Yep CL died years ago here. FB Marketplace sucks as already said.
I moved to Texas in '17 from rural Missouri, and Marketplace was decent. Yea mostly overpriced junk projects.... but way worse today. Selling old cars on there is total BS, like said.
Here's a funny story. I have been trying to get down to just a couple car due to being old and wore out. Selling a '75 AMC Hornet, straight six. Recent paint. Needs little. Good driver. Priced at $3500. No I did not do like 99% and price it at twice what it is worth. Lets say comparable to selling a slant Duster. (But fewer AMC guys out there than Mopar.) That is really a more than fair price. I list in on FB AMC forums and everyone says " really nice car, well worth the price, wish we were closer." ha ., Then you get all the guys that are fairly close and want to trade me a modern ish Honda or cycle. Can't rub two nickles together. Or the guy that wants 100 more pics and I give him my number and never calls ( costs too much? ha).
OK so I run the ad on FB Marketplace. Like said, lots of " is this still available?" and I already told them is the ad is up it is for sale. Stupid or just plain retarded? ( No disrespect to those mentally challenged!) OK so I get a couple of actually lookers. One is a flipper and he wants it 100 % perfect, but most all lookers will want it 100 % restored with everything new for rebuilt, and for pennies on the $. Then more trades offered of non running pickups, wore out Honda Civics, a litter of cats, and the " can I pay it off over time but take it on home?" OR the guy that offers $1000 because I have had it for sale a "while." Really??
The then there were a couple of guys that wanted to fly in and drive it back home 600-1000 mi. When I mentioned yes it runs and drives great for a 75 six Hornet, but I have only drove it maybe 20 miles at a time, then they back off. Crickets. WHY did I not just say, yea I drove it to Ohio and back just other day? ( yea, actually a PO drove it on Hot Rod Power Tour but I forget the year. Still have the sticker!!!.)
I think part of the deal is the economy is way worse than CNN says.
Or the average person is just getting lazier and/or dumber!
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