"What's your bottom dollar?"
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My cousin is a car sales man. Took a lawn mower and a horse in for trade for a new Jeep Cherokee and turned around and sold them for a higher profit margin than what they make on their cars. Profit is profit either way. If the horse is sound and of good lineage it could turn out to be a huge win for you.
cfranck1
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Ask them if says "Goodwill Industries" above my door?!
I usually call them mouth breathing knuckle dragger!!
I see this type of stuff working here in a dealership parts dept..
"whats my price", " can I have it at your cost" etc...
Its usually local contractors in the trades. How about you come over to my house and cut some trees down, do some electrical work and maybe fix a leaking plumbing fixture. Then can I ask you what "my price would be" "is that the cheapest you can do"!!
This video sums up my day! usually everyday!!
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Unner
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This summer I sold 3 sets of wheels or tires on craigslist as I did some shuffling around. I sold my stock wheels and tires to some old guy who claimed to buy 4Runners fix them up and sell them to people in Africa. I don't know if this was true or not but he would not stop offering me $250 I believe it was. I told him I was firm at $300. He texted me the next day and asked again if I would take $250. I replied and said "$280, lets do a deal." His response was "Man, you're busting my balls here!" Really? He even told me I had the nicest set for sale he had seen locally.
Then I sold the tires that came on my 5th gen wheels. I had them posted for $450, they were literally brand new. Guy calls me asking if I will take $250, I say no. $400. He calls me back 30 minutes later saying he could do $300, I said $350. He then proceeded to ask if I would take $340 and meet him at a strip club to do the deal. I said no, $350 and I'll meet you at Walmart. We agreed and met there. He questioned the way the tires looked inside, where they have the ridges thinking it was an issue. He then offered me $300 in the parking lot again. I told him to go into firestone and find me a set of tires for $300 in there and you can have them for $300. He shut up, gave me the $350, and told me I took all his money. I told him he took all my tires and left...
The absolute best one was the guy who wanted to buy the Jeep wheels my current tires came on. I had an offer for $300 from a guy passing through town, but this guy said he'd give me $350. I go and load up the wheels drive out and meet the guy. He's driving his spacer lift Jeep Unlimited Sahara on 34" worn Nittos, wear bars nearly showing, with plastidipped wheels. It was obvious this Jeep was a mall crawler. He's looking at the wheels telling me how awesome they're gonna look on his Jeep. They were a fairly rare gunmetal color. He holds them up to his wheels and goes, man these wheels look smaller than mine. He then goes and inspects and his are 18's while mine are 17's. He then asks me if I think his old tires will fit these... I reply with "I'm not sure, maybe." He keeps looking and tells me his tires have at least 20-30k more miles left in them and he can't afford new ones for 17's right now. I was so mad since I had turned down the other offer from the guy passing through. I ended up selling them for $250 just to be rid of them to some other guy.
I bought my wheels from a member here and he was awesome to deal with, and the guy I bought my tires from off of craigslist was awesome too. I gave both of them asking price. He even held the tires for me for a couple days at a stupid low price so I could drive the 3 hours to go pick them up. He had left his TPMS sensors in there so I ended up mailing them back to him since he was a good dude. Not sure why everyone I have to deal with is dumb...
Moral of the story is I hate people and Jeep drivers don't know what size wheels they have.
Then I sold the tires that came on my 5th gen wheels. I had them posted for $450, they were literally brand new. Guy calls me asking if I will take $250, I say no. $400. He calls me back 30 minutes later saying he could do $300, I said $350. He then proceeded to ask if I would take $340 and meet him at a strip club to do the deal. I said no, $350 and I'll meet you at Walmart. We agreed and met there. He questioned the way the tires looked inside, where they have the ridges thinking it was an issue. He then offered me $300 in the parking lot again. I told him to go into firestone and find me a set of tires for $300 in there and you can have them for $300. He shut up, gave me the $350, and told me I took all his money. I told him he took all my tires and left...
The absolute best one was the guy who wanted to buy the Jeep wheels my current tires came on. I had an offer for $300 from a guy passing through town, but this guy said he'd give me $350. I go and load up the wheels drive out and meet the guy. He's driving his spacer lift Jeep Unlimited Sahara on 34" worn Nittos, wear bars nearly showing, with plastidipped wheels. It was obvious this Jeep was a mall crawler. He's looking at the wheels telling me how awesome they're gonna look on his Jeep. They were a fairly rare gunmetal color. He holds them up to his wheels and goes, man these wheels look smaller than mine. He then goes and inspects and his are 18's while mine are 17's. He then asks me if I think his old tires will fit these... I reply with "I'm not sure, maybe." He keeps looking and tells me his tires have at least 20-30k more miles left in them and he can't afford new ones for 17's right now. I was so mad since I had turned down the other offer from the guy passing through. I ended up selling them for $250 just to be rid of them to some other guy.
I bought my wheels from a member here and he was awesome to deal with, and the guy I bought my tires from off of craigslist was awesome too. I gave both of them asking price. He even held the tires for me for a couple days at a stupid low price so I could drive the 3 hours to go pick them up. He had left his TPMS sensors in there so I ended up mailing them back to him since he was a good dude. Not sure why everyone I have to deal with is dumb...
Moral of the story is I hate people and Jeep drivers don't know what size wheels they have.
Bigshankhank
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Its very rare that I post anything on CL with a "firm" price, as far as I am concerned if I wanted to sell it for a fixed price I should open up a shop and hang out a shingle. I have had mostly enjoyable experiences selling and buying on CL. Its all about setting realistic expectations. If I see something that I like, and I make arrangements to go see it/meet up with the seller, I show up and don't bail. Then face to face I chat the seller up, learn about the "thing", and make an offer. I try to be fair and not flat-out low ball, and if my number is significantly less than the asking price I tell them why. If he's not cool with it, I walk no hard feelings but its not a deal I want to make. If I am trying to sell something and someone flakes, well again I don't set my expectations too high, nor do I go to great lengths to ride across town to meet with someone who may or may not show up.
Personally I have had the best time trading shit around. I turned an old red wagon into a go-kart, which turned into a .17 SMR rifle w/ scope, which turned into a 1969 Suzuki TC90, which turned into a set of doors for my son's old Avalon (the originals had been punched in on bollards around bank ATMs by my elderly aunt who had the car before us).
Personally I have had the best time trading shit around. I turned an old red wagon into a go-kart, which turned into a .17 SMR rifle w/ scope, which turned into a 1969 Suzuki TC90, which turned into a set of doors for my son's old Avalon (the originals had been punched in on bollards around bank ATMs by my elderly aunt who had the car before us).
Martinjmpr
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This x eleventy Brazilians. I used to get angry at the "what's the lowest you'll take" but after a while I realized these were just people looking for someone desperate to sell. No point letting them rent space in your head. Sometimes I throw them a price, sometimes I just say "make me an offer" and sometimes they do.
As for those who ask for a discount, your price, etc. my wife (who grew up very poor, dad on Disability, etc), has a philosophy that is "it never hurts to ask, the worst they can do is say no."
When I tried to sell my 4th gen I had a guy text me and say that because it had some scratches on the bumper and steel wheels (FJC Takeoffs, painted gray) he would have to replace them so he could only offer me $9,000 for it.
A week later I sold it to a dealer for just over $10k and I saw on the dealer's website they have it advertised for $13,500. They certainly didn't have a problem with the steel wheels!
Most of my CL experiences have been good, buying and selling. As Bigshankhank says, it's about having realistic expectations.
