all pretty synonymous with selling a car.
 
Posted by ported8650*pbr* (Member # 6602) on :
 
I would never even consider buying from someone with an attitude like that. That makes me think that either you don't want to sell or your car is really a pile. People who know their car is solid are going to let a serious buyer drive it (the exception being a 16 year old trying to buy a GT500 or something.) Nobody says you have to sell your car...
 
Posted by Tinner (Member # 2688) on :
 
Be careful , I have herd that people on Craig's list are telling people to have cash in hand and when you show up they take the money and run.
 
Posted by Jdub07 (Member # 2728) on :
 
my brother in law sold a car to some kid but wouldn't let the kid drive it, made his dad come and test drive it and after purchase he still made the dad drive it away lol.
 
Posted by 89point. (Member # 6078) on :
 
yea my friend let some piece of shit test drive the car he smashed on it drove like a dick then never even bought it so i think they just want to know that people are really interested.
 




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