So This is the Shit I Put Up With: Trade Offers

"Jay Lauer" (thefaultinourcars)
07/26/2014 at 00:08 • Filed to: None

When you list cars on Craigslist, you find out very soon that all people want to do is offer up cars for trade. Cars that are normally not in the same league. This trade offer is for !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! .

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I've received the following trade offers:

-that Trans Am

-89 Formula Firebird

-2006 Chevy Monte Carlo SS

-2003 Dodge Durango SXT

-91 Nissan 300zx NA Automatic

-95 Chevy 1500

-2005 Cadillac CTS V6

-2000 Volkswagen Golf GTI

-2003 Dodge Neon STR-4

-and my favorite, 2005 Mustang V6 Auto

DISCUSSION (75)

claramag, Mustaco Master > Jay Lauer
07/26/2014 at 00:11

"2005 Mustang V6 Auto"

What. Who. Why. Wtf

Anon > Jay Lauer
07/26/2014 at 00:12

Dude your S2000 is worth at least 15k! That firebird is worth 4k.

Jay Lauer > claramag, Mustaco Master
07/26/2014 at 00:13

I was so blown away trying to imagine his thought processes that I couldn't respond.

Dsscats > Jay Lauer
07/26/2014 at 00:13

I'll trade you my 300ZX NA auto haha. It does only have 52k miles. Runs Gr8. Waxes GTOs all day!

Jay Lauer > Anon
07/26/2014 at 00:15

I'd love to sell it for that if I could, but there's a lot of them with less miles in my town.

You can't throw a rock and not hit four F-Body's in Wichita.

norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback > Jay Lauer
07/26/2014 at 00:15

Kinja'd!!!

WHY DOES IT HAVE AN LS IN IT? I like the LS but I like it in the Corvette. And if you're going to put in a car that's not a Corvette, TAKE THE CORVETTE BADGE OFF!

/end rant

claramag, Mustaco Master > Jay Lauer
07/26/2014 at 00:16

Must be a kid, or have the car knowledge of one

Hey so...if you can't sell the S2k I have a v6 mustang lying around! it's stick! Totally worth 2...3 grand tops, I don't mind trading down

Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura > Jay Lauer
07/26/2014 at 00:16

Kinja'd!!!

I hate this dude.

Jay Lauer > Dsscats
07/26/2014 at 00:18

To his credit, this was his 300zx.

140k miles. Not exactly my thing might be an understatement

Jay Lauer > claramag, Mustaco Master
07/26/2014 at 00:19

I'd probably have to pay you some on my end for the two extra cylinders, right?

Jayhawk Jake > Jay Lauer
07/26/2014 at 00:21

You are my hero with the 'then why do you want it' reply

jdrgoat - Ponticrack? > norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback
07/26/2014 at 00:23

...

Forget your medication today?

The Transporter > Jay Lauer
07/26/2014 at 00:23

-2006 Chevy Monte Carlo SS

This one made me laugh the hardest.

Jay Lauer > The Transporter
07/26/2014 at 00:26

I've driven a recent Monte Carlo before, and it was one of the worst cars I'd ever driven in my whole life: bottom five list easily.

However, I think the Durango might be the worst trade offer. It's not even the loaded one.

Jay Lauer > Jayhawk Jake
07/26/2014 at 00:26

Lulz thanks man.

norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback > jdrgoat - Ponticrack?
07/26/2014 at 00:28

No, I don't know what I'm doing right now. The only slightly annoying things is it still says Corvette even though it's in a Trans Am.

Dsscats > Jay Lauer
07/26/2014 at 00:29

That's disgusting! mine is much...prettier

HammerheadFistpunch > Jay Lauer
07/26/2014 at 00:31

would you take 2 snowmobiles and $500? Snowmobils worked.

Jay Lauer > HammerheadFistpunch
07/26/2014 at 00:34

Haha I'm sure I'll get a lot of use out of it in Kansas.

XJDano > Jay Lauer
07/26/2014 at 00:35

i may just start up a throwaway email to take photos of cars and post them for sale: trade only

Jay Lauer > Dsscats
07/26/2014 at 00:36

Nice! I used to have an RT Stealth (3000GT VR4) and I thought it would be cool to get a TT 300zx that looked like that.

The Stealth turned me off of early 90s electronics all together.

Jay Lauer > XJDano
07/26/2014 at 00:39

That's not a bad idea actually, if you have the time to put up with all of that, with no payout.

It's certain comic relief. Just post 5 or 6 different cars from different price ranges.

Dsscats > Jay Lauer
07/26/2014 at 00:42

Oh god, they're so miserable to work on but sooooo fun.

promoted by the color red > Jay Lauer
07/26/2014 at 00:45

Holy shit, I thought these were pics from 1997 you randomly grabbed off the internet...

claramag, Mustaco Master > Jay Lauer
07/26/2014 at 00:46

AND the two extra seats! :D

Jay Lauer > promoted by the color red
07/26/2014 at 00:51

Lulz nope

Aaron James > Jay Lauer
07/26/2014 at 00:51

I just sold my Durango on craigslist with the following disclaimer.

Serious inquires only please, No Trades, Scams, Spam, or Murder.

Worked out great, sold it to the first guy that called, he paid cash and didn't kill me.

claramag, Mustaco Master > Dsscats
07/26/2014 at 00:51

Question for the 300zx guy, how's working in the engine bay? I was looking at one a few years back, popped the hood and was "aw hell no". Piano fingers be dammed, I was flashing back to changing plugs on the family Town & Country. Like hell I was doing that again

Jay Lauer > Aaron James
07/26/2014 at 00:53

I've had those sometimes, and I can tell right off the bat when people aren't serious. The ones that are serious, are great.

I should put that kind of disclaimer, but I'd be lying if I didn't think some of these trades were funny.

Aaron James > Jay Lauer
07/26/2014 at 00:56

I'll trade you 3 Aluminum ladders, a golf cart that needs batteries, a pit bull, and a small landscaping trailer missing one wheel. You'd be crazy to pass this deal up bro.... I'll even sweeten the pot with an 86 4cyl s-10 that ran when parked 20 years ago. Also can throw in 26 bucks. Let me know where you want to meet up to make the trade, I'm giving you a really great deal here.

Aaron James > Jay Lauer
07/26/2014 at 00:58

yeah they are, I just submitted my trade offer for your consideration.

Jay Lauer > Aaron James
07/26/2014 at 00:59

You had me at pit bull.

My dad was selling a 98 Oldsmobile for $3200, and a man was audacious enough to text, "I've got $800, when can I pick it up."

One of the most arrogant things I'd ever heard.

Aaron James > Jay Lauer
07/26/2014 at 01:03

yeah that's ridiculous, have you had the car broker call yet? two days after I sold the truck and after the ad was taken down I got a call from a guy offering to sell it for me for 3-500 dollars. I didn't ask but I'm sure they take your money upfront and you never hear from them again.

Jay Lauer > Aaron James
07/26/2014 at 01:08

Well I've got 6 different cars on Craigslists right now: 3 are mine, two are on consignment, and one is my mom's.

I've also got them all listed on the four surrounding Craigslists.

I get car broker calls about twice a day now. I just let them go to voicemail.

I also get the Craigslists scam texts about three times a day now. It's just 'shit I have to put up with' now.

All Motor Is Best Motor > Aaron James
07/26/2014 at 01:11

Waxes vettes all day.

Aaron James > Jay Lauer
07/26/2014 at 01:11

I have no patience for that anymore, it seems like you get 10 or 20 BS inquires for every at least semi serious one. Good luck to you, hopefully you can get stuff moved out so the crazy calls settle down.

Jay Lauer > Aaron James
07/26/2014 at 01:16

I'd say more like 5 or 6. Wichita seems to have a decent number of honest, nice people. The Honda would've sold really quickly the first time, but the kids bank denied him the loan.

It's no burden for me to keep the S2000 a bit longer; it's a blast. But stuff like Hyundai's or the super-gas-guzzling GTO, I'd rather just have the cash.

Dsscats > claramag, Mustaco Master
07/26/2014 at 01:20

It's half as bad as you'd expect, but still not great

Dsscats > claramag, Mustaco Master
07/26/2014 at 01:20

Be ready to take off the bumper often

Aaron James > All Motor Is Best Motor
07/26/2014 at 01:22

It's a really fast pit bull bruh.....

Makoyouidiot > Jay Lauer
07/26/2014 at 01:26

I'd take the Caddy, if it were me, and it was a CTS-V. :)

Funnily enough, I have currently gotten the following trade offers on my 240sx (a good running car with working A/C, in Texas)

82 Ford Bronco, with the tranny removed and never put back in

88 Nissan Pickup, with about 350k miles on it, and about to fall apart

PARTS of an 01 Ford Ranger, not even the whole damn truck, which wouldn't be worth what my 240 is anyway even if it were complete and pristine

And my favorite, equal value...in weed. That's POUNDS of the stuff, wtf am I gonna do with multiple pounds of weed???

claramag, Mustaco Master > Dsscats
07/26/2014 at 01:27

How many steps required to change headers?

Jay Lauer > Makoyouidiot
07/26/2014 at 01:29

Well the CTS isn't worth near the S2000's value; only if it's a V.

Hey, with weed, you could divide and sell it. Or take the seeds and grow more and more and sell it. I went to high school, so I thought about doing this.

Granted now, they can't arrest you for selling cars Much easier.

Makoyouidiot > Jay Lauer
07/26/2014 at 01:30

Hehe, had to edit my original post, cause my brain put CTS-V in there. Doh.

Dsscats > claramag, Mustaco Master
07/26/2014 at 01:40

Step 1: Pull the engine.

To be honest, im not sure. I wouldn't be at all surprised if it required an engine pull.

Dsscats > norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback
07/26/2014 at 02:04

But....Trans Ams came factory with an LS

JasonStern911 > Jay Lauer
07/26/2014 at 02:06

trade for a nice Camaro?

Vicente Esteve > Jay Lauer
07/26/2014 at 08:20

I am also currently selling my car and thought I had it bad since I got a serious offer of $35 dollars. It seems you have had to put through hell with people like this! Good news, someone might buy it next monday

norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback > Dsscats
07/26/2014 at 08:24

I did not know that.

Kanaric > Jay Lauer
07/26/2014 at 13:25

Should of asked for the firebird plus $15k on top.

ZiptieMcBumper > Jay Lauer
07/26/2014 at 15:13

Kinja'd!!!

Rico > Jay Lauer
08/13/2014 at 22:49

Lmfao that list is sadder than shit.

FireSpittingV12 > Jay Lauer
08/14/2014 at 23:55

Kill it with fire.

FireSpittingV12 > Dsscats
08/14/2014 at 23:55

Nice! I love the wheels.

Dsscats > FireSpittingV12
08/15/2014 at 00:03

Why thank you!

Maddawg > Jay Lauer
08/26/2014 at 15:30

Have you gotten anyone trying to trade you their car and get cash from you? Selling a Santa Fe for a friend I had a guy want the car and a couple grand for his 15 y/o Lexus, I can understand taking a shot in the dark and asking, but like the fool with the trams am he had a hard time taking no for an answer.

FriskyDingo > Makoyouidiot
08/26/2014 at 15:36

"Im a shitty drug dealer so instead of selling this weed and buying your car, i'll trade you the weed and you deal with it."

Makoyouidiot > FriskyDingo
08/26/2014 at 18:45

Essentially.

FriskyDingo > Jay Lauer
08/26/2014 at 19:39

unless its the worst weed ever it wont have seeds in it

Jay Lauer > Maddawg
08/26/2014 at 20:56

lol WUT. I can't fathom asking somebody to trade and have some money.

Maddawg > Jay Lauer
08/27/2014 at 17:10

I've seen ads in which the seller says they'll add cash to the right trade, but to ask like that was ridiculously presumptuous.

Stef Schrader > Jay Lauer
09/01/2014 at 22:10

Oy! No. Just...no.

Nismogtr600 > Jay Lauer
09/02/2014 at 00:20

The guy that pissed me off the most when I was selling a car a while ago was this dude who showed up with 18K for a SUV I listed for 24K NON-NEGOTIABLE because I listed it around 3K under book value because I didn't want to deal with hagglers and low ballers. He insisted he was willing to buy it for 24K once he verified that it was mint like I said....but even if he found a couple of things here and there...6K difference? Told him to fuck off and he kept calling and harassing me for 2 weeks.

Then, the guy who did eventually buy it, wanted the books, which I couldn't find. Instead of just ordering it, he kept bugging me about it for a week after he buys the car and then asks for 200 bucks back!

FromTheBackSeat > Jay Lauer
10/04/2014 at 22:42

At least you've been getting car for car offers (albeit some sketchy ones) - my brother has had weird offers for two vehicles he tried to sell on Kijiji - for his 98 Dodge Intrepid, he was getting offers of tools (skill saws and such) or home stereo speakers. It was similar when he was trying to sell a cube van - offers for trade of stuff - even some guys saying he should just give them the vehicles. For both he would get calls from people who wanted to know if he delivered? Or that someone would come and it up and the buyer would 'mail him a check' and have some lame excuse as to why a) said buyer couldn't pick it up himself or b) why the guy getting the car couldn't bring the money with him (ususally because said buyer was 'out of the province/country). Have to wonder who falls for that stuff....

Jay Lauer > FromTheBackSeat
10/04/2014 at 23:23

Oh, I get PayPal scam texts all the time, but they're so poorly written that I can spot them easily. I used to fuck with them for amusement, but after a while the novelty wears off.

Recently, I've found that stating 'no trades' wards off 99.9% percent of these things. Who would've thunk it.

Prophet of hoon > Jay Lauer
10/07/2014 at 21:04

ya know, I traded a bicycle for a FJ40... one of those "you can't hit a home run if you don't swing for the fence" would be appropriate - but that dude with the TA went a little, every so slightly too far. GLWS

His Stigness > Jay Lauer
10/18/2014 at 22:44

Haha, "all stock." What an idiot.

Jay Lauer > His Stigness
10/18/2014 at 22:53

Holy shit I never noticed that until now.

Looks like stock paint to me.

His Stigness > Jay Lauer
10/18/2014 at 23:36

Holy crap, I didn't even think of the paint. Wow. This guy has no idea of what "stock" means.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > His Stigness
11/14/2014 at 01:27

All of the bolt-ons were in "stock" at his local advance auto parts.

Carlitos the Fünfer > Jay Lauer
11/14/2014 at 17:19

Why are trades so popular? Honestly I'd never trade my car. Cash or nothing. What's worse are the people who post their cars on CL as a "feeler" or for trade for something they'll never get. They're not in the business of selling, just finding out how much somebody would pay for it.

Jay Lauer > Carlitos the Fünfer
11/14/2014 at 23:42

I actually got the Honda on a trade. It worked out really well in my favor, and the car's been totally sound. I realize that's a pretty lucky instance on Craigslist.

Carlitos the Fünfer > Jay Lauer
11/15/2014 at 13:01

Really? Well I'm impressed. The cars I usually see for trade never seem terribly appealing, but yours seems to be really nice.

Jay Lauer > Carlitos the Fünfer
11/15/2014 at 13:03

The S2000 was for sale, but he mentioned that he was wanting a WRX. I had just finished fixing a Legacy GT with a manual. Turns out he had a kid a couple months ago and needed something baby-friendly. My Legacy was, and it was a turbo manual, so it worked really well for him.

Meanwhile, I'm a single college aged male, so the S2000 was completely fine for me. I've got other cars for practicality anyway.

Just lucky circumstance, really. I doubt it'll happen again.

Niquemarshall > Jay Lauer
11/15/2014 at 15:59

BUD