onemanarmy
onemanarmy Reader
8/2/22 11:52 a.m.

I need your help.

I'm working on a project in the used vehicle buying/selling world, and need to talk to a few people that have recently bought or sold a used vehicle (car , truck , motorcycle, atv, sxs, etc) online, in person, in the newspaper....whatever....say in the last 2 or 3 years.

I need to capture 30 min interviews from 5-10 from people all over the US for some product research. I have a set list of questions to ask everyone.

I have nothing to offer monetarily for your time, all I have to offer is my sincere thanks up front....and its not a scam!

It would be over zoom (so I can record audio). All I need is audio and not a single bit of personal info will be collected, not even your name if you don't want to share.

PM me or just respond here if you'd like to help....my hope is that this early research will end up helping me and you in the near future!
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Thanks

John Welsh
John Welsh Mod Squad
8/2/22 11:57 a.m.

This post above starts a little scammy, but I notice that OneManArmy has over 200 posts and has been here for more than 5 years..   I'm not saying I fully endorse this post but I'm watching it. 

onemanarmy
onemanarmy Reader
8/2/22 2:24 p.m.

No scams...not asking for anything from you except a few answers to a few questions.  I don't need to know your name or anything.  The only 'caveat' is that I need to record the convos.

Can do it over Zoom and I won't even have your #.

Thanks!

Pete Gossett (Forum Supporter)
Pete Gossett (Forum Supporter) MegaDork
8/2/22 7:08 p.m.

In reply to onemanarmy :

Since 2019 I've bought 3 & am currently selling 1. 3 of them were here on GRM so I'm not sure that gives you any "real-world" data?

Stampie
Stampie MegaDork
8/2/22 7:12 p.m.

I'm pretty sure my buying and selling would screw up any data set you can come up with.

John Welsh
John Welsh Mod Squad
8/2/22 7:56 p.m.

In the past two years I bought one real car through a real dealer but, maybe not.  The dealer was Hertz Car Sales and it was the fire-sale, sell off of Hertz assets before filing bankruptcy.  It was a no-haggle sale but it also was priced crazy low.  Like, $10k low after the market spiked.  $15k purchased that then spiked in value up to $25k.  

Other than that, my recent purchases (and sales) have been $500-$6k Prius. 

hybridmomentspass
hybridmomentspass Dork
8/2/22 9:15 p.m.

OT - @onemanarmy, named after the band?

JThw8
JThw8 UltimaDork
8/2/22 9:16 p.m.
Stampie said:

I'm pretty sure my buying and selling would screw up any data set you can come up with.

Im approaching the 200 mark so yeah....I think I'd be a statistical outlier there as well

WonkoTheSane
WonkoTheSane UltraDork
8/2/22 10:03 p.m.

I'm happy to help tomorrow afternoon, shoot me an email at my username (a) gmail.com, or pm me via the forum.

SKJSS (formerly Klayfish)
SKJSS (formerly Klayfish) PowerDork
8/3/22 5:58 a.m.
JThw8 said:
Stampie said:

I'm pretty sure my buying and selling would screw up any data set you can come up with.

Im approaching the 200 mark so yeah....I think I'd be a statistical outlier there as well

Maybe we can be our own subset.  I'm in a similar boat to you two.  I've got one on the way as we speak.

Dusterbd13-michael
Dusterbd13-michael MegaDork
8/3/22 7:10 a.m.

Ill help. Bought from dealrs and a private on three cars. Sold three, only one to grm.

onemanarmy
onemanarmy Reader
8/3/22 9:45 a.m.

Thanks everyone.  I know the data set gleaned from this site might be a bit skewed, bit all data is good data at this point.

 

bearmtnmartin (Forum Supporter)
bearmtnmartin (Forum Supporter) UltraDork
8/3/22 10:02 a.m.

I have bought 2 used motorcycles privately, two SUV's, one private and one new from a dealer and one used pickup from a dealer in the last three years. But I am Canadian.

docwyte
docwyte PowerDork
8/3/22 3:55 p.m.

In the last 3 years I've sold 1 motorcycle and 3 cars and bought 4 cars and 1 motorcycle.  Happy to talk, reach out to me and we can try and schedule something

Hoondavan
Hoondavan HalfDork
8/4/22 8:46 a.m.

In the past ~3 years I've sold one car to Carvana, sold one to a private party, and purchased one from a private party.  Expand the criteria to 5 years and I also bought from a private party and another from a dealership.  

Send me a PM through GRM and I'll spend 30 minutes with your market research. 

WillG80
WillG80 Reader
8/4/22 9:00 a.m.

I'd be happy to help. I've sold 6 in the last 3 years. 

onemanarmy
onemanarmy Reader
8/4/22 11:57 a.m.

Thanks everyone!   I'll reach out tomorrow or this weekend via PM.

onemanarmy
onemanarmy Reader
8/9/22 10:09 a.m.
Hoondavan said:

In the past ~3 years I've sold one car to Carvana, sold one to a private party, and purchased one from a private party.  Expand the criteria to 5 years and I also bought from a private party and another from a dealership.  

Send me a PM through GRM and I'll spend 30 minutes with your market research. 

Thanks.  Sent PM!

onemanarmy
onemanarmy Reader
8/9/22 10:09 a.m.
WillG80 said:

I'd be happy to help. I've sold 6 in the last 3 years. 

Thanks.  Sent PM!

Jay_W
Jay_W SuperDork
8/9/22 12:44 p.m.

Bought 2 work vans one used last year one new last yr but didnt take delivery til last month and sold an old work van 2 days ago...

onemanarmy
onemanarmy Reader
8/23/22 5:16 p.m.
Jay_W said:

Bought 2 work vans one used last year one new last yr but didnt take delivery til last month and sold an old work van 2 days ago...

Thanks!   Sent PM.

Stampie
Stampie MegaDork
8/23/22 5:21 p.m.

In reply to onemanarmy :

I guess I'll do it.  Does it involve me seeing what I've bought and sold in the last year?

onemanarmy
onemanarmy Reader
8/25/22 9:32 a.m.
Stampie said:

In reply to onemanarmy :

I guess I'll do it.  Does it involve me seeing what I've bought and sold in the last year?

Thanks!   PM Sent.

clownkiller
clownkiller HalfDork
8/25/22 1:11 p.m.

IRS starting investigating non-reported car sales.....

Professor_Brap (Forum Supporter)
Professor_Brap (Forum Supporter) UberDork
8/25/22 1:32 p.m.

In reply to clownkiller :

What my first thought was! 

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