haggling with sellers - what is reasonable?

[lumberjack_jeff]

3. Before the internet, all we had was the telephone.

Now you never have to go 200 miles to look at a car *sight unseen* because sellers will supply photos.

If the photos are ambiguous, ask for more. Doing due diligence about what condition the car is in and what it includes can be done before coming to visit.

Sellers are happy to answer any and all questions about the car, take more photos or video if necessary to make buyers understand what they're selling.

In my experience, haggling has to be done face to face. I rarely respond to people who reply "will you take $" to a craigslist ad, and if I do, it's only to say "come take a look at it before you offer".

As a seller, I've found that people whose emails indicate they are only interested in price are always flakes.

As a buyer if I like the car based on the pictures and conversations with the seller and would pay 80% or more of the asking price, it's worth the drive.

... and I bring cash.