How to Recognize a used Car Selling Fake Ad
Used Car Selling Fake Ad
Not all motorists know that in addition to real ads for the sale of used cars , there are so-called fakes. If you are going to buy or sell a car and do not want to become a victim of fraud.
What is a fake ad for Selling car
A fake advertisement for the sale of a used car, at first glance, looks like a regular one: it contains photos, equipment, mileage, and the sellers contacts. At the same time, the price of the car is always significantly lower than the market price. The main feature of such an announcement is that the presented car does not exist in reality.
Who and why creates fakes
In one case, resellers do this in order to bring down the market price for a certain model. On many portals dedicated to the sale of cars, there is even a special chart showing the average price. When a new ad with a lower cost appears, the schedule immediately changes. This psychologically affects the owners who are going to sell the car, who are studying the market in order to ask the price. The owner sees what the cost of his model is indicated in other ads and also underestimates the price of his car.
To lower the seller at a price, outbids refer to fakes. After the car of the desired model is purchased, the reseller removes the advertisement. As a result, the average cost increases, and the car can be sold more profitably.
Also, fakes are created by car dealerships selling used cars. In this way, salons lure buyers.
Often, people from the outback peck at the fake ads of salons. They come from an area several hundred kilometers away. Then the car dealer says that this car has just been bought. But they have another car. Yes, it does not have such a low mileage, not such a rich equipment and the price is not cheap, but it is also a good car. Often they fall for this trick and buy something completely different from what they wanted.
How to recognize a fake
If the fake is created to reduce the average price, then the phone number may not be reached. If you still picked up the phone, ask the seller for registration number and license plate number. If they refuse you, this is a reason to be wary.
A fake ad can be recognized by several common features:
The price of a car in a fake ad is always significantly lower than for other models of the same year of manufacture.
The car number is hidden in the photo.
Photos of the car were taken at a car wash, or it is on the trading floor, along with other cars.
The car was photographed at a different time of the year, the photo has a logo of another site.
When talking on the phone, the seller insistently asks for a deposit, as the car may be about to be sold.
When talking on the phone, the seller does not answer directly. For example, when asked about mileage, you will be answered: “As stated in the ad.” Often outbids simply do not remember the data, because they sell a lot of cars. Also, the seller can hang on questions: what kind of oil was poured into the engine, what service the car was serviced in, what brand of rubber is installed on the winter and summer sets of wheels.