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A man calls out the ridiculous behavior of people on Facebook Marketplace and recounts an interaction with a potential buyer for his Jeep that had him swear off the app.<\/p>\n
Spencer Lewis (@thewetlandg*psy) uploaded a post that went viral on TikTok, in which he detailed what happened with the person he met online.<\/p>\n
He starts off by saying, \u201cThe audacity of people on Marketplace is absolutely insane to me.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lewis explains that he doesn\u2019t usually use Facebook Marketplace because of precisely the interaction that he went on to have. But, just this once, he decided to list his Jeep to see if he could find any buyers.<\/p>\n
\u201cI listed it for a fair price, $6,000. Put it on there and within 24 hours, I had multiple offers,\u201d he says. But from all the offers he received, one seemed most promising.<\/p>\n
Lewis says the man who contacted him agreed that the Jeep was listed for a fair price and told him he was very interested. So, they set up a time for the man to inspect the vehicle. But when the man arrived, things started to go awry.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo he gets out of the truck, and then two other guys get out of the truck with him, which I thought was kind of weird. \u2026 He introduced me to one of his buddies. He said his name was Tommy Roughknuckles or something,\u201d Lewis says, adding that he wasn\u2019t asking questions since he just wanted to complete the deal.<\/p>\n
The third companion was introduced as the man\u2019s \u201cnegotiator.\u201d Again, Lewis thought this was strange because the man had told him he thought the Jeep was listed at a fair price.<\/p>\n
Lewis says the men then started to kick the tires and make comments about the car being a piece of junk. The man then asked if he could take the car for a test drive.<\/p>\n
This would normally be a reasonable request, except the man wanted to test drive the car to a town 30 minutes away. Even though he thought it was strange, Lewis finally agreed, and the four men made the trip together.<\/p>\n
Lewis claims that once they were on the highway, they rolled up the windows, and one of the men passed gas. They then started to complain that the car had a \u201cfunky\u201d smell. Lewis continued to maintain his composure while the men trash-talked his car for the entire ride.<\/p>\n
When they returned from their hour-long test drive, the man told Lewis, \u201cTruth be told, I don\u2019t know if we\u2019re gonna buy this thing or not. \u2026 We can give you $500 for it, though.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI will go drive it into that lake down there before I sell it to you for $500,\u201d the seller said.
Eventually, the men left without the Jeep.<\/p>\n
With dealership trade-in values often falling short, Facebook Marketplace has become a go-to alternative for private vehicle sales<\/a>. But while selling your car on Facebook Marketplace can be quick, it\u2019s not without its risks.<\/p>\n Sellers should start by researching the value of their vehicle. They may also consider building in a small buffer so there\u2019s room to negotiate.<\/p>\n Once they have interested buyers, they should screen them by checking buyer profiles to make sure they’re legitimate. Always opt to meet in a public space and avoid letting them test drive the car alone. And before handing over the keys, make sure the potential buyer has a valid license and insurance.<\/p>\n Once the sale is completed, inform the DMV of the transaction.<\/p>\n Commenters on the post agreed that the buyer\u2019s intentions seemed highly questionable.<\/p>\n \u201cAll I heard is that they used your car and your gas to go pick something up from their friend,\u201d one person wrote.<\/p>\n \u201cThat was an illegal drop off. They didn\u2019t want to use their vehicle. They never wanted to buy your Jeep,\u201d another suggested.<\/p>\n \u201cFacebook Marketplace sucks,\u201d someone else said, while another commenter agreed saying, \u201cMarketplace is the wild west.\u201d<\/p>\n Motor1<\/em> reached out to Lewis via email for further updates. We’ll share anything we hear if we get a response.<\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A man calls out the ridiculous behavior of people on Facebook Marketplace and recounts an interaction with a potential buyer […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1915,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[11],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.undergroundz.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1913"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.undergroundz.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.undergroundz.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.undergroundz.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.undergroundz.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1913"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.undergroundz.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1913\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1916,"href":"http:\/\/www.undergroundz.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1913\/revisions\/1916"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.undergroundz.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1915"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.undergroundz.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1913"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.undergroundz.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1913"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.undergroundz.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1913"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Viewers Express Skepticism<\/h2>\n
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