jeeper
Well-Known Member
For a few years I have sold car parts to support my projects at work. The kids and I have built quite a few 4x4's over the years.
Traditionally I have sold on internet bulletin boards and have had basically zero bad experiences on both ends. For awhile it was even fun....
A couple of years ago when the economy was better I discovered Craigslist. It worked really well for bigger items and things rolled along fairly well. I have never made any real money at all. Primarily gas money and a couple of bucks for what ever used car parts I needed.
Lately however things have definately changed on the Craigslist end.
Lots of non-returned emails, pulled parts that no one came for. An extreme amount of flakiness.....
The best one was an engine in a Jeep.
It was a hard to find engine. Guy wants it for his car. I told him it ran well and that was about it. No promises regarding engine vitals etc. He didn't ask a whole lot of questions either. I was looking at it as a very good core.
We agreed to a price in mid-May. We spent all summer playing phone tag etc. He lives only 2 hours away and I am home pretty much all day everyday. Finally almost three months later he shows up. Starts it and does not say much. It runs well, idles decently etc. He says that he wants to do a compression check. No problem. I start pulling parts and basically make the truck non-driveable while he is doing his thing on top.
He pulls his tools and then walks to his truck. I ask him what he's doing. He says, "I think I'll pass".
What? I could have done a compression check months ago. I guess he wanted a completely rebuilt engine for the price of a core, which is what I was asking.
I guess the lesson is this: Don't hold items. I know this makes me look like an idiot. Maybe you can learn something from my experience.
Anyone else have any good Craigslist stories? I know I can't be alone:cheers:
Traditionally I have sold on internet bulletin boards and have had basically zero bad experiences on both ends. For awhile it was even fun....
A couple of years ago when the economy was better I discovered Craigslist. It worked really well for bigger items and things rolled along fairly well. I have never made any real money at all. Primarily gas money and a couple of bucks for what ever used car parts I needed.
Lately however things have definately changed on the Craigslist end.
Lots of non-returned emails, pulled parts that no one came for. An extreme amount of flakiness.....
The best one was an engine in a Jeep.
It was a hard to find engine. Guy wants it for his car. I told him it ran well and that was about it. No promises regarding engine vitals etc. He didn't ask a whole lot of questions either. I was looking at it as a very good core.
We agreed to a price in mid-May. We spent all summer playing phone tag etc. He lives only 2 hours away and I am home pretty much all day everyday. Finally almost three months later he shows up. Starts it and does not say much. It runs well, idles decently etc. He says that he wants to do a compression check. No problem. I start pulling parts and basically make the truck non-driveable while he is doing his thing on top.
He pulls his tools and then walks to his truck. I ask him what he's doing. He says, "I think I'll pass".
What? I could have done a compression check months ago. I guess he wanted a completely rebuilt engine for the price of a core, which is what I was asking.
I guess the lesson is this: Don't hold items. I know this makes me look like an idiot. Maybe you can learn something from my experience.
Anyone else have any good Craigslist stories? I know I can't be alone:cheers:
