Re: Buying Used: It's Crazy Out there - will the Seller's Market Swing Back?
I will admit I like to email first with just a couple of questions, and I always ask for additional photos. Most people do not know how to embed or hyperlink to outside photo sharing services to be able to share high res photos on CL. Just about all of the boats that I have interest in are at least 2 hours+ drive for me to go look at. If it is local, I call first and go see it, but for long distance I want to be able to see if the boat is even worth my time. I have got burned by calling a guy and then driving a long way to look at what turned out to be POS. I would rather have someone answer a few questions (no one seems to know how to write an ad) and email some photos, then if it is what I am looking for I will call the seller. I always am polite and thank the seller for responding to my email. We live in a time where email and texting is a way of life, and in fact most of my emails get an initial response from an iphone.
One thing I've found with craigslist (when I'm the seller) is if they don't call me, they usually aren't serious. I always list my phone or they can contact through the craigslist email system. I've sold many many things on craigslist from boats to trucks tractors, and I don't think I've even sold something to someone who has made first contact by email. When I don't feel like dealing with the BS emails I sometimes put DON'T EMAIL in the add.
My point is, if the add has a number listed (some sellers only list email) then call it.
Austin
I will admit I like to email first with just a couple of questions, and I always ask for additional photos. Most people do not know how to embed or hyperlink to outside photo sharing services to be able to share high res photos on CL. Just about all of the boats that I have interest in are at least 2 hours+ drive for me to go look at. If it is local, I call first and go see it, but for long distance I want to be able to see if the boat is even worth my time. I have got burned by calling a guy and then driving a long way to look at what turned out to be POS. I would rather have someone answer a few questions (no one seems to know how to write an ad) and email some photos, then if it is what I am looking for I will call the seller. I always am polite and thank the seller for responding to my email. We live in a time where email and texting is a way of life, and in fact most of my emails get an initial response from an iphone.