Why dealers HATE selling personal cars…

[@ericervin4778]

I've sold my 96 Maxima, 2010 Camaro and 2011 Genesis Coupe online. It was an absolute headache, but by the time I sold the Genesis Coupe I was smarter at weeding out the crooks and time wasters. All I had to do was mention the meet up location--police department--and they would run for the hills. Immediately stop communicating with me. LOL.

[@twowheels2604]

And all of those the 96 maxima is the most rare and valuable missed gem. Had a 3.5 97 manual haha

[@ericervin4778]

It was black. A manual SE trim!!! Bought it for $1,500 and had it for 7 years. Absolutely no issues with it. After about 2 years, the Camaro constantly gave me problems. The Genesis Coupe never gave me any issues. I had it for about 2 years.

[@skylerhickman3646]

I had a manual se and ive had 3 gen 5 camaros now lol

[@ronniewofford8310]

FB marketplace.. "Is this available?" After in your post you say "If it's still up I still have it, Don't ask if it's available!" "Is it available now?" Ba ha ha ha

[@ericervin4778]

EXACTLY!!! And I also edited my post to include “Please don’t reply in Spanish. I don’t know Spanish and I’m not going to go through the trouble of translating.” STILL kept getting replies in Spanish. 😀

[@chipholland9]

I had an older Accord I wanted to sell. I only wanted $1200 for it, but I would get people calling me asking if I'd take payments. No, I'm not going to chase you down every Friday for my $100. Eventually I sold it to a lady who had cash. But she didn't know how to drive a manual, so I gave her some quick instruction, and watched her bunny-hop the clutch down the road.

[@ericervin4778]

YES!!!! I got so many people wanting payment plans when I sold my cars. You wouldn’t have had to chase them down because they would have taken your car and fled. You never would have seen and heard from them again.

[@ilvanezzo]

I was trying to sell my Alfa Romeo 156 JTS Selespeed for a few months, got a couple of younger guys low-balling me but no-one shook on it. In the end I sold it to some old dude with one leg, for my asking price. True story. That flappy paddle gearbox turned out to be hella useful lol

[@hoopslaa5235]

Elderly, that’s one thing, but people especially men 30-50yr old I don’t know how they are soo life inexperienced they can’t drive a stick, I went to the mtns for snow with older friends and one guy borrowed another’s 4wd jeep. He wouldn’t let any of us drive since he was responsible but after a hr or two the jerking was enough everyone was begging to give it a try. Well I’m 5’9 and 140lbs even at 48. People don’t give small or skinny men any credit, all the big guys bully their way and decisions and women pathetically listen to them in awe… well after 3 adults trying to make a smooth 6hr drive I finally convinced them to let me drive after listing off my 6 professional driving jobs and drivers license CDL amendments etc and they all literally shut up and were dead silent for about 30of the first minutes of me driving, just embarrassed they all thought they could drive and are more coordinated than anyone else. Oh yeah, I used to compete in surfing and was clearly the most skilled person on the snow skiing when we got to the mtns 😉🫣🙈🤣🤣 large, big men, pretty people and rich annoy the hell out of me with their entitlement! Haha

[@timothykresko1984]

Yeah …Bidenominx!!!!!

[@justinturner4850]

Buyer: what’s your lowest price? Seller: $10,000 Buyer: okay, yeah it’s a really nice car. Would you take $2,000?

[@ericervin4778]

LOL. 😂😂

[@thesyco]

Buyer; What's your lowest price? Me; €6,000 Buyer; Well, I only have €4,000 but I'll give you X thing that's worth €3,000 Me; Eh, no. How about you sell that thing, and come back to me....

[@MrOvlov02]

HE YADDA YADDA'S OVER THE BEST PART

[@jlaud29]

No shit someone offered me $1500 for a car I listed for 10,250. Sold it for $9k 3 days later

[@hoopslaa5235]

I have no problem with any offer if polite, gotta ask to get insane deals right?!? I only get pissed when people are rude and entitled Women also 😉🫣🙈🤣

[@johnmcginn1211]

I was selling a 2004 325i for 3500, some dude offers me 100 0 so I sent him some non running rust buckets that were actually 1000 dollars, and said here’s some cars in your price range, and the guy got super pissed .

[@Kai-ln5fq]

was selling my s4 for 20,000 and some guy offered me 12,000 so i sent him some A4s with timing chain issues for sale he got super mad cursed me out and gave me one star rating on marketplace 😂

[@hoopslaa5235]

The ‘well this other site has one for much less’ (me researched and send the listing to this buyer) oh you mean the one with horrible spelling and grammar and wants a deposit up front? Sounds like a much better deal, you should buy that one. 😉🫣🙈🤣

[@Grey-x2c]

Got offer low ball told guy get himself golf cart

[@ShowMeWhatINeedToKnow]

I just had a guy on Craigslist look at my car, brag about what great shape it is in, not find anything wrong with it, and then offer me $2K less than my asking price. And i's only a $6500 car. Why go look at a $6500 car you're only willing to pay $4500 for? What a waste of time! Second: Most $4500 cars, in this market, are in PRETTY ROUGH shape. Hence they are probably going to buy a $4800 car, then put $3000 into it, so they end up at $7500. People need to use their brains.

[@BatCaveOz]

Alternate Title - "Notorious low-baller gets annoyed when he receives lowball offers".

[@BPF80MCar-vi1pg]

Oi vey

[@wpgspecb]

Yeah I mean Dough is a real POS here

[@leeboo2521]

VinWiki's slimiest used car dealer

[@homer5103]

@@leeboo2521how so?

[@jamesblonde2271]

@@leeboo2521I think you're alone on that one mate

[@terrylessmann2274]

Doug is right - selling a car yourself is difficult. Scammers and low ballers take the fun out of it, plus it takes time and effort. But it's all worth it when a real buyer swoops in out of left field and completes a sale. Sometimes ya gotta wade thru a cesspool to find the diamond.

[@wpgspecb]

Or maybe, just maybe, dont over price your POS and be transparent.

[@terrylessmann2274]

@@wpgspecb I'm sorry, do I know you? I don't recall selling a car to someone in Winnipeg.

[@mcyclonegt]

The dealership will scam and lowball you faster than the general public will

[@wpgspecb]

​@@terrylessmann2274 Scammer buyers and POS sellers not being transparent are universal my friend. I don't typically have issues selling higher dollar items as I look at what the market is charging for these things and price it accordingly. It doesn't matter what its worth. Only what people will pay. I also have sold $400 items with more description than people selling $30,000 cars. This is how I do business, YMMV.

[@wpgspecb]

@@mcyclonegt but you at least KNOW that.

[@awsomo53]

Sold my 07 Toyota Yaris in 2021. Had 193k miles. In good shape. Blue book was 2700. Priced it firm at 2500. Was in way better shape than other listings. Dealers had the same vehicle for between 4k with a salvage title and 6k. Way overpriced. Was the best deal on a Yaris within 250 miles that wasn't wrecked or had a salvage title, etc. Within 5 minutes had a "buyer" reach out and offer $1000 as that's all they had. They were 7 hours away and wanted me to meet them halfway. Said my vehicle was worth $1000 and that's all they'd pay. Could've been a real person but most likely some car flipper or shady ass individual. It sold for full price 3 days later to a young girl needing a cheap, reliable vehicle. I hate selling cheap cars. I always price them right. Don't negotiate. Most people don't like that. They all want a deal. I list appropriately and don't move on price.

[@mph5896]

ITs so easy to say no thanks, and turn down the 30 sh** kickers. Then the 1-2 buyers come along and it sells.

[@awsomo53]

@@mph5896 I just send them a thumbs up until they stop responding. Then I block them. They aren't worth giving a straight answer. If my post is very clear and they refuse to take me at my word, they aren't worth my time.

[@jordanp1859]

@@awsomo53people still look at Blue Book? LOL. Blue Book once told me my car was $6,000 car. Dealer offered me $9,750 and I saw them selling for $12,000-$14,000 at dealers. I don’t trust Blue Book at all. They are out of touch on actual market.

[@awsomo53]

@@jordanp1859 definitely. I use blue book as it's generally been the value used by most. I don't use blue book when buying though. I only get great deals.

[@chiplangowski3298]

And if you had tried to trade it in at any dealer, they would have offered you $500. Ignoring a few low-ballers is always better than getting royally screwed by a dealer.

[@ZipKickGo]

I got offered $500 cash now on a $1000 car, someone wanted to trade dogs for my car, other times I sold a bike $3800 firm and they showed up with $3000 and went home with an empty trailer.

[@mph5896]

Going home with an empty trailer🤣

[@TwoDollarGararge]

That's a legit tactic some times people just want it gone and when you show up with cash and a trailer worth more to make a little less and a happier wife

[@ZipKickGo]

@@TwoDollarGararge tactic doesn't work on me, I don't sell to liars and time wasters when I don't have to sell

[@TwoDollarGararge]

@ZipKickGo Alright, I'm just providing a service getting rid of the thing you don't want. Maybe it doesn't work on you, but the guy I just got a non running Mazda 3 for $350 did The ugly piece of lawn art is out of his drivewand it's no longer his problem, even if I offered him little more than half what he originally wanted. He was also a motivated seller.

[@TwoDollarGararge]

@@ZipKickGo I also don't get why you don't like that tactic. Because that's what all the car dealers on this channel do. So then everyone on this channel is the scumbag.

[@Jiekexun]

I was fresh out of college and broke as can be. I ended up flipping my personal car 3 times, each time pocketing some cash and upgrading to a cooler car. I averaged about 30% return but what people who want to jump into this need to understand it can take a month to find the right car and 3 months to sell. If you're flipping your personal ride, every deal needs to be a winner so do research and never jump into anything you wouldn't want to own 👍

[@hoopslaa5235]

I bought 2003Ranger x-cab off showroom for $22k Drove 11yrs to 220k miles and sold for 5k. It had the stickers still in the cab from showroom. The guy knew it was well taken care of. I never did any repair to it ever but brakes and oil change. I swear. And tires. Mostly highway to Baja and Mammoth Lakes. I joke it was built Monday morning about 10am after coffee set in and people in the groove. 🤣

[@wateriver]

15 years ago I posted my dad‘s 1997 Toyota pick up truck for sale. 4 x 4 with some nice 20 inch rims. Truck was flawless. Took two months to sell. A week after posting it on craigslist we had a buyer for it. Said they would come over the next day. They actually did but the next day that truck was sitting on cinderblocks. Took two weeks to track down who stole it because they were trying to offload it at a nearby park about half a mile away. It’s nearing a month trying to sell it and the truck itself gets stolen. Three weeks later it was in an impound lot up in Sacramento. When we went to pick it up the truck was still in good shape aside from the door locks and ignition. Took about a week to get that sorted. And another week for it to get sold. But not before somebody trying to buy it and wanting to trade their Miata for it. We were asking $3500 for it and they wanted to trade their Miata plus $500 because they claimed it had performance modifications and the sound system. Maybe it did maybe it didn’t But the point is we didn’t want to Miata. That’s probably the craziest trying to sell a car story I have.

[@MyRegardsToTheDodo]

I once tried to sell my broken Opel Tigra Twintop (small convertible) for 500 Euros, the timing belt had ripped while driving it, the engine needed a new head and other parts and it's not worth putting 1500 Euros minimum into fixing a car that's 16 years old and maybe worth 2500 Euros (had it happened a few months later, I would have invested the 1500 Euros, because that was when the market exploded during Corona and the car nearly doubled in value). I'm in Germany. I had people from Spain and some Eastern European countries (can't remember which exactly, not really important) offering me my asking price and telling me they'd send a trucking company to come pick it up. And I had atleast one person asking me if the car drives ok and who didn't understand that the engine was broken. I picked out one person who didn't sound totally insane, messaged him and he paid my asking price without negotiating and came to pick up the car. He had a Tigra Twintop himself that got rear-ended and was able to switch the engines. Selling a used car is crazy, selling a cheap and broken car is totally insane.

[@silversolb18]

My favorite message I have got selling cars " is how dare you ask fair market value for your car" like Im suppose to discount it because I posted on on market place.

[@hoopslaa5235]

The ‘other site has it for less’ then go buy that one! Oh the pictures suck and seller sounds sketchy! Yeah that’s why mines fair market value!

[@Grey-x2c]

Ask 30k over book rare truck lol try 85 turbo sr5

[@richardg8651]

Love Doug's stories but when he talks I reflexively check my wallet.

[@BPF80MCar-vi1pg]

He's a jew. You'll get that

[@sweetroll1723]

I feel the same way whenever Rabbit is on telling a story.

[@DigitalJeremy]

​@@sweetroll1723 I can't watch rabbit. In a cpl vids he clearly lacks respect for women. No can do

[@Rizzbulla]

Same with Rob.

[@Rizzbulla]

​@DigitalJerem He's just a scummy salesman.

[@noelht1]

2:17 His grandfather owning an entire mountain is one of the coolest things I’ve ever heard. Oh I’ve got a nice garden. Yeah I’ve got a mountain!

[@Kharma710]

Starting the day with a doug story warms my heart, almost makes the 4⁰ weather bearable

[@ckm-mkc]

I've sold a ton of personal cars, probably 20 at this point, and I almost always more than I paid for them. My thing is a really complete ad, photos w/tons of sorted paperwork, a fair price, cash only (or cashiers check verified at bank branch) and no bullshit with people who contact me. Haven't had any issues and sold two cars last year, both sold to the first person that saw them - had another person trying to bid it up.... I did have some email lowballers, but I just said "no thank you" and ignored them....

[@firesurfer]

I worked for Macy's in the 70s. It taught me to ALWAYS be on guard and never take anything for granted. I just don't get upset anymore. This is the deal, take it or Goodby. That's it. No exceptions. Just go away.

[@andrewhurstcars]

Those Legacys with the flat-6 were a great car. I once drove one from Ibiza to Paris, via Barcelona.

[@hoopslaa5235]

Keep 1986 CJ-7 straight 6 was awesome engine

[@Tom-wm4in]

2012 legacy 3.6R owner here. Bought at 80k and now at 135k. Somewhat quick and amazing cruiser. Never had a single engine problem. Had some suspension and steering issues but the shit roads in my area and me whipping this piss out of it are probably to blame for that 😂. Basically has Wrx power with a spacious boat frame. Probably going to buy another newer model when a graduate college.

[@MattKubik1791]

This is so true. I hate dealing with marketplace, I have a lot of stuff I wouldn’t mind giving a new home but I’m hanging on to it just so I don’t have to list it for sale. 😂

[@calibrazxr750]

65% of the time, people on market place don't even reply when you message them about whatever it is they are selling and you are interested in buying.

[@davidhollenshead4892]

I don't sell cars often, perhaps once every decade or two. However, I have found by paying a shop to perform an inspection of it before listing it, means that I sell the car to the first or second person who comes to look at it. I also make it clear that I will require a contract stating that I selling the car in "As Is Condition" and without a warranty... And no one has accused me of ripping them off...

[@MyRegardsToTheDodo]

I kinda learned the contract part the hard way. Sold an old Nissan Micra, running and driving but the Airbag Control light was on, which is an automatic inspection failure, and it simply wasn't worth fixing it for me (I can't really do much myself). I sold it as is on a handshake, no contract. Weeks later I got an official letter requesting me to pay a fine and disposal cost for the car (or whatever was left of it, I never saw it again), because the a**hole I had sold it to had dumped it (or atleast whatever parts he didn't need) on the side of the road in his hometown. And because I couldn't prove that I sold the car and I had been the last registered owner, I was on the hook for the fees. Cost me more than I had gotten for the car.

[@trcythmpsn]

I took my c5 off marketplace after a few days. The amount of idiots was just to much. Now its a spare car to my c8.

[@ericmojo9192]

As someone who worked at a dealer for years I find it funny when someone can point out that working with dealers is actually easy but the clients can make it way tougher then it ever needs to be.

[@victoria19853]

Is not that people make it difficult for salesman at car dealerships is that you sales man try to have customers pay for unnecessary fees that by law people should not even pay in the first place and when clients call salesman out on the extra fake fees y’all play stupid and try to take advantage by coming up with stupid false excuses to try to get clients to pay for fake fees. Not to mention the other side if someone is going to finance a car y’all try to get the customer to bite at higher interest rates all because the banks manipulate you salesman into a bonus commissions if y’all get the client to bite at the higher interest rate.

[@ericmojo9192]

@@victoria19853 you are working with the wrong places. I have as many of my clients go through a credit union as possible. With credit unions the rate can't be raised so whatever the client qualifies for is what they get. You need to find yourself a better and more trustworthy dealer and salesperson and stop putting all of us in the same box.

[@dogsoldier791]

Yeah no. Y’all add such bullshit as “protection plan” for 2k which is utter horseshit. Or the “delivery fee” on used cars. Fuck off. I used to sell cars I know how it goes

[@unclemarksdiyauto]

I have sold a few cheap cars in the $3500 to $10k range and had a few people ask if I would take payments! Yikes! (They are talking maybe a 1/4 of the price down and the rest in payments. (Yes, sure! What a deal for me! lol!) Not sure what they think would be the benefit to the seller!

[@dickeysgarage]

My favorite question for a car I'm selling is the variation of "What's the least you will take?" I respond with a number that is ~ten percent higher than the initial listing price. I don't work for free and if a potential buyer wants me to come up with the asking price and the first offer price I have to charge for my time.

[@jameswatts6787]

So I've tried selling a motorcycle online when I was younger. I'm in the UK and I was asked to ship it to: Spain, Germany twice and Italy. It's ridiculous

[@chir0pter]

I feel like there’s a rich vein of material to be mined when it comes to private car sales via FB marketplace or Craigslist. Like people will come by and tell you you to sell at some lowball price even if they’re not interested in buying it, idk why

[@rugu6869]

UGH! I have tried to sell a few cars on my own. Doug's 100% correct. The morons that call you and the questions they ask is utterly baffling.

[@alparkranger]

My story relates to the F350 story. Bought a 2016 RDX in 2015. Great little X-over. I take it in for regular service, October 2020, and was told by the service department that I should fix small oil leak. I said that I planned on selling it and would it be good for a few months. He said it should be fine. NOTE: I never saw an oil leak on the engine nor on my driveway prior to this service visit. 20 minutes after I leave the shop and going about 50mph on the highway I can smell and see smoke and then fire coming out the back end. Being at a busy interchange it was difficult to get from the left lane to the breakdown lane. By the time I did make it I could see that the slower I went, the more the flames worked underneath the car and when I finally stopped, the flames came up the side of the car and smoke was coming through the vents. I jumped out as quickly as I could and fortunately there was an off-duty police officer who pulled up behind me and reminded me not to be an idiot and try to retrieve my phone and laptop. The car exploded about 3-4 minutes later. Whether it was the right decision or not, I decided to just put in a claim with my insurance, not mentioning the service visit. The service guy had always been fair with me and I know he had a new family. Not sure if he would get in trouble. Anyway, I was sent a check for $19K which was $6K more than I was planning on selling it for. Lastly, I received a call from my insurance agent before they sent out the check and she asked me one last question: Did you bring it in for service lately? At that point, I could have lived with the sin of omission, but I can't lie to a direct question. Not sure if they contacted the dealership where it was serviced.

[@milescarter7803]

Don't sell to lowballers. You'll get letters in the mail when they use toll roads and eventually dump the car somewhere.

[@barlowjmb]

Easy fix…. Remove the car from your name upon selling.

[@Kai-ln5fq]

ya that’s why you gotta take your plates off when you sell it to them

[@Jimthechevywheelman]

Sold a guy that was down on his luck, lived with his mother,,, (at 40 )( Because of his low paying job) ( his mom was supporting him) … it was a mint condition, 80 Tercel… wife’s car… it was 10 years old and look like new… I practically gave it away. Receive notice that it was in the impound yard. 6 months later… It was my wife’s car before we got married… Yeah, upset that was treated like that. Later We ended up with an extra lawnmower. Guy up the street went through a divorce we knew he was in financial problems.. gave him that like new snapper,,, it sat out and rusted… ( it use to be waxed) ☹️ We have a standard at this house… all of our vehicles and equipment are well maintained even underneath( southern cars) … we when we sell them.. and it’s firm price… (People pay cheap. They treat it cheap)…. In the type of people that we get to look at the vehicles, they’re top-notch car enthusiast… even if they are buying one of our one owner garaged suburbans for their wife… ( our 15 to 18 year old suburbans look like new when we sold them… always kept waxed and cleaned underneath!! )( my obsessive compulsive ness))( I found that great underneath pictures always helped). I always post in the ad : meet at the sheriffs office, where there’s monitoring). ( and I’m never in a hurry to sell , yes it may take more than two months).

[@JetSkiBuyFixPlaySellChannel]

I've always sold my own vehicles without major problems. I have way more horror stories going to dealerships and used cat lots.

[@flat6croc]

Exactly, this guy is a self-serving bullshitter of the highest order.

[@austin_firebird]

The worst is when people ask if you are parting out the car or will sell them parts off the cars, or if they make a offer and you make a counter offer and they say they will buy a different one in the same condition cheaper

[@aymaneoubad5057]

The car @ 2:26 is a Callaway C12. It's basically an even cooler Corvette C5. Cheers !

[@marlinnotfish]

I’ve bought and sold about 10 cars over the years since I’ve had my license. One thing I’ve learned is it’s much easier to sell vehicles that are under 10k once you break that 10k mark it’s much harder to find people who have the cash to be serious unless it’s a special vehicle. The two fastest sales I’ve had were the same day I posted the add, they sold the same day. Both pickup trucks under 5k.

[@00mazone]

I was selling a 05 gmc dually with a lance camper. This guy calls me from the opposite coast and wants an inspection done then he would fly out and drive it home. Pretty standard. He then insist I pay for the inspection and no way he would pay for a inspection on a car he doesn't own. I though about just sending him some paperwork saying everything is good but instead told him to get lost. Then another guy comes to see it and tries to low ball me when I already sent him a text saying price is firm. He was pissed when I said not a chance. It was a 2 hour+ drive for him. I have sooo many more that was just the most recent one.

[@viscountalpha]

"That 12k truck, would you take 6k? It needs these headstuds and it's that iffy v6." 😅😂😅

[@stevenhatchel4042]

I've sold a dozen of my own cars, only once did the first person that came to see one did not buy (it was more than they could afford). 1.) do all services on time, 2.) keep ALL records, 3.) keep it clean. Helps that I don't drive a lot so most of the vehicles were way below average mileage. Price it reasonably and be firm on the price.

[@andrewmunczenski3632]

I sold my 2020 mustang PP2 with 3200 miles on it in June 2023 in FB market place in less than a day for my asking price and got paid in cash. Nice stuff always sells.

[@rustler08]

Had to deal with this selling our LS460. KBB and NADA valued it at $30k trade-in. Posted it for $33k, could not get a single serious offer. So many people offering $12k-15k, and the best offer I got from an individual was $24k. Valued it with several dealers, who all had offers of around $28k. Ended up getting $30k from Shift, who finished the deal in an hour at our home. This was with over 30 detailed photos, I fully detailed the car including a polish and ceramic coat, even had some blemishes on the seats redone so that it looked mint.

[@christophermcelligott1593]

Like those guys who offer you less than half your asking price and say, "BUT I HAVE CASH!" So? It's not like I take checks.

[@daveh2612]

Bro. Cash money right now. I have CASH. Deal?

[@Todd.T]

Since I drive the wheels off of them, I don’t usually have much of a problem. Sold one with a smashed door that the smasher paid for the damage and it cost what the car was worth, so any money was good. Traded another one in and they only gave me so much, sight unseen because of mileage and sent it to auction. That was good because it needed $5-7k of repairs. $5-7k of repairs I never did plus the $2800 they paid for the car was a $9k down payment on the car I bought from them. Everybody was happy.

[@edbam6344]

My work trucks a 04 6 leaker f450 rwd, it runs 10 hours a day with a furnace cleaning vacuum box on it and she is a beast once you ditch the egr. starts in -40 every time not even plugged in.

[@Nick_B_Bad]

The messages with a less than half your asking price no “hi” or anything just a number really get my blood pressure up. I’d rather burn and destroy it than sell it to you for that amount buddy… 😂

[@jamesa2961]

As someone who has alot of experience with the 6.0. It's not a easy fix. Lol them motors are trashed. I seen them blow at 27k

[@joecummings1260]

Yeah my buddy had a couple of them new in his wreckers, they were always problems. He had one that seemed to last in a rollback, but eventually that one blew and they swapped a 24 valve Cummins into the truck.

[@PAHighlander24]

I once sold a car myself. I lived on a busy main street, so I parked it on my lawn curbside with a for sale sign and my phone number and my price. That was a Friday at dinner time. A potential buyer Stopped an hour later and asked questions. I answered them and showed all my service invoices were from the dealer service department. He said his friend is a mechanic and would be back at 9am. They came on time, and the mechanic spent about 10 minutes looking under the hood and the vehicle, looked at the service invoices. I had all Highway miles which were not excessive and changed the oil sheet 5,000 miles. The mechanic told me that wasn't often enough even though the book schedule was 7,500 miles. The buyer then offered me substantially less saying that's what it was wlrth. I told him my price was researched and firm (below book value) and I would sell to the first buyer who showed up with the asking price with cash. He balked but when he turned around 2 more people had pulled up and were coming to see the car. He said he would go get the cash, and returned 10 minutes later. He lived a mile away so I drove it to his house where I removed my plates, and he drove me home.

[@Thumper68]

Selling anything isn’t hard at all you post it for sale someone pays what you’re willing to take or the answers just no or ignore it’s easy😂

[@timothycoyne5874]

I’ve always traded in cars, never sold them myself. Part of that is because I usually still owe something on them, and it’s just easier to let the dealer handle the payoff, etc. But I did sell 2 motorcycles myself. First one was to a friend, and that was easy. Second one not to much. Lowballers, people asking for trades for stuff I had zero interest in, and maybe a couple potential scammers. What a pain, and tiresome, too.

[@roflawlsauceyo4162]

Exact same thing happened to me in Vegas lol.. 2000 F250 7.3 stolen in Vegas, everyone said that truck was gone in Mexico. Cops found it on the side of the road 10 miles from where it was stolen. They stole all my items but seemed to just joy ride the truck 😂

[@Dmhlcmb]

I listed a 2001 Chevy Silverado with 140k miles on Craigslist in 2017 for $5500. I wanted $4500 but I got an offer for a bundle including: a push mower, a crt tv, an Xbox one and $200.00. I also got an offer for $1900 cash in hand and he could come get it right now. Selling private sucks, people are delusional. In the end I got $4900.

[@donQpublic]

I’ve bought 6 cars in the last 25 years. Not many for sure because they all have been good if not great. Not 1 from a dealership, just 1 from a wholesaler with no salesman. Do your homework and be reasonable, never deal with a salesman.

[@biscuitshemi4400]

I love Doug and rabbits story’s I’m 18 in Ohio trying to make a name for myself as a car salesman I feel they give good advice and the story’s are relatable😂

[@gregorymaupin6388]

Doug and Rabbit are my favorite as well.

[@joshuagibson2520]

Are you near Dayton?

[@mexicanspec]

Do you feel they give good advice or do you think that?

[@biscuitshemi4400]

@@joshuagibson2520 kinda I’m in Massillon

[@biscuitshemi4400]

@@mexicanspec I feel they give great advice with being in the industry under a year I’ve seen and talked to some of the type of customers they talk about it’s a very wild and fun industry

[@recoilrob324]

"I am baffled by humanity in general"....you and me both my brother!

[@justinhedrick2906]

I listed my very clean, no issues, clean CARFAX, daily driven Wrangler Rubicon (which had an absolutely awesome suspension setup on it) at $19,500 years ago. It was right at BlueBook private party price. I received an offer for a trade for a non running 1976 Yamaha dirt bike that had most of the parts there to get it running. Another offer for a John Boat without the motor. Another man offered me $7k.

[@brickson98m]

I got a buddy that flips cars on the side. Idk how he does that because I absolutely hate trying to sell stuff, especially vehicles, private party. It’s such a pain to deal with all the idiots I come across

[@AeroGuy07]

Southern Ohio cars don't have rust? Come to Cincinnati Doug, I can show you tons of rusty pieces of crap!

[@edwardwonghaupepelutivrusk5189]

Get Good Noob! I have had the exact opposite experience buying and selling used cars on marketplace. Sure you deal with scammers and idiots. But if you know what you're doing, you can move cars fast and make a tidey profit.

[@rk-te7sx]

You also get the scum of the earth offers from customers at the dealership wanting thousands and thousands off on a used car. With the internet dealers have to put the best price, or who will contact them!

[@Zerobar78.]

This is why Carvana, Carmax etc exist and have done so well. I dealt with a bunch of morons when I sold my 15' Comp Orange Mustang GT but I finally got a young guy in the Marine corp pick it up from me with no bullshit, was glad to see it go to someone like him.

[@glasair38sr]

Had a Ford F-350 4x4, crew cab (first year back with those), black with the Leer top that sloped down at the rear making it look like a huge bad ass SUV….in….the straight drive 6spd, PTO etc. Used it to tow bike racing trailers. No more diesel straight drives lol. However, this was when I was buying diesel in your neck of the woods in GA for $0.58c / gal. Circa 98-99ish. Ahhh. Those were the days….

[@thebrickz31]

I’ve sold 12 of my personal cars, the only one that was easy was the most recent, I sold my 1999 c1500 suburban for more than I paid and the buyer sent a trailer sight unseen. Rust free original Canadian truck two tone gold and black. Every other one has been a headache.

[@MichaelD8393]

This doesn’t just happen with cars. I've sold a few guitars, my old MacBook, a TV, and even a dinette set and each time I had someone lowball me or offer to trade me something else for it. The funniest one was with a Squier Bullet Strat I sold in on Craigslist 2014; I was asking $100 for it as I got it for that much. First message I got: "Hey man, looks like a nice Strat; will you take $65 for it?" I didn’t get back to that message... for the following four or five messages from the same guy. I also had a guy offer to trade me his Squier Bullet Jazz Bass for the Strat; knowing what I know now, I probably would’ve taken that trade to be done with the whole mess. Eventually, I finally sold the guitar to Guitar Center who gave me $110 for it.

[@biscuitshemi4400]

Yay a Doug story gonna be great day

[@NuthaMuthaLuva]

This is why I don’t bother getting rid of my 2005 Prius. No one *actually* wants it for anything other than parts, or to flip. They’re all insane, so I’m just replacing things as I go.

[@lilibethdoherty295]

Luckily only one buyer out of dozens of car sales was a complete Lunatic and even came to my house two years later to ask me to pay for a new alternator that stopped working on the car !

[@richardsharma283]

We love Doug! 🙏🏼

[@lincolnmarklt]

You do. I think he's a creep personally.

[@johnrhoades6214]

I hate using any kind of online auction platform for cars it sucks every time

[@JohnK-ph3vw]

The last 4 cars I sold were terrible. Most annoying potential buyers, in order from Bad to worst: The tire kicker The no show The one that has better examples of your car for less but wants yours Ignores “cash only, no trades no payments” The single mom that needs YOUR car for her kids and is upset you won’t sell it for $300 or give her the car. I’m at the point now for the last three I’ve traded in at the dealer and gotten far less but I haven’t had to deal with this nonsense

[@VINwiki]

What is your most painful story from trying to sell a car?

[@ericervin4778]

Folks constantly replying to my ads asking for payment plans!!! They actually thought that I was going to hand over the keys to my car and the title for “$100 a week until it’s paid off.” 🙄

[@fomocopowersgarage7103]

Sold a Mustang with a trans issue as-is when I was like 18. Like an idiot, I learned not to accept checks that day. Was paid 50/50 cash/check. The lady called her bank the following Monday and said the check was stolen. I somehow got the rest of my cash out of her after the police got involved and they realized she committed fraud.

[@joemother1098]

Haven’t had any horror stories. Totaled my $2500 first car at least 5 times in the 3 years I owned it and slapped a bandaid on it each time, sold it to the first person on Craigslist who came to look at it for my $2000 asking price. Second car was a BMW I got for $3400, drove it for 4 years added about 80k miles and traded it in with over 200k miles for 2500 for my current car which I’ve been in about a year now

[@RustyShackleford-770]

Had a guy want to by my 97 thunderbird for $700. He ask if the car would make it from Georgia to Iowa. I told him probably NOT. Whole deal seemed sketchy. He want to come g we t the car at like 2 in the morning I agreed because I was just happy to get rid of the car. He got the car everything went smooth. Turns out they never registered the car and my brother forgot to take the tag off. So 6 months I kept getting tickets from cedar rapids Iowa. Took for ever to get it straightened out. I don't know what shocked me more the tickets or the fact that pos actually made it that far and was still driving around.

[@eclewis1]

Not even payment plans - one guy wanted to title pawn the title for a $500 car I had for sale so I could get the money and he could keep the car!

[@TCOutdoors-zt1hz]

A few of my favorites from marketplace: “What’s your absolute bottom dollar price today?” - The price that’s attached to the listing… “I’ll give you X(lowball offer) in cash right now” - Cash!? Really? I was expecting to be paid in gummy worms! Would you trade for X(ridiculous junk I wouldn’t buy with said gummy worms)? - Sends screenshot of listing with NO TRADES circled in red.

[@VTrack650]

Doug would love to hear the story of your exit from your Vegas dealer/ John Morris. Been a member at Spring Mountain for decades and I remember switch cars out there back in the day, my buddy bought a yellow ‘05 NSX from you there. Always wanted to know what happened.

[@switchcars]

It will be told someday, most of it anyway.

[@VTrack650]

@@switchcars Sounds Good

[@switchcars]

@@VTrack650 FWIW that yellow 05 NSX was one of the first cars I ever sold when I went out on my own, and I sold it to a family friend who gave me my first ride in an NSX in 1993. Some strong nostalgic vibes with that car.

[@VTrack650]

@@switchcars No kidding , wow how funny. Great to know. My buddy Alan and his son Curtis enjoyed it for 10 years after they bought it from you and gave it to me to sell in 2019. Car was super clean, when I sold it it had 39k miles on it. I got 90 for it - tripled its value in that decade and the NSX’s are still doing strong in the market. I sold it to a super nice / meticulous owner in Florida who flew out two times to OC Ca to see and drive it before he wired the money and transported it to Florida. He had one back in the 90’s and wanted to get another one as a retirement gift to himself. It definitely went to a good home.

[@JK-g62]

​@@switchcarswtf!!! You said southern ohio and no rust with one of your vehicles. I find that odd as southern ohio still gets snow and salt...not like Cleveland and the direct lake effect snow but still...a far cry from no snow.

[@senditcars]

The accuracy here is absolutely insane. 100% truth

[@mritititit]

🤣🤣 it was Ed negotiating with you for the lowball offers 😂

[@wesleyzaleski3655]

Listed a 1996 windstar running and driving $800 bucks have 15 people offer me $300 and 1 person offer me Gucci belts and a hoodie like bro you’re so broke 😂 it’s already cheap

[@bwofficial1776]

The belts and hoodie were probably fake too.

[@b.m.4066]

When he says he couldn't sell it in Ohio because it's rear wheel drive. Does he mean because it's two-wheel drive instead of four-wheel drive? Because essentially all pickups are rear wheel drive. Some just have optional four-wheel drive.

[@viscountalpha]

I love a good doug story. I could listen to him for hours.

[@Thisishard2333]

Carbuyers Market back in the past was great.It was pages and pages of cars for sale by private sellers.Then the dealer ads took over. And poof ,if was gone.

[@afterburn2600]

I've never sold a car privately. Am I leaving some money on the table? Maybe. But I don't have to worry about someone being mad at me for misrepresenting something, I don't have to worry about sketchy meet ups, I don't have to worry about money clearing the account, and most importantly I don't have to spend valuable time doing any of those things. As an added benefit, my local laws permit the dealer to deduct the trade-in value from the taxable value of the sold car, so I'm paying less taxes on top of it all. From time to time I question if that was the right path, but the formula has lasted decades and I've only really felt burnt once.

[@alistermccallum]

I’ve sold 20 of my own cars over the last 25 years. None have been hard to sell. Take quality photos, have a good description, don’t hang out for the absolute last dollar and tell the fools to pound sand.

[@MrOvlov02]

No

[@alistermccallum]

@@MrOvlov02 yes

[@rustler08]

Cool story, bro.

[@KittyCatMeowMeowTime]

I sold a 2007 DRZ400 recently. 500 people saw my ad before I had one reasonable person offer me something.

[@jayring77]

Doug's car story is best car story!

[@benscott6826]

Private sellers over value their car 1. Most neglected maintenance.

[@thewatchersofthewood3530]

I could not sell my 3.5i BMW x1 for months and months. Had every kind of tire kicker and scammer. Eventually sold if for $1000 less to Carvana and they showed up with a check and it was done!

[@unknown_truckers]

Not an odd spec truck but truck sales are always screwed. When it comes to my pickups, I wanted to sale my 1st one 97 ram 2500 5 spd needs work built into the price. Literally 50 "buyers" long Story short now I have two pickups. I've just come to the notion if I buy a pickup of any kind, it's never going to leave my possession. They are worst than marriages.

[@JackBeckman]

This is why I just trade in my cars - as long as I get a relatively decent price, it's worth it to miss the crazies.

[@unstablebobgable]

Doug's Gran'pa had his own mountain? THAT RULES!!!

[@MikeHarris1984]

I hate selling a vehicle. I just keep them... Im a vehicle horder...

[@BSKustomz]

Was trying to sell my at the time girlfriends Cobalt that to be fair it was a beater put it on I don't remember which one for 12 or $1,500 dude calls me and says come on man that's $1,000 car all day... fine... you get to deal with it... then he shows up he hands me $970 because he had to give the dude that gave him a ride 30 for gas it had to be jump started so I showed him where to jumpstart it he calls me back later hey man the fucking battery is dead in this thing and I said hey man it's $1,000 car all day remember?

[@eclewis1]

No it was a $970 car all day long....🤑

[@boxerdog5979]

weird, I am 55 I have sold private like 25 cars, only had an issue with a miata, all the rest went fine. Sorry you had bad experiences.

[@MrRossharrell]

Im selling my super clean 6.0 right now! So tired of all the same ol’ comments and concerns

[@TacomaAddict23]

Yep very tru. I mostly just buy on marketplace anymore. People never show up to buy or look at stuff

[@DemsRdisguisedredcoats]

Why can I envision this guy calling me about a car I have for sale, and offering me less than asking price??

[@EdBolian]

Lots of truth in here

[@OutlawAlaskan]

I’m trying to sell my 2022 Ram 3500 right now and it’s almost an endless stream of time wasters and scammers.

[@BrisbaneDrumEnclave]

Sold a project car for $500 when it should have been closer to $5k i knew it was a good deal, just needed the car gone. I had people offering $200 even after i said i has knocked back $400 offers. The price went to $10k just for him.

[@vladislavfeldman6562]

Just buy a popular model, they sell quickly. Mazda 3 bought 2014 $20k new, 66k km sold 2 Weeks private, 2022 $13.5k

[@TheClownfight]

Offered a toolbox from the back of my truck, it was removed. $50 cash, you come get it. Lady calls and says how about $40, but also need you to drive 45 minutes to bring it to me and then also mount it on my truck. $40 barely woulda covered my gas round trip in that truck of mine. Felt like I was getting punk'd

[@Purpiii]

Trying to sell a stickshift, especially one that isn't a sports car, is a such a pain in the ass. You can mention that the car has a manual transmission a million times in the ad and they will completely miss it and waste your time

[@ze_german2921]

Easiest car to sell is Honda Fit’s, I sold multiple Honda Fits within 6h of listing on FB Marketplace

[@sthr2110]

Private party vehicle sales reveal just how crappy most people have become.

[@Abdul-ls7pw]

YESSSSS A DOUG STORY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@janicecopeland9083]

Car dealer telling me to not sell my own car......😂😂🤣🤣😂😂🤣🤣😂😂