People get dumber every day. The following is an email exchange between myself and a craigslist buyer for my truck which is listed for $2500 obo. It's not the firmest time I've had to educate someone on the vehicle buying process
So let me get this right, you want to negotiate on a vehicle you haven't even seen? Why do you insist on wasting your time and mine when you may show up and not want it? Here's how the vehicle purchasing process typically works. You read the ad and ask any further questions you may have about the vehicle. Then we arrange a time for you to inspect the vehicle. You bring cash to that meeting and if the vehicle meets your expectations then we negotiate a price, not really expecting more than a 15-20% maximum drop from asking price. If we agree on a price, you handover cash and I handover the signed title and you drive away with the vehicle. Bring a set of license plates with you.
So when would you like to see it?