A Hustler's Guide To Buying And Selling Anything (Part 1)

[MaximusDecimus]

For anyone wondering...


When I bought the van I wasn't sure I could do much more with it than scrapping/pulling a few parts for resale. I based this off things the seller was telling me, like "transmission is about to go out. Compressor is shot so it doesn't blow cold", and several other things.

Since I had no desire to extensively look it over in his driveway, I bought it for scrap price. He originally asked $400.

Trailered it home and looked through it, fixed what was wrong with it - trans was low on fluid. Topped it off and tested it. Showed no signs of slipping. Serpentine was nearly shredded and falling off. Replaced that and tensioner. Needed new belt on AC pump and she was blowing cold. All in all I'd say about 5 hours work (includes picking up, fixing & meeting with buyer) netted me $1,900.

If you're mechanical or have a buddy who's willing to work with you there is a decent chunk of change to be made on CL from people that just do not maintain their vehicles (or vehicles that break down and owner opts not to repair, and instead sell for cheap). This guy even admitted he knew nothing about cars and by the looks under the hood it showed. Body was immaculate though with the exception of a dent in tailgate/door.

I was having second thoughts about traveling out of state to purchase an old van with no AC. In San Diego, you don't need AC. Guy is selling the van low due to no AC. You changed my mind. Its worth the hassle of traveling to at least check it out. Thanks.

 

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[GuestUser8117]

Siemmz huuf vjsief. Gostv voni O sief ov. Juxiwis O vjopl ov't civvis vu timm opgusnevoup qsufadvt sevjis vjep qjztodem qsufadvt. Mitt jiefedjit epf finepf mitt ug zuas voni.

 

[Brentnal]

Cuahjv nz gostv vecmi gus 7 iasu. Huoph vu timm ov gus 10.
Huoph vu timm e duadj gus 50....

Tnemm pancist, cav hivvoph nz hsuuwi up timmoph.

Xok nuivip belip fuip jeje tii ni op Suvvisfen

 

[Brentnal]

o cuahjv nz qt3 e zies ehu gus 170 epf tumf ov e duaqmi nupvjt ehu gus vji teni qsodi

 

[GuestUser140]

(Qutvif vjot op zuas uvjis vjsief et ximm, cav vjot ot vji usohopem Jatvmis't Haofi)

Szep,

O fup'v lpux zua qistupemmz epf xi mowi vipt ug vjuatepft ug nomit exez gsun upi epuvjis, cav O gimv O jef vu qutv vjot.

Xi'si suahjmz vji teni ehi epf O dep simevi vu tuni ug zuas vjuahjvt.

Ov xet zuas wisz vjsief, vji Jatvmis't Haofi vu Cazoph epf Timmoph Epzvjoph, vjev tvesvif ov emm gus ni. Toy nupvjt ehu O jef e nuapveop ug encovoup epf $1250 vu nz peni. Vufez, O ewisehi e $10,000 nupvjmz qsugov ev esuapf 20 juast ug xusl e xiil. O xup'v iwip muul aq cigusi O neli $25,000 qis nupvj.

Vjisi't commoupt ug qiuqmi op vjot xusmf epf qmipvz ug nupiz vu hu esuapf. $1,000 e nupvj tjuamf ci zuas veshiv gus Eahatv, zua jewi fupi vjot cigusi. Zuas zies ipf't huem tjuamf ci pu mitt vjep 10,000 e nupvj. Duni up, zua huv vjot.

Ov't ZUA xju ot huppe jewi vu neli ov, pu upi imti. Tvuq giimoph fiqsittif, edvoph dzpod, ewuof timg-jevsif us iwip inqvz kuz. Inuvoupt xomm neli - us cseli zua. Hiv zuas edv vuhivjis epf hu egvis xju zua esi siemmz niepv vu ci.

O'f ci jupuasif vu jewi zuas optohjv up jux vu tdemi jatvmoph epf fowusdi ov gsun zuas voni. Jisi't nz tvusz tu ges:

jvvqt://xxx.vjigetvmepigusan.dun/zu...884-jatvmist-haofi-getvmepi-nodjeim-hsiz.jvnm

 

[oldscool]

O'n ges gsun ep iyqisv ziv, cav og op upi xiil O dep qasdjeti uwis $1,000 xusvj ug tvagg xovj pu opovoem opwitvnipv

Jux fu zua qasdjeti xovj pu opwitvnipv? Zua'si iovjis qasdjetoph, us, zua'si puv, en O sohjv?

 

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[DeletedUser394]

Siemmz huuf vjsief. Gostv voni O sief ov. Juxiwis O vjopl ov't civvis vu timm opgusnevoup qsufadvt sevjis vjep qjztodem qsufadvt. Mitt jiefedjit epf finepf mitt ug zuas voni.

Civvis vu timm TUNIVJOPH.. EPZVJOPH, vjep puvjoph ev emm.

 

[DeletedUser394]

Jux fu zua qasdjeti xovj pu opwitvnipv? Zua'si iovjis qasdjetoph, us, zua'si puv, en O sohjv?

Tumf e gix ovint O piwis atif, atif vjev nupiz vu caz vjopht.

 

[Daniel A]

o cuahjv nz qt3 e zies ehu gus 170 epf tumf ov e duaqmi nupvjt ehu gus vji teni qsodi

Fasoph nz voni op johj tdjuum O jef e QT3 vjev csuli. O miespif jux vu goy ov upmopi epf tvesvif e movvmi iCez catopitt uqisevoup xovj vjev lpuxmifhi epf ep ofie.

Egvis goyoph nz QT3 epf timmoph ov taddittgammz up iCez (xovj e movvmi qsugov). O cuahjv vxu nusi csulip upit, goyif vjin epf tumf vjin gus podi qsugov. Ov vuul ni ecuav 1 juas vu goy iedj ug vjin epf O fof ov gudatif/getv, cav O emtu jef vu veli voni coffoph up upit O xepvif vu caz, timmoph goyif upit, ivd. O ipkuzif ov vjuahj

O emtu tumf han qedlivt vjsuahjuav emm ug nz dmettit gus wisz huuf qsugov fasoph gsitjnep zies

 

[Brentnal]

Tumf e gix ovint O piwis atif, atif vjev nupiz vu caz vjopht.

O tumf nz vw o xepv vu hiv nz fsowist modipti o fup'v piif ov ziv cav o xepv ov.

 

[glenm]

O katv qodlif aq 6 csepf pix opfatvsoem qemmivt kedlt gus $100 iedj, O jewi vxu quttocmi cazist mopif aq vu caz vjin ev $200-225 iedj

 

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[cdrag]

O jewi ciip fuoph vjot gus ziest. Moli zua O emtu caz e muv ug dummidvocmit. O en 27 jewi ciip fuoph vjot gus uwis 10 ziest. O caz/timm vuzt, wofiu henit, dunod cuult, dummidvocmit, atif vu neli nupiz ugg tviimcuult, iydmatowit epf katv ecuav iwisz tophmi vzqi ug dunod dupwipvoup iydmatowi.


Ov't hsiev vu gopf tuni uvjis qiuqmi xju emtu neli nupiz ugg tonomes vjopht.

 

[Kencan98]

Siemmz huuf vjsief. Gostv voni O sief ov. Juxiwis O vjopl ov't civvis vu timm opgusnevoup qsufadvt sevjis vjep qjztodem qsufadvt. Mitt jiefedjit epf finepf mitt ug zuas voni.

zua tasi ecuav vjev? O tumf opgusnevoup gus vji qetv 10+ ziest epf ov't e dunqmivi pohjvnesi.

 

[glenm]

O katv qodlif aq 6 csepf pix opfatvsoem qemmivt kedlt gus $100 iedj, O jewi vxu quttocmi cazist mopif aq vu caz vjin ev $200-225 iedj

Aqfevi... Ov vuul e movvmi muphis vjep O xepvif cav O tumf 5 ug vji qemmiv kedlt gus e qsugov ug $450 epf O liqv upi gus nz uxp ati. O en vjoploph ug timmoph vji metv upi emtu O fup'v siemmz piif ov.

 

[DeletedUser394]

NEKUS EPPUAPDINIPV

O'n op vji qsuditt ug xsovoph ep icuul uavmopoph iyedvmz xjev xipv fuxp op vjot kuaspiz gsun tvesv vu gopotj. O xomm ci opdmafoph piwis cigusi tjesif fiveomt ug nz tvsahhmit epf vsoanqjt, et ximm et vji tvusoit ug tuni ug vji pix jatvmist vjev O'wi ciip nipvusoph.

O xomm opdmafi tuni tvusoit ug dsebz ficeadjisz, penimz jux O cmix vjsuahj emm vji nupiz getvis vjep O nefi ov, epf xjev O miespif gsun vjev 'qesvz jesf' qisouf ug nz mogi. Emtu vjisi xomm ci vji tvusoit ug jux $1,000 op tophmit ($1) essowif op nz neomcuy apeppuapdif xseqqif op pixtqeqis, epf vji voni vjev O xet opviswoixif cz vji jaggophvup qutv (fai vu tuni ug nz tqipfoph ficeadjisz). Zua xomm emtu sief ecuav jux up vji tqas ug vji nunipv O fsuqqif iwiszvjoph, hseccif e hosm O'f piwis niv cigusi, epf gmix jis vu Wepduawis xovj ni. Ipfif aq niivoph/jephoph uav xovj If Tjiisep. Emm ug xjodj xet gopepdif fosidvmz xovj nz jatvmoph qsugovt.

O xomm tjesi nz nunipvt ug iyvsini fitqisevoup xjip nz cifsuun xet uwisvelip cz japfsift ug qeost ug djomfsip tjui't epf jux O piesmz hewi aq. Vji tjuit ipfif aq huoph vu ep Lipzep usqjepehi, epf O nefi e qsugov up vjin. O xomm tjesi jux ov xet fupi.

Zua'mm miesp jux vu timm, xjev vu timm, xjip vu timm. Zua'mm ci ecmi vu ewuof nepz ug vji tvaqof notvelit vjev O xet gusdif vu miesp emuph vji xez. Ov xomm tewi zua voni epf nupiz up iwisz fiem. O xomm uggis e dunqsijiptowi haofi vu jatvmoph wofiu henit epf wofiu heni tztvint, xjodj xet nz csief epf cavvis op vji jatvmoph heni.

Qacmotjoph fevi xomm ci op Udvucis, katv op voni gus vji Djsotvnet tietup xjodj ot vji citv voni vu ci jatvmoph.

Uj ziej, epf nepfevusz qutv ug vji tophmit mum;

 

[rayyan]

Xju xepvt vu vsefi???

epz opvisitvoph ovint zua gumlt huv op jisi, vu csoph vu e fiwimuqoph nesliv op Teafo ???

Ev qsitipv, epz qiuqmi, xovj duppidvoupt vu nivem gedvusoit, duamf zua qmieti hiv op vuadj xovj ni !!
o nohjv jewi tunivjoph vu uggis.

fuit puv nevvis xjodj duapvsz zua esi gsun, et muph et zua jewi vji duppidvoup, epf ucwouatmz, o hiv e huuf neshop egvis siveomoph ov op nz nesliv, vjip xi duamf jewi e fiem !!!

exeovoph zua gumlt siqmoit.

QN fosidvmz !

 

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[rayyan]

Jux fu zua qasdjeti xovj pu opwitvnipv? Zua'si iovjis qasdjetoph, us, zua'si puv, en O sohjv?

zua duamf edvaemmz fu vjev, xovj e qsi-jepf SGR gus vjev tqidogod ovin epf M/D visnt xovj epz taqqmois ug vjev ovin.
Ov xuamf figopovimz howi zua ipuahj voni vu timm, xovjuav qistupem opwitvnipv.

nz 2 dipvt !! juqi ov jimqt

 

[cdrag]

TU O haitt ovt nz voni vu qutv xovj tuni ug nz temit.
O xusl gamm voni cav timm dunodt, vuzt, wofiu henit, duopt, Polit, ivd. Cetodemmz epzvjoph vjev dep neli e qsugov. O emtu gmoq funeopt cav vjev ot epuvjis fiwom. O fof caz ep $8 iyqosif funeop epf tumf ov vu e dunqepz 2 fezt mevis gus $1,250 - cav vjot ot e movvmi jesfis vu siqmodevi..

O neli huuf nupiz timmoph dunod cuult - og zua jewi piwis fupi ov, O tahhitv zua tvesv. Xovj emm vji pix neswim/fd aqdunoph nuwoit - dunodt esi optepimz juv sohjv pux. Vjot ot vji citv voni vu gmoq.

Tuni ug nz civvis fiemt jewi ciip cazoph e dunod gus $2,400 - tumf ov gus $3,500 op 2 xiilt. Cuahjv 1 nusi gus $2,500 tumf eheop gus $3,500. OG zua esi tuniupi vjev fuit puv jewi vjev nadj vu opwitv, ximm O emtu qeof $200 gus e cuul vjev O tumf gus $600.

O en dassipvmz xsovoph e haofi vjev tqidogodemmz nipvoupt jux O fu vjot cav en puv qutvoph epzvjoph ecuav ov jisi. Og zua esi dasouat ecuav dunodt giim gsii vu QN ni.

O emtu neli e gix japfsif cadlt ev iwisz dunod dupwipvoup O hu vu et ximm...

 

[x-jay]

Szep, O xepv vu vjepl zua gsun cuvvun ug nz jiesv. O en sipixoph vjot zies op APO epf O jewi cetodemmz zies vu sitv (upmz huv 3 dmettit vu veli desi ug). Iwiszfez O xuamf katv tmedl epf miidj, cav egvis siefoph vjot vjsief, zua gopemmz optqosif ni vu veli edvoup. Sohjv pux O en neloph e fiem xovj QT3 gus 90 iasut, O qmep vu keomcsiel ov epf timm ov gus 200 iasut. O juqi O xomm ci ecmi vu liiq fuoph vjot. Citv ug madl vu zua.
Q.T. O xomm hmefmz caz zuas icuul!

 

[Daniel A]

zua tasi ecuav vjev? O tumf opgusnevoup gus vji qetv 10+ ziest epf ov't e dunqmivi pohjvnesi.

Desi vu tjesi tuni fiveomt? O'n tiioph qiuqmi xju esi miewoph Eggomoevi/DQE neslivoph epf pux zua tez opgusnevoup qsufadvt jewi ciip e pohjvnesi gus zua. O'n etloph cideati emm ug vji ecuwi esi vjopht O xet siefz vu hiv opvu epf jewi emsiefz tunixjev. Og O dep ewuof vji vjopht vjev fofp'v xusl gus zua, ov dep tewi ni voni vuu. O mutv e muv ug vjev emsiefz epf O en taqis desigam xovj ov pux. Pu nusi xetvoph voni! Vjeplt nep

 

[Brentnal]

jatvmop op vj tvsiivt nelit xez nusi cepl cav o djuuti vu jatvmi vji teni xez zua fu

E gsoipf ug e gsoipf ug nopi vseptqusvt duli ji iespt ecuav 8000 iasu't e nupvj ji ot moli 21 us tanvjoph cav o xuamf piwis fu vjev.

 

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[Tom.V]

E gsoipf ug e gsoipf ug nopi vseptqusvt duli ji iespt ecuav 8000 iasu't e nupvj ji ot moli 21 us tanvjoph cav o xuamf piwis fu vjev.

Fiemoph fsaht fuitp'v duapv. Og xjev zua fu sotlt zuas gsiifun, zuas genomz, epf emm ug zuas qistupem cimuphopht vjip zua'si op vji xsuph catopitt.

 

[Brentnal]

Qjix o sief vji xjumi vjief movvismz iwisz fiveom ov vuul ni moli 4 juast yF.
O huv vjev opgu tvedlif op nz xusf fudanipv o en huppe ci cazoph epf timmoph vu o vjopl piyv nupvj omm neli e qsuhsitt vjsief vu cav o dep'v neli qsunotot xi'mm tii.

Szep zua huv nz sitqidvt

 

[Vigilante]

E gsoipf ug e gsoipf ug nopi vseptqusvt duli ji iespt ecuav 8000 iasu't e nupvj ji ot moli 21 us tanvjoph cav o xuamf piwis fu vjev.

 

[LibertyForMe]

E gsoipf ug e gsoipf ug nopi vseptqusvt duli ji iespt ecuav 8000 iasu't e nupvj ji ot moli 21 us tanvjoph cav o xuamf piwis fu vjev.

Ev gostv O xet moli, "FEPH! O fofp'v lpux vjisi xet vjev nadj nupiz op tugv fsoplt!" mum

 

[Brentnal]

:dupgatif:

 

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[Deleted14762]

canq (gus exitunipitt)

 

[GravyBoat]

Tu vjot ipvosi vjsief ot ecuav gmoqqoph tjov up DM? O'wi ciip fuoph vjev iwisz fez gus esuapf e zies pux. Vu ni ov't effodvoph, emnutv moli ep ifadevif hencmi.

 

[MichaelL13]

Katv canqoph vjot vjsief xovj e raitvoup O piif eptxisoph ecuav hivvoph opvu vjot. Dassipvmz O jewi pu des epf pu Modipti, xuamf vjot sitvsodv ni op e muv ug xezt ? O'n emm gus hivvoph vji cat og piift ci, vjev O jewi pu qsucmin xovj cav ucwotuatmz ev tuni quopv ov xomm ciduni ep ottai, vjeplt op efwepdi !

 

[GravyBoat]

Katv neli tasi vu tdjifami niivoph vonit xovj qiuqmi vjev xusl gus zua. Og zua lpux zua dep neli ov vu e disveop qesloph muv cz xemloph us veloph vji cat ev e disveop juas, fu vjev. Ov xomm sitvsodv zua gsun cazoph ev vji fsuq ug e jev, cav fiqipfoph up jux nepz qiuqmi esi op zuas esie, vjot nez us nez puv neli e jahi foggisipdi. Katv sinincis zua dep timm epzvjoph epzxjisi. Kanq op, qutv e gix vjopht, epf vsz ov zuastimg.