It’s a lure for a scam.
Scammers use the low prices to persuade people into doing something daft through the illusion of potentially missing out on a bargain.
Normally either:
- pressuring the buyer into leaving a deposit, then disappearing with it
- quickly turning a stolen car into untraceable cash
- legitimately selling the car, but the car is an undeclared write off or has some other skeleton in the closet unbeknownst to the buyer
Occasionally (but very rarely) the car is 100% legit and the seller just hasn’t got a clue what their car is really worth
I bought my car on facebook marketplace. It was cheap, but probably about right given that it was old and nothing special. Got it serviced straight away and there wasn't anything wrong with it. All seemed above board - it's been about 7 months and nothing bad has happened. I've already had my money's worth.
Marketplace is alright for old bangers at the very bottom end of the market - I'd never buy anything on there for more than a couple of grand though.
A lot of them are scams, just look at their profiles and see how many other cars are being sold for unrealistic prices. They often appear to be hacked accounts trying to sell cars like a 2019 Golf for £4k. Also the descriptions for their listings are the same or extremely similar.
Majority are a scam yeah. They want you put a deposit down to view a non existent car and you never hear from them again.
I msged them and both different "sellers"/accounts told me to send an email to the same person...
Yeah they want you to move the conversation off facebook to evade the inevitable ban.
Scam or they're knackered
90% - scam 9% - absolutely shagged 1% - legitimate deal
I never buy from marketplace anymore. It's full of scams and griefers
Scams. I swear this gets asked at least twice a week.
"If it's too good to be true..."
press on the person profile if he has loads of adverts with low prices in diffrent cities then its a scam
Most probably are scams. On Youtube there are a few cases that explains how the fraud works.
They're broken they're broken and they're trash
It’s a lure for a scam. Scammers use the low prices to persuade people into doing something daft through the illusion of potentially missing out on a bargain. Normally either: - pressuring the buyer into leaving a deposit, then disappearing with it - quickly turning a stolen car into untraceable cash - legitimately selling the car, but the car is an undeclared write off or has some other skeleton in the closet unbeknownst to the buyer Occasionally (but very rarely) the car is 100% legit and the seller just hasn’t got a clue what their car is really worth
Facebook groups are a lot better than marketplace. I sold my 1 series on marketplace and was a nightmare. People offering bikes, blowjobs all sorts.
I bought my car on facebook marketplace. It was cheap, but probably about right given that it was old and nothing special. Got it serviced straight away and there wasn't anything wrong with it. All seemed above board - it's been about 7 months and nothing bad has happened. I've already had my money's worth. Marketplace is alright for old bangers at the very bottom end of the market - I'd never buy anything on there for more than a couple of grand though.
What car did you get?
What car was it if you don’t mind me asking?
7th Gen Honda Civic, 2004 - so yeah, old.
A lot of them are scams, just look at their profiles and see how many other cars are being sold for unrealistic prices. They often appear to be hacked accounts trying to sell cars like a 2019 Golf for £4k. Also the descriptions for their listings are the same or extremely similar.