For Sale 1999 Dodge Ramcharger

[72Fury]

I have thought about BAT, but IIRC they were a good deal more expensive than ebay. And you usually have some know it all chiming in with "those suck" etc.

Last time I looked at the price it was $100. I think I listed a car for something like $50, on a special they ran. You do get the comments, Bat sometimes pulls the bad ones, and you can't just pull the add whenever you want. The part I like best, is that no one can snipe at the last 2 seconds. The second best part is everyone bids more than just a minimum amount. AND each person that bids, has their credit card get hit for the bid. No one is (ok, most) going to bid for play. It is a tough place to get a smoking deal. Most vehicles sell for more than I would want to pay. You have something unusual. Well, just something for thought.

 

[Carmine]

Last time I looked at the price it was $100. I think I listed a car for something like $50, on a special they ran. You do get the comments, Bat sometimes pulls the bad ones, and you can't just pull the add whenever you want. The part I like best, is that no one can snipe at the last 2 seconds. The second best part is everyone bids more than just a minimum amount. AND each person that bids, has their credit card get hit for the bid. No one is (ok, most) going to bid for play. It is a tough place to get a smoking deal. Most vehicles sell for more than I would want to pay. You have something unusual. Well, just something for thought.

No, 'tis a good thought but $100 is 2x ebay's price (unless it sold, then ebay is $125). I might look into it. I got a message from a potential buyer, so i'll have to see if he comes through.

 

[fury fan]

http://www.motortrend.com/news/dodge-ram-v10/

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This one looks so much better than the one Chrysler did. When I first saw Carmine's pics I thought it looked a little unbalanced and patchwork, too imposing at the front and too minivan-like at the rear, and the glass didn't look very well planned. If they were as slick as the mid-late 80s versions they would've sold well, I bet.

 

[bigmoparjeff]

http://www.motortrend.com/news/dodge-ram-v10/

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That's the one!

The original magazine article had a lot more pictures than the on-line version, but you can see by the pic that they did a pretty good job. I had forgotten that it was done by a car dealer and not some kind of conversion company.

 

[Carmine]

Well, I are Internet famous now:

Rough Start: Blowing The Budget On A Mexican Ramcharger

Which so far has resulted in this 1 AM text...

 

[Snotty]

Don't you hate messages like that??? Whenever I'm asked that question, I take 1 dollar off my price.

 

[Carmine]

Don't you hate messages like that??? Whenever I'm asked that question, I take 1 dollar off my price.

I've never had one that began that way result in a sale anyway. I think it's just the local third-world used car lot trying to score a despiration sale. (Although that message was from 954 area code.. Hi Florida!)

 

[LocuMob]

Don't you hate messages like that??? Whenever I'm asked that question, I take 1 dollar off my price.

I personally hate having to text someone. You're on your phone, can't you use it as one for a brief moment and we can come to a conclusion and both be on our way? No, you'd rather drag out 3 sentences over 2 hours and piss me off?

Gotta love selling things in this day and age.

 

[Snotty]

I've never had one that began that way result in a sale anyway. I think it's just the local third-world used car lot trying to score a despiration sale. (Although that message was from 954 area code.. Hi Florida!)

Really? I're gotten it perhaps every time I've sold a car, "What's the lowest you'll take for it?" It's the dumbest question around! I asked a guy once, "Would you go into a store and ask that of a clerk about the price of a loaf of bread? So then, why are you asking me that question?" It's one reason why I've stooped listing cars with "offer" after my asking price.

 

[LocuMob]

Really? I've gotten it perhaps every time I've sold a car, "What's the lowest you'll take for it?" It's the dumbest question around! ... It's one reason why I've stooped listing cars with "offer" after my asking price.

I get it quite often when I do sell something. My take, it gets to the bottom line right away, granted I'm selling cars under $1000 so it's not big money, and can save me a lot of time over someone hemming and hawing over the littlest thing.

As for the price, I usually pad it just a little so I can get what I want, and the buyer can have a small sense of accomplishment in his bartering skills. And when they ask me that question, cause they will, I always ask them what they think and they are usually within $50 of me.

No matter what, I can get any number of texts, 1-100, and it's always the first person who calls buys the car, always.

 

[Carmine]

Really? I're gotten it perhaps every time I've sold a car, "What's the lowest you'll take for it?" It's the dumbest question around! I asked a guy once, "Would you go into a store and ask that of a clerk about the price of a loaf of bread? So then, why are you asking me that question?" It's one reason why I've stooped listing cars with "offer" after my asking price.

I think you're misreading me... I get those stupid messages all the time (and there is a verbal version as well, usually with an accent). But they never lead to a sale.

If I was selling a $1500 2005 Generic Hooptie, leading with a price question might be something a normal person would do. But I'm selling 50 year old cars, or only-version-of-it-in-the-state specialty cars. "What you bottom money" is not the way a serious buyer (or at least one I care to meet) opens a conversation about an unusual car.

And I MUCH prefer opening with them texting me. People call at random times, I don't need to be interrupted at work, talking to a friend, slappin' brake pads on the minivan, etc. just to hear "how much you take cash?" If your questions aren't stupid (and there are stupid questions), I'll gladly move onto a phone conversation.

I saw your ad for the _______, (not cut/pasted with the name of the city, like some of these scammer morons do)... Do you still have it?

Yes I do.

Is it as clean as the pics show?

Sure is, it's from out west.

Is there anything wrong not mentioned in the ad? Can I test drive it?

Not that I can think of, why don't you give me a call?

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That's the kind of text and then phone call that goes somewhere. The rest of this is people making scam calls/texts from mud huts.

 

[Carmine]

Exhibit B, that I just decided to screw with...

(the last text with a photo was a pic of some rafter ventilation sheets left over from a project... I just wanted to see if he was even paying attention or knew what an engine looked like...)

 

[Carmine]

I guess he at least knew something... BTW, my ad for a red Dodge Ramcharger does show an engine photo.

 

[Carmine]

(the engine pic was one I shot months ago just to remember the belt routing on a new Hemi test engine. I decided to throw in some '69 Imperial pics that were on my phone... something that should stand out to the buyer of a 1999 SUV. To rub it in, why not some outside shots of my Fury being loaded for shipping?)

 

[Carmine]

But he's pretty slick... wants to see an engine shot taken today. Luckily I was walking out the door, so how about a '79 Dodge Magnum? Sure it's not the RED SUV you're supposed to be asking about, but they both are 318s, lol.

 

[Carmine]

The scam is back on! Hurray! Let's see if he's dumb enough to send a check to my local Taco Bell...

 

[Carmine]

Oh well, guess he must have clicked the link that my stupid phone gave him. I was going to demand he waste postage sending it express, but it seems he caught me giving him a virtual finger... no more texts after that.

These people would steal money from honest folk, that's why I left his number in the screen caps. They're lying scum and should be treated as such. Or at least F'ed with for entertainment purposes.

 

[72Fury]

Lol. So the scam still is the send more money than required and you refund the difference?

 

[Carmine]

Lol. So the scam still is the send more money than required and you refund the difference?

I dunno... he didn't say that. Probably just looking for a name/address to ID theft.

 

[LocuMob]

In I received the intelligent texts I'd be happy but only the idiots that want me to drive 3 hours to them to look at the car,are the ones that text. I don't sell much on Craigslist anymore, easier to sell my stuff here!