Facebook Marketplace trucks

I've found and bought from both. Big thing is having somebody who knows what they're looking at.

Was looking for an old customer last fall. We looked at i think 18 trucks before we found even a decent one

 

I once sold a Truck through Facebook Market place.
Guy took it and leased to Landstar, which is where I had it leased too at one time.


It was this truck, he bought it, took off bumper guard, still runs it, I put the mirrors on front, since LS wanted hood mirrors, and they gave the mirrors to you.

 

Anywhere you go now days will be scammers. Normally if you can’t look at the truck in person or they want you to e-mail another person, it’s too good to be true, or they want you to send some code to verify, it’s normally a scam. Never give any info other than name and phone number until you know it isn’t a scam. I have bought and sold enough things on marketplace to recognize most of them. Even if you get to look at it in person, verify everything, ie vin, paperwork for rebuilds and other maint. Normally the ones that aren’t a scam will tell you when and where you can see the vehicle and are not going to ask for any money or acct info up front.
Some, I said some, not all of the banks are not even wanting to deal with individuals selling anymore, only dealerships. My bank doesn’t like it but they know I will verify everything, still they won’t give me a check until they have the title so that puts it on the seller to trust you and your bank. Can make it a pain if the other party still owes money and another bank is holding title. That’s why your local bank that knows you is most times your best option.

 

Found mine on craigslist in 2014.I had been searching the entire country using searchtempest or allofcraigslist I think...

 

I sold my last truck on Facebook Market place. Had several good buyers interested and I was very honest and up front on all the information on truck. The part you need to understand is whom you are dealing with on each end. No problems for someone willing to do some homework on the seller or buyer to find if they are somewhat real and not a scam.

 

I've bought and sold trucks on Marketplace. Cash and western union work well for payment.
I was a little nervous driving to southside of Chicago with $25g+ cash to buy. It all work out.
Good luck

 

No worse than buying from a dealership that just slaps a coat of paint on the frame and represents it as 3x more than its worth and crys when you offer them only 2.5 x the worth

 

Best truck I’ve ever owned came from Craigslist
Next best from auction time with a private seller
A couple decent one from an in person auction and
Worst truck came from a “reputable “dealer/ auction

its all about how honest they are and how hard you look for potential problems…some are easy to hide though