Not on the current topic, but appropriate for thread...
About 3 months ago, I decided to sell my 2010 Honda Fit - low miles, clean interior, overall great car. I listed for $8500, hoping to get $8000 for it. Had a couple bites, got a little cocky and tried to get a little bidding war going, and lost both. Anyways, didn't hear anything for a few days, got a little anxious, then had someone call me up. He lived in a town like 100 miles north of me, asked if his mechanic friend could look at the car for him before he drove all the way out to buy it. No problem. Met with the mechanic, test drove it, rave reviews.
Guy asks me if I'll take $7500 for it. I say nah, $8000 minimum. He goes on and on about how this is for his daughter for college and her heart is set on it, he only has $7500, yada yada yada. After a lot of begging, I agree to $7800. He then asks if I'll drive it 3/4 of the way to him. The thought makes my skin crawl, but I'm anxious to get this thing off my hands and put the money to better use.
Then I don't hear from him for almost a week. I reach out and he asks if I can drive it up the next day. I let him know that I would be driving during peak traffic and wouldn't get there until after dark. Then he decides to throw a fit about how he needs daylight to inspect the car. Uhm, excuse me, wasn't that already handled when your mechanic came to look at it?
Fortunately, the same day I got an offer for $8200 for someone local and as soon as I had the cash in hand, I text him that I sold it to someone else and have a nice day. He proceeds to bombard me with texts calling me a b*tch and a piece of sh*t and that I've ruined his daughter's life.
I just... damn, man. I later found out that claiming you're buying stuff for your kid is a common tactic to get people to undercut themselves on pricing. I'm glad I backed out of it and only lost a couple of hours dealing with him and his mechanic. Made me never want to own a car again so I don't have to deal with CL people on such a big money item.