I'm the friend that toyota86 went with to see the Sportcross.
It was the shadiest transaction I've ever dealt with on CL. We met at King George station drop off area (first sign of shadiness).
Here is how it went down-
We showed up on time at agreed location. The seller was a guy named Cleo (2nd sign of shadiness) Oddly, the GF dealt with most of the car showing and bartering while the BF sat by the side. (3rd sign of shadiness) Checked out the car, took it for a short test drive. Car seemed to be decent shape while needing a little bit of work. The car also smelled a little bit of weed inside, but in this day and age I suppose its to be expected. I always wanted a Sportcross. So I gave an offer.
We brought cash, was a serious buyer, ready to take the car that night.
There was a few back and forth on the price, and she gave her lowest price that she'll accept, and in the end I agreed to pay her that amount.
Once we agreed on the price. I asked if I can take the car tonight since I had cash with me. (I just sold my car the day prior)
She said No, you can't take the car tonight because my BF lives in Langley and work in Burnaby and we need a car. We are planning to buy a new car this weekend. - I totally understand that and so I offered to put down a $500 deposit to hold the car until the weekend.
Then she said No, that's not possible I want the car fully paid for now, then you can pick it up on the weekend. I asked, so you want me to pay you fully for the car and then let you drive the car away?
She said, yes, that's how it works on Craigslist, I've sold tons of stuff on Craigslist and that how it works. I also work at a dealership and this is how it work.
This is not China, so you might not understand.
At that point, I said thanks for your time, this is the end of our conversation and I got back to my car and drove away.
- the end.
I'm still a bit confused to the viewing last night. I think that if we weren't a group of 3 big guys, she was going to attempt to rob us or do something shady judging by how that went. Hope you enjoyed my shadiest transaction on CL story.
