Awesomely vague CL ad

Aftermarket 4-18" wheels came off my BMW z3 looked very sharp always got complements on how nice the car looked. 941-xxx-xxxx or Also might be willing to trade something

No pics of the "aftermarket" wheels. Luckily, he might trade something.....

I was looking for a new concealed piece and I came across a super vague one today as well. To quote from ad "RARE VINTAGE SEMI AUTO 380,NOT SURE WHAT BRAND,WHAT YEAR,VERY COLLECTIBLE", so you don't know anything about it, so it must be rare and valuable!!

http://phoenix.backpage.com/SportsEquipForSale/275-semi-auto-380-rare-vintage/20330349

Isn't everything on the CL collectible?

Sorry, that must be Ebay...

I found a craigslist ad a while back for a "dodge car" for $1000. Clicked on the ad, it said "red in color, good condition" and had a phone number.

Motorcycle for sale. Runs awesome. No title.

Rrrrgghh.

Another favorite is always 'runs great, always reliable and well maintained, transmission doesn't work, need to be towed'. Followed by 'found part needed to be replaced on internet for $5, so I have discounted to reflect'

He wants a bag of weed, probably.

i like the "5 lug" wheels that will "fit pretty much everything".

all wheels will fit most cars on resale. Perhaps you were unaware of this.

this one near me has been posted a few times, but i always get a kick out of it.

http://houston.craigslist.org/boa/3457895205.html

According to the shop it needs a control module now....i bought my boat 2 years ago for 4k and last year one of the engines went out so i spent 3k on a new one i have receipt new batteries the whole tune up Im just tired of spending money on it 5000 obo will also consider trading for something of equal value call or text

so, you say you paid less last year, broke it, fixed it, used it for a while, now you've broke it again, and you want more money than you paid for it? riiiiiiight...

I've had to explain this concept to people many times over the years and I've whittled it down to this: Your car has a certain market value in running, driving condition. Money that you have spent to repair the car does not make it worth market value plus money spent on repairs, it just makes it worth market value. Money that you have spent on a nonrunning, nondriving vehicle doesn't make it worth market value, it just makes it a giant gamble and therefore worth significantly less than market value. and, finally, I've said this at least a few dozen times, "Hey, if all it needs is (crank angle position sensor, whatever) for $15, why don't you go ahead and change it." and they always ALWAYS say, "if I did that I'd want $1,000 more for it."

To which I usually say, "if that was all that was wrong with it, why wouldn't spend $15 to pocket $985?"