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    Craigslist/Marketplace Pet Peeves: ISO

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    • CarsOfFortLangley
      CarsOfFortLangley last edited by

      Craigslist/Marketplace pet peeves is a very broad catagory to be sure, but one of the ones that consistantly bother me is the people who put up "ISO" or "In Search Of" posts.

      Particularly frustrating during car shopping, these ads that read things like "looking for low mile, mint condition 4runner, max $10K" are mind boggling. Like, do these people really post these, sit back and thing "oh yeah, can't wait to have TONS of people reaching out trying to sell me their desirable vehicles at low prices".

      Nothing in the online classified world makes me want to reach out and slap someone in the face more than these ads. xj-1.jpg

      Curator
      1986 Dodge D100 & 2021 Jeep Wrangler Willys

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      • I
        ibRAD last edited by

        I don't know. It looks like I might sell one of my Volvos because I answered a 'wanted' ad last weekend. A lot less effort than putting it up myself!

        What I hate are the "wanted" ads that are actually 'for sale' ads.

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        • Tripper
          Tripper last edited by Tripper

          If you search via Boolean you can use "NOT" on CL, I think. EDIT: Sorry on CL you use "-" before a word to filter it out. For example:

          Your search terms - "ISO" - "WTB"

          E46 M3 | 1502 Hotrod | 11th Gen Civic Si

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          • StuckMTB
            StuckMTB last edited by

            Or dealers who post cars from thousands of miles away on my local city's listings. UGH

            2009 Corvette Coupe, 2004 BMW 330Ci, lots n lots of pedal powered things!

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            • Just Jeepin'
              Just Jeepin' last edited by

              Found something for you.

              https://bloomington.craigslist.org/cto/d/harrodsburg-1971-am-general-m35a2-deuce/7239824947.html

              42B5DD47-B833-4D0B-90FC-26938B1FD0FD.jpeg

              On walkabout. Back soonish.

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              • CoolMinivan.......Nobody
                CoolMinivan.......Nobody last edited by

                Eh, I've done it before when searching for something specific.
                Sometimes people have something they think about selling, but figure no one wants it, so they don't bother listing it or because of FB/CL's ways of listing things, makes it extremely hard to find.

                2019 Chrysler Pacifica S.
                2018 GC SE Blacktop.

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                • CarsOfFortLangley
                  CarsOfFortLangley @Just Jeepin' last edited by

                  @just-jeepin MURICA

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                  • smobgirl
                    smobgirl last edited by

                    I search a few of those online “thrift” shops for a couple brands of running stuff I can’t really afford new. People post ISO posts there too, with “list prices” of hundreds of dollars. They’re really irritating.

                    Give me all the ‘70s Datsuns, ‘80s Toyotas, and ‘90s Hondas.

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                    • Huzer
                      Huzer @CarsOfFortLangley last edited by

                      @carsoffortlangley The ISO, or the "this is a picture of what my car COULD look like", with a price that equals the "could" and not "does" look like.

                      1968 Mustang - 2022 Bronco Badlands ManSquatch, 2 dr

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                      • CivicWagonEngineer
                        CivicWagonEngineer last edited by CivicWagonEngineer

                        I thought this exact same thing, but my brother made one of these (funnily enough for a 4Runner) and had a lady reach out to sell hers because she didn't want to go through the hassle of listing it. She ended taking money off of her already low asking price AND installed brand new tires before handing over the keys. So my brother got a screaming good deal out of an ISO post and I have a little more respect for them now, even though this was probably just a one in a million occurence

                        '89 Civic Wagon RT4WD, '01 Miata Special Edition, '00 Honda Insight 5Speed

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                        • ranwhenparked
                          ranwhenparked @Huzer last edited by

                          @huzer Those people are clinically insane. Posts picture of fully restored concours quality car snapped a a car show, followed by several photos of the actual car for sale, rusted out, incomplete, and in an advanced state of disassembly. What do they expect us to do with this information?

                          2022 Ioniq SE
                          1964 Corvair Monza

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                          • ranwhenparked
                            ranwhenparked @ibRAD last edited by

                            @ibrad Also, the "for sale" ads that have one picture, only a few basic words of information and "selling for a friend, do not email, call him for details". So, I've got to play phone tag with someone just to find out if its something I'm even slightly interested in, when some more detailed photos and description could save all that time.

                            2022 Ioniq SE
                            1964 Corvair Monza

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                            • flatisflat
                              flatisflat last edited by

                              Incorrectly listed transmission. This makes me want to extinguish the sun.

                              2012 R55 LCI N18B16A 6MT

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                              • trivet
                                trivet @flatisflat last edited by

                                @flatisflat said in Craigslist/Marketplace Pet Peeves: ISO:

                                Incorrectly listed transmission. This makes me want to extinguish the sun.

                                This. So much this.

                                Dealers seem to do this all the time on CL and FB Marketplace. I always filter to search "manual" transmission and 95% of the findings are automatics, and almost ALWAYS from dealers who listed it as a manual.

                                Current stable: 2015 WRX Limited, 1987 Fiero GT,
                                Past cars: 1990 Eagle Talon TSi, 1990 Plymouth Laser RS Turbo, 1982 Pontiac J2000 (my first) and many others I don't want to talk about.......

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                                • Exage03040
                                  Exage03040 last edited by

                                  The ISO/WTB are always asking for prices so low I think they're looking for parts vehicles. It's basically spam.

                                  ToT: https://opposite-lock.com/topic/66761/this-or-that-235

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                                  • CivicWagonEngineer
                                    CivicWagonEngineer @ranwhenparked last edited by CivicWagonEngineer

                                    @ranwhenparked said in Craigslist/Marketplace Pet Peeves: ISO:

                                    @ibrad Also, the "for sale" ads that have one picture, only a few basic words of information and "selling for a friend, do not email, call him for details". So, I've got to play phone tag with someone just to find out if its something I'm even slightly interested in, when some more detailed photos and description could save all that time.

                                    I got a great deal on my Miata because of this. It was an offerup post with one picture and the lister was a friend of the daughter of the seller. Had to talk to 3 different people but I ended up getting a pristine car well below market value because I assume no one else wanted to deal with the hassle

                                    '89 Civic Wagon RT4WD, '01 Miata Special Edition, '00 Honda Insight 5Speed

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                                    • CarsOfFortLangley
                                      CarsOfFortLangley @CivicWagonEngineer last edited by

                                      @civicwagonengineer Don't tell me shit like that, I'll end up making them lol

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                                      • CarsOfFortLangley
                                        CarsOfFortLangley @ranwhenparked last edited by

                                        @ranwhenparked I had one recently for a WJ that said "call my mechanic"

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                                        • ranwhenparked
                                          ranwhenparked @CivicWagonEngineer last edited by

                                          @civicwagonengineer I would assume so, I guess if its something you really, really want, go ahead. Maybe its an intentional strategy to keep away casual shoppers, tire kickers, and low ballers, who don't know what the seller has?

                                          2022 Ioniq SE
                                          1964 Corvair Monza

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                                          • CivicWagonEngineer
                                            CivicWagonEngineer @CarsOfFortLangley last edited by

                                            @carsoffortlangley said in Craigslist/Marketplace Pet Peeves: ISO:

                                            @civicwagonengineer Don't tell me shit like that, I'll end up making them lol

                                            I wish my brother hadn't told me, I want to make them now too!

                                            '89 Civic Wagon RT4WD, '01 Miata Special Edition, '00 Honda Insight 5Speed

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                                            • CivicWagonEngineer
                                              CivicWagonEngineer @ranwhenparked last edited by

                                              @ranwhenparked said in Craigslist/Marketplace Pet Peeves: ISO:

                                              @civicwagonengineer I would assume so, I guess if its something you really, really want, go ahead. Maybe its an intentional strategy to keep away casual shoppers, tire kickers, and low ballers, who don't know what the seller has?

                                              I could definitely see some people using it as a deterrent, but I swear 99% of the posts I see like that are for some $600 shitbox Toyota or similar

                                              '89 Civic Wagon RT4WD, '01 Miata Special Edition, '00 Honda Insight 5Speed

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