Times are tough, but I think it may be just this site as far as cash sales are concerned, I have sold 3 fairly expensive 30-40K vehicles this year cash sales in other locations.
I love this site and have been on here almost longer than anyone, This site used to be awesome, but I can tell you there are entirely way too many 'time wasters' and 'kids' on here these days.
For example I could but won't name 4 different sellers on here that have vehicles I'm was interested in that are in excess of 20K and have made cash offers on all of them.
2 of them I've make plans for me to drive there and check them out and purchase if I like only to be cancelled on at the last minute by one and the other just quit answering my emails and messages the day before I was supposed to show up. One of them actually forgot I was the one he was talking too and he contacted me later about buying it after he stood me up. When I reminded him of who I was and then offered to drive over and test drive it...guess what??? he quit answering messages again. Both vehicles are still listed and both sellers continue to log on multiple times a day.
The third one we agreed on a price, I made arrangements again to travel and then as the time to leave approached the seller said oh...his daddy won't let him sell it. WTH his daddy??? Come to find out he was 16 and listed the truck that his daddy bought him to drive.
WOW listing something that doesn't legally belong to him and we won't even go into the fact that he can't legally sell a vehicle since he's not 18 and can't enter a binding contract. His truck is still listed here and he still logs in daily.
The fourth I'm still trying to buy just waiting on the seller to get his ducks in a row, hopefully that one will actually work.
SO there's a little perspective from someone actually trying to buy on here that has cash.....If I were a newer member with cash just looking to buy I would have said screw it a long time ago and believe this site was just full of scams and kids. Since I have been around I know that there are some sellers and buyers on here that are legit but its getting to the point where its not worth the effort looking for them.
Maybe the BS'ers and kids are running off anyone who would actually have the means to purchase in this market....something to think about.
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