Three Common Spoofs: Sales Tricks to Avoid When Shopping for a Used Car
1. “The Coverup” Paper plates, blurry thumbs, rags, smiley faces... Some sellers, particularly on craigslist®, use all sorts of things to obscure the license plate on a car posted for sale. But why? Why cover up the license plate when you’re selling a car? It’s to prevent you from running a Carfax®. You’re likely looking at a car with title issues: salvage, flooding, fire, lemon etc. Is it really cheap? Now you know why. The seller is hoping you won’t ask for a VIN. Get ready for a good story if you do! 2. “The bait and switch” Eager to go see a car for sale by a dealer at a great price? Be sure you’re not looking at a...