Stick to Real Estate When Selling a Porsche Boxster in Sacramento

2011 Porsche Boxster in Sacramento is for sale at $29,999.

Selling a Porsche Boxster in Sacramento in very different from buying a new car. Some of my readers may recall my buying a new car in Sacramento blog in which I said that particular experience at the Toyota dealer was like burning in hell. Not that I have any experience with burning in hell but it seems a fair comparison to buying a Prius at a foothills dealership for my husband. On the other hand, selling a used vehicle means working outside of a dealership and having to talk to the public.

I converse with the public all day long but I was unprepared for the attitude, especially from Bay area used-car wholesalers. Andy was nice enough, even though he was offering a cashier’s check which he claimed would be drawn on Bank of America, as though Bank of America is some sort of assurance that the check is negotiable or real. Unfortunately, his pristine cashiers check was $4,000 less than my asking price.

Then along comes this joker Lee Anthony who offers $7,000 less than my asking price. When I replied that my ad on CraigsList indicated I would take the first offer OVER my asking price — which is $29,999 in case you want to buy a 2011 Porsche Boxster — and I thanked him for his interest, he got his knickers in a twist. He probably doesn’t like Realtors, although we at least we rank higher on the list of despised professions over car sales. He also must not like the fact that I rejected his lowball, yet in retrospect I was nicer than I probably should have been.

This turd sent me an email that said STICK TO REAL ESTATE in bold letters. I thought about replying: You should stick to pulling wings off flies. Which made me laugh just thinking about it. But what good would it do? It would not change an asshole into a nice guy. It would just poke the hornet’s nest. There is no upside in this world to be gained from fighting with faceless strangers, especially those who are trying to rip you off.

Then another guy came along who offered to sell my car on consignment. Where are the real buyers when you’re selling a Porsche Boxster? My car has fewer than 24,000 miles. I’ve used only premium gas, even though I didn’t have to. It’s had all of its service on time. It’s hardly been driven. It’s priced a little bit under its market value. Clean title and clean vehicle history.

A woman from Arizona said she might drive to Sacramento this weekend to buy my car. The nice thing is the Mercedes dealer said once it sells, Mercedes will give me a car to drive while I wait for my new Mercedes GLA to arrive. I’ve only been waiting since October (I must be the most patient Mercedes buyer EVER) but at long last my vehicle is on the boat and headed for Long Beach harbor. Should be here in about 3 weeks. Then, yeah, I’ll stick to real estate and forget about selling a Porsche Boxster because it will be sold by then.