Who buys older trucks?

One positive thing about it, I would assume it has passed a Landstar inspection at some point in the very recent past, so there is some potential.

 

You can put a add in the truck paper for free if it is your first one.

 

Doesn't landstar still have classifieds?

 

Don't mention any problems. Nobody will want to buy it. Just sell it as is.

 

How much are you wanting for it?

 

I got $6,000 cash

 

That is so wrong. It is good to mention the issues to give someone an option of buying it or passing it. Would you like someone to sell you something only to find a lot of problems that they never told you about. It's good to mention the stuff that needs fixed so that someone can decide for themselves if they want the item or not.

 

Mention the problems then tell the prospective buyers that the item will be sold as is.

 

There's always gonna be something "needs fixing" on used equipment. Whether it's broke or just preference.

The world isn't fair. If you're thinking everyone else should live by a high code of ethics and look out for your best interest....that's a lofty aspiration.

 

I wouldn't sell equipment to a friend like that, no. However I would not have a problem unloading it on a complete stranger or dealer. That is how used cars and equipment are ALWAY sold - "as is". There is nothing immoral or wrong about it. That's what "as is" means - buyer beware and do you homework. It is always up to YOU to do your homework. I got burned when I bought my tractor from Rush Truck Centers. Do you know who's fault it was for not checking the unit over more closely? Mine. Lesson learned. If you go to telling people about all the stuff that requires fixing or replacing they are just going to look somewhere else. Go look in the classified my add that I posted about my trailer where I mentioned all the stuff that needed fixing. In the end I would have been better off to fix none of it and unloaded it on that dealer exactly as I did anyways. They didn't even look at the brakes. What ends up happening when someone goes elsewhere to buy a listed "road ready" unit is they have to fix a lot of minor things on that truck. And realistically anyone buying used expects that.