Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 14:32:35 +0000
Reply-To: Trvlr2001@COMCAST.NET
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: "John C..." <Trvlr2001@COMCAST.NET>
Subject: Re: false ads on Craigslist?
>I'm thinking that people are running these ads in order to print it out and
> show the owner of some car they want to buy how little the thing is worth...
Very well could be.
Looks like it worked the other direction as well.
We all rode GoWestys' Prices to the Moon !!!
JC...
Meet you on the dark side ;o)
-------------- Original message --------------
From: Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
> I'm thinking that people are running these ads in order to print it out and
> show the owner of some car they want to buy how little the thing is worth...
> "look, I know you're asking 2500, but these things are all over the place on
> craigslist for $1100 or so. I'll give you $1200, how's that?"
> Running lowball ads to validate falsely low price is the only reason I can
> think of.
>
> Jim
>
> On Sat, May 10, 2008 at 4:28 PM, Scott Daniel - Shazam <
> scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
>
> > For how sharp and clean it looks in the photo's you think it would be more
> > all right.
> > I forget my 'year details' on these old air-cooled, and don't try to track
> > that stuff either.
> > Is it a 68 or 69 ?
> >
> > I personally don't think an old air-cooled bus is worth over $ 1,100 or so
> > anyway, but that's just me.
> >
> > Considering how sharp the body and interior look,
> > The price is way low it would seem.
> >
> > Maybe they just like messin' with people.
> > Scott
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> > Mark Drillock
> > Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2008 1:21 PM
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Subject: false ads on Craigslist?
> >
> > It seems to me that every week I see ads for VWs that don't add up. Lots
> > of Vanagons and buses show up with what seem too good to be true prices
> > and descriptions. No phone numbers and never any response to my
> > inquiries. Anywhere else this seems to be happening besides SoCal? I
> > wonder what the purpose is of such ads are?
> >
> > example:
> >
> > http://sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/car/674983739.html
> >
> > Maybe it is a real ad but the photos are not the year van listed and the
> > price is way low for the van in them.
> >
> > Mark
> >
> >
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