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| This is similar to the truck at the center of my buyer beware story |
Buyer Beware:
If you are looking for a cheap car, you can be easily
tempted by that deal that seems too good to be true. My personal advice is that
if it seems too good to be true, it is best to shoot it just in case.
I have come across those types of deals several times just
in my innocent perusal of craigslist and various vehicle-listing sites.
My Experience:
My experience was when I got my driver’s license. On
craigslist, I found a very cheap Cadillac Escalade; it was about 2 years old
and the seller only wanted about $8,000 for it.
If you know about the Cadillac Escalade, $8,000 for
one that is two years old is incredibly cheap since usually they sell in the
high $30, 000s. I pursued the seller via e-mail for about two weeks before I got
wise.
The seller told me she was moving internationally
and could not take the vehicle with her, and that she got the vehicle via
employee pricing, so she did not want to make money selling it. That was red
flags one and two.The third red flag was when she said the truck was in a shipping container in Virginia which I thought was odd. Then, she wanted me to wire her the money, and she would arrange shipping. That was the final straw in my book, and I stopped all further communications.
Despite the fact, Escalade was cheap I could not in
good consciousness give a stranger $8,000 without looking them in the eye and
receiving the vehicle immediately upon transference of funds.
Ways to
Spot a Scam:
• Price is far cheaper than comparable vehicles• Seller will ship a across state lines
• Seller refuses to meet in person
• Seller will handle all logistics in getting the vehicle to you
If two or more of these apply to any vehicle, you look at, walk away!
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