"Gene" wrote in message ...

On Sat, 1 Jan 2011 09:50:35 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:

On Jan 1, 10:04 am, W1TEF wrote:
On Fri, 31 Dec 2010 17:44:06 -0500, "MMC" wrote:

"W1TEF" wrote in
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On Fri, 31 Dec 2010 09:47:45 -0500, "MMC" wrote:

Some of the inquiries/offers I got from the ads were pretty wacky. One
guy
offered 25% of my asking price and wanted a boat ready to cross the
Atlantic, 2 others offered 30% under my asking with no questions, etc.
It
was hard to keep my sociable attitude when one of them pinged twice
again
after my declining his offer.

Tell me about it. When I had the Ranger up for sale, you'd get morons
who wanted to buy it for less than 50% of the asking price. Sign of
the times I guess. One told me he thought I owned money on it so I
wanted to get rid of it. Heh...

We have the same thing with the house - lots of lookers, no takers.
And those who offer think "mortgage problem" so they low ball. Bottom
feeders the bunch of them. :)

=====
Got that right.
I think the lookers are mostly out for free entertainment.

In the eight months we had it up for sale, the house was viewed 64
times by other agents and prospective buyers. 64. No honest offers.

Weird. You'd have to pay three times the asking price to replace it
post renovations.

Then there's the clowns that will call and ask a thousand questions
then offer you 10% and act insulted if you dont' take it.

This is, though... it is like that Nigerian you-got-a-fortune thing.
They wouldn't be making silly offers, if some people didn't take
them....





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It is usually futile to try to talk facts and analysis to people who are
enjoying a sense of moral superiority in their ignorance.
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Reply:
Problem we have here is phony car sales, etc. Go to meet the seller and are
robbed of the cash you brought for the car. Big Craigslist problem at least
here in California. Maybe have the spouse or buddy in the car waiting with
extreme firepower.