telephone millionaires/flippers

[agtw31]

ok,ive had it.

i am so sick of these "telephone millionaires",that offer over 20k for car,but on the conditon i send them 400 pics of the car.

if you can afford to offer me over 20k for a car i have for sale over the phone,you can afford to hire somebody to come check out the car,or just buy a damn plane ticket,and come look at it yourself.

[nuch_ss396]

Andy,

Let me add this. I purchased a Cobra on eBay 3 years ago and
it looked great from the images of the car. Once the car
arrived, I noticed all the dings, dents, etc. and I was
pretty miffed. Lesson learned. Digital photos are notorious
for hiding certain details ( like paint issues ). I don't
think I'd buy another car without having someone look at it
first ( walk around ). If someone wants more images, send
them........

Steve

[agtw31]

i see your point,steve.maybe i am just spoiled by people that are serious buyers.

i just cant take seriously anybody that makes an offer over the phone,then has it contingent on receiving pics,after ive sent 20,instead of hiring a professional to inspect the car.

ive had 4 people hire somebody to inspect this car,and one guy flew down from Boston.all were sincere cash offers,and very close to what was an acceptable figure for me.

im glad i dont do this stuff for a living,like some of the guys on this board do.

[olredalert]

------I have been in this business/hobby for a long time and one of the things that has remained a constant all of those years is that pictures NEVER tell the truth. Anyone who doubts the validity of my statement is in for a rude awakening.........Bill S

[nuch_ss396]

[quote.... pictures NEVER tell the truth. .....

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Bill,

I'd actually like to know exactly why that is. After my
Cobra arrived, and I surveyed the minor paint & sheet metal damage,
I looked over the images again. It was almost impossible to
find the defects in the images with the car right in front
of me.

Steve

[Jeff H]

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------I have been in this business/hobby for a long time and one of the things that has remained a constant all of those years is that pictures NEVER tell the truth. Anyone who doubts the validity of my statement is in for a rude awakening.........Bill S

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I agree with that! I took some pictures of one of my old 88 Toyota 4Runners I had for sale and the lighting was perfect and the pictures came out looking like it was in mint condition! I even had a tree shadow in the perfect spot so you couldn't see the transition from good paint to faded paint. And I didn't even do it on purpose. I had to explain to people that the picture made it look much better than it really was. With that being said, I've bought a couple of cars based on pictures and assumed they weren't as nice as the pictures and I was pleasantly surprised when I got the car.

[Charley Lillard]

Jeff...Didn't you buy that JL8 Z based on pics ?

[Charley Lillard]

Of course he then tore it down to nothing....

[SuperNovaSS]

Let's keep in mind that people lie just as much as pictures do. If you advertise a car on the internet for a price that is not a give away, I would expect to take 100s of pictures of the car. This is so the potential buyer has an idea of what they will be looking at before buying a plane ticket or hiring a inspector. If you do not want to put up with the hassle then I suggest advertising locally. Even when advertising close to home you will get jacked around. It goes with the territory. I remember someone here saying recently that they cancelled looking at a 68 Firebird because it was sitting in wet gravel and they did not want to get dirty. Now that is jerking a seller around.

Jason

[agtw31]

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I remember someone here saying recently that they cancelled looking at a 68 Firebird because it was sitting in wet gravel and they did not want to get dirty. Now that is jerking a seller around.

Jason

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i was the one who stated that,and im glad i didnt go see it,after seeing more pics of it by the present seller whodid buy it.

by the way,would you care to explain how i jacked anybody around by not looking at the car and not making any offer for it over the phone??