Not my usual Olds Toronado posting, but I saw this by the side of the road near me and thought I'd post it. It's actually at a local Chevy/Buick/GMC dealer, but not on the used car lot. I'm guessing it's owned by one of the employees or maybe a friend of an employee. Looks nice. Asking $15,000. I like how he says "good project car." I don't know. Looks good to me as is, and, for that price, it shouldn't need much.
He probably wants to avoid any guarantee backfire, in case something goes wrong down the road. That's how it is with current ebay terms of service, over here. When something was sold as a used item, months ago, sellers now have to cover their posteriors, claiming once used items as nowadays "damaged" items, whether they're truly damaged or not
But this isn't ebay or any online selling service. This is a just a car for sale. One member of the public to the other. No warranties, implied or otherwise. Buyer beware. You do your due diligence before you buy the car. It is sold as-is and comes with no guarantees. If it breaks down on you on the way home after buying it, that's on you, not the seller. It ceased being his car the moment the title was signed over to you.
That's only logical, just as it used to be at ebay. That nevertheless doesen't mean that ambulance-chasing lawyers have become extinct. In a perfect world, you shouldn't need to hire legal representation, when situations are cut and dry. "Just a car for sale" is one thing, when a private seller parks his to sell vehicle on his own lawn and tapes a FOR SALE sign onto a window. In this case, however, even when not advertised on ebay, the seller happens to be a dealership of whom is a much larger target and who has to cover his own behind, having plenty more liability, as well as much more to risk, than some common Joe Shmoe peddling his wares from his garage. That's just a guess anyway. Doing detective work on why someone designs his ads that way involves looking in all directions
You raise an interesting point. I do not believe this car is being sold by the dealer. Otherwise, it wouldn't have a hand-written For Sale sign on it and it would probably be on the lot with the dealership's other used cars. I'm guessing it's a private seller who happens to be an employee of the dealership or a friend of an employee. I've sold a car or two this way. Put a For Sale sign on it with my contact information on it and park it in a conspicuous spot in the parking lot where I worked. It doesn't mean that my employer is selling the car or is responsible for its condition, and I don't think anyone would think that. BUT, in this case, the place of business happens to be an auto dealer, and that might create a gray area in regard to who is actually selling it. But given that the info card is hand-written and has a private phone number on it would suggest to most people that it is not the dealer trying to sell the car.
Perhaps. But he may be calculating that most potential buyers wouldn't likely be thinking that far ahead?
