"MonkeePuzzle" (monkeypuzzle)
02/21/2018 at 10:40 • Filed to: None
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"MonkeePuzzle" (monkeypuzzle)
02/21/2018 at 10:40 • Filed to: None | 2
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an example: posts 1 pic, posts it to 7 groups I’m in, says PM for details and pics. No more pics. and THEN just argues himself out of $500 before I was even interested in talking money. Good times.
but at least he replied. My general complaint is the complete lack of detail in making an ad to sell a car. I feel like I go pretty deep in my own ads, but it’s not like they take a day to write, it’s an hour of effort. Worth it when you consider how many hours of meeting up with people it could potentailly say.
anyhoo, used car shopping, esspecially when you desire something from the early 90s, is really painfukl
Alfalfa
> MonkeePuzzle
02/21/2018 at 10:51 |
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Maybe this guy is why people start out with the question “what’s your lowest price”
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MonkeePuzzle
> Alfalfa
02/21/2018 at 10:52 |
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right. I guess that stupid buyer question makes sense if some sellers are so willing to negotiate against themselves.
Shift24
> MonkeePuzzle
02/21/2018 at 10:59 |
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You have to remember its facebook where most people can barely read let alone write. Then letting them have access to a marketplace? Lets put this way, you’re not going to get Shakespeare.
At least with CL its easier to tell who you’re going to deal with. Though CL is dying a slow death as more and more I find what im looking for on FB.
Urambo Tauro
> MonkeePuzzle
02/21/2018 at 11:06 |
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I don’t get the whole “lowest I’ll go” bid technique, especially when it’s lower than the regular asking price. If it’s the same as the asking price, then just say $2200 FIRM. Otherwise, that “lowest” number is supposed to be kept to yourself until the end of the negotiation. Nobody’s going to offer 2500 if you’ve already said that you’ll accept 2200.
CobraJoe
> MonkeePuzzle
02/21/2018 at 11:09 |
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My experience with older hondas is that most owners are somewhat clueless when it comes to negotiation or pricing or modifications.
sony1492
> MonkeePuzzle
02/21/2018 at 11:17 |
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Says it’s stock but it’s clearly lowered.
LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com
> MonkeePuzzle
02/21/2018 at 11:26 |
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Yes, tracking FB Marketplace and Craigslist, FB has been . . . challenging.
HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
> MonkeePuzzle
02/21/2018 at 11:36 |
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Wow. If 2200 was the lowest you’ll go than why not just put 2200 in the ad.
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MonkeePuzzle
> HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
02/21/2018 at 12:17 |
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it would even show up in more searches!
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MonkeePuzzle
> LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com
02/21/2018 at 12:18 |
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the search function is tricky too. hard to do a “what cars are new since I obsessively window shopped yesterday” type search on FB
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MonkeePuzzle
> CobraJoe
02/21/2018 at 12:19 |
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you’re not wrong. I roll with a turrible crowd
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MonkeePuzzle
> Urambo Tauro
02/21/2018 at 12:19 |
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100% !!!
I’m certainly not paying him over $2200 now. And to be honest, when he said that, without prompting, it mentally reset my start point for negotiations at $2200.
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LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com
> MonkeePuzzle
02/21/2018 at 12:19 |
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You can save searches and get alerts with the new listings marked. It works fairly well, but you only get one chance to look at it, and then the markers for new stuff disappear . . . and sometimes posts no longer show up for the exact same search.
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MonkeePuzzle
> Shift24
02/21/2018 at 12:20 |
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thats the real issue. there was a crossover time where most of the FB ads were also on CL. but now I HAVE to cruise FB or I miss out on opportunities.
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MonkeePuzzle
> LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com
02/21/2018 at 12:22 |
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right, the disappearing is a real hassle. its still there if bookmark.
and I’ve setup a lot of alerts, but due to the general lack of detail in ads I get a lot of alerts for not what I want.
but such is life. I shall endure. and the end result I shall feel I got the best deal on the best avaialble civic.
Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)
> MonkeePuzzle
02/21/2018 at 12:28 |
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One of my coworkers browses it constantly. She also messages people about things she has no intention of buying, which irritates me to no end. Who does that?!?!
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MonkeePuzzle
> Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)
02/21/2018 at 12:30 |
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the messaging is the ONE thing FB marketplace has over CL.
at least ease of replying to non-committed window shoppers is very low.