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Paula Webster
Aug 13, 2025
When I got my online evaluation for a fair condition vehicle, I knew that the offer would go down when it was reviewed in person. Not because I wasn’t honest my evaluation, but because that is how this “game” works. What I didn’t intend to happen was to be told that the car was “junk” and wasn’t worth anything except scrap. I spoke with Dan on the phone twice and explained to him that my parent’s car had been garage kept, but that it hasn’t been driven very much the last 4 years, with the exception of 3 weeks of daily driving (42 miles daily) several months ago and the car ran great with no issues. Dan initially said that he hasn’t seen a PT with such a clean exterior. It started right up and he took it for a drive and then came back and started his evaluation. After the car was idling for a while, there was a noticeable “missing”. Quite common for a car that sits for a while, needs new plugs, or fresh gas. It did not stall out or anything, but I was told the car was junk and was offered $201. I said no thank you, the battery that was put in last week cost more than that. He said he would continue to go through the process and then he offered $500 minus a $99 fee, so he raised his offer by $200. I told him I would ask my mother if she would take that, but it would probably be a no go. He said that the car is scrap and this was a good offer. When I said I could take it to the scrap yard myself, he told me they would only give me $300. Why on earth would he then offer me $500 for something he would take to the scrapyard for $300? Not only was he condescending throughout the process, but he really thought I was that stupid. Needless to say, I told him we were not interested. I put the car in the front yard the next night and sold it, to a mechanic, within 2 days. The mechanic stated that the $1,300 I was asking was more than a fair price and never asked to reduce the price. I received the money and transferred title the day after that. So a car that was junk on Thursday was happily transferred to a mechanic on Monday. I do not recommend this process, even for convenience.