A woman reported that she received a $5,500 offer from a dealership for the sale of her used car before discovering that her vehicle was worth three times that amount.
Cameron posted a video on her TikTok profile to explain that she was trying to buy a new car and trade in her used one, but was shocked to discover that the dealership would pay only $5,500 for the vehicle. “Turns out they were scamming me,” she said.
She then showed a sheet with three different offers she received for her used car, all higher than the dealership’s. “I got home and found three of the exact same vehicle, with exactly the same mileage. One for $16,900, $16,990, and $20,998.”
Cameron also explained that the dealership didn’t seem interested in negotiating the trade-in value. “So you were going to make more than $10,000 on my trade-in,” she lamented.
“You tried to sell me an $11,000 warranty and didn’t even budge on the price of the vehicle I was buying. And you acted like throwing in all-weather tech mats was doing me a favor. Ridiculous,” she continued.
Cameron then said that the salesperson even asked what he could do for her to finalize the purchase of a new car, to which she replied: “You could sell it to me right now for $46,000 including taxes, tags, and title. With an all-weather tech mat warranty and the Suburban mats in it. Right now. Oh, and by the way, you’re going to have to bring it to me because I can’t go back there.”
The salesperson said that wouldn’t be possible but continued trying to close the deal: “Well, yesterday you offered us $48,000,” the man reportedly said. “And I said, ‘Yes, that was yesterday. And then you let me leave, digest it, drive an hour home. Tomorrow it’s going to cost $45,000. Just letting you know. Do you want to sell the car?’” Cameron replied.
Visibly irritated by the situation, she told him that the salespeople had “big mouths.” “Small brains, big mouths — not a good combination for salespeople. Sorry. So… I don’t think they’re going to call me back,” she added.
In the clip’s comments, viewers took the opportunity to take jabs at dealership salespeople. “Dealerships need to realize that the car market is falling,” warned one TikTok user.
“If a salesperson’s lips are moving, they’re lying,” argued another. “Okay, but seriously, why don’t dealerships negotiate prices anymore? I hate buying cars in today’s society,” lamented a third user.
While Cameron may have had a negative experience with the dealership salesperson, others pointed out the condition of her car to justify the $5,500 offer. In another video, Cameron had revealed that her used car had water damage, so it likely wasn’t worth much more than what the salesperson offered.
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