So, WWYD...Is this just about $$$

[Tikitoi]

I posted a car on craigslist for my mother. She owns but wants to sell. Anywho she said a mechanic friend gave her $150 for it, that he would have given her more but the cost to tow it and his mechanic had worked on it for 3 hours at $50/hour. He said maybe if he gets more $$$ for it when HE sells it that he may give her some. But at the same time she doesn't want me to remove it from CL. I told her you technically sold it. She says she still has the title to it, but at the same time said that the mechanic wants it by Monday. Yet she still wants me to keep it on there in case someone comes along and is willing to give her the $600 for it then she gets paid more. So now she is trying to throw the guilt by saying just help me out with this, that I have done things for you. The onlythings she has done for me is pick DD up from school, yes 2x in the past months but before that NOTHING, as I know this is how she is. I know this is why she does things for you, so she can throw them up to you later. Geuss there is more to this than just a car.

 

[MM27]

If all she wants you to do is keep it on Craigslist, I would keep it there for her and let her deal with the repercussions later from the mechanic. Just let her up front know that you will not help her if there is trouble between two potential buyers. Good Luck.

 

[OceanAnnie]

It doesn't look like a good situation. Why isn't she listing it in craigslist herself? I wouldn't want to be part of it.

 

[lovetoscrap]

Put it on Craigslist with HER phone number and specify NO EMAILS. Then you are done. She can deal with the whole thing.

 

[Carly_Roach]

It doesn't look like a good situation. Why isn't she listing it in craigslist herself? I wouldn't want to be part of it.

Put it on Craigslist with HER phone number and specify NO EMAILS. Then you are done. She can deal with the whole thing.

I posted a car on craigslist for my mother. She owns but wants to sell. Anywho she said a mechanic friend gave her $150 for it, that he would have given her more but the cost to tow it and his mechanic had worked on it for 3 hours at $50/hour. He said maybe if he gets more $$$ for it when HE sells it that he may give her some. But at the same time she doesn't want me to remove it from CL.

I agree with the others.

I also believe the emotional stuff between you and your mother has no place in this. Stay out of the "who said what to whom" and treat this for what it is: a business transaction between your mother and whomever wants to buy the car. Alter the ad to show only your mother's phone number and get out.

 

[JerseyJanice]

I think it's all about the money. She just wants more for the car than the mechanic is giving her. Like the PPs said, if you leave the ad there with only her contact info, it's strictly between her, the mechanic and any potential car buyer.

Moreover, if she can find somebody who will pay her more and is willing to tow it from the mechanic's lot, more power to her. Of course, the mechanic can then charge her for towing and storage, and then she might not come ahead anyway. But that's her issue, though, not yours.

Frankly, it sounds like you have a lot of issues with your mother. Whatever they are--wrong, right or indifferent--you don't sound like the most grateful child in the world when you say that the "only things" your mom has ever done for you was two small favors in a month.

 

[The Mystery Machine]

I posted a car on craigslist for my mother. She owns but wants to sell. Anywho she said a mechanic friend gave her $150 for it, that he would have given her more but the cost to tow it and his mechanic had worked on it for 3 hours at $50/hour. He said maybe if he gets more $$$ for it when HE sells it that he may give her some. But at the same time she doesn't want me to remove it from CL. I told her you technically sold it. She says she still has the title to it, but at the same time said that the mechanic wants it by Monday. Yet she still wants me to keep it on there in case someone comes along and is willing to give her the $600 for it then she gets paid more. So now she is trying to throw the guilt by saying just help me out with this, that I have done things for you. The onlythings she has done for me is pick DD up from school, yes 2x in the past months but before that NOTHING, as I know this is how she is. I know this is why she does things for you, so she can throw them up to you later. Geuss there is more to this than just a car.

She is lying somewhere in there.

Any mechanic worth his salt would have gotten the title when he gave her the $150.

So what kind of car is it, yr, and mileage? We just bought a car on CL and we are selling 2 of them.

Sounds like the car doesn't run? And why would she pay someone 50/hr to work on a car? That is a BS story right there.

This story reeks.

 

[a1tinkfans]

THIS situation is going to EXPLODE if the "facts" are correct and she already agreed (verbally or otherwise) to sell it to the mechanic...

RUN away from this situation before YOUR brought into HER nightmare! Good Luck! DO not use YOUR name or YOUR phone number ANYWHERE!

 

[kaytieeldr]

She is lying somewhere in there.

Any mechanic worth his salt would have gotten the title when he gave her the $150.

So what kind of car is it, yr, and mileage? We just bought a car on CL and we are selling 2 of them.

Sounds like the car doesn't run? And why would she pay someone 50/hr to work on a car? That is a BS story right there.

This story reeks.

It sounds like the mom has a verbal agreement with the mechanic to sell the car to him for $150, not that he's taken possession yet. And you're right, it's pretty apparent the car doesn't run - since he's going to need to tow it. Towing costs money. He's going to have to pay one of his own mechanics $50 an hour to work on the car to get it running again. I don't know about this mechanic, but I know mine charges $80 per hour for labor - so it's reasonable he pays his mechanics $40 or $50.

On the other hand, this

He said maybe if he gets more $$$ for it when HE sells it that he may give her some.

sounds fishy. It's equally (if not more) likely that he won't give the mom any additional money even if he sells the car at a profit.

My opinion - the mom is wrong in wanting the ad to remain on Craigslist. She's welcome to leave it, but she should be aware that she could be looking for a new mechanic if she reneges on the verbal agreement .

And, OP - "everything she's done for you" goes all the way back to before you were born, and includes every single thing she's ever done including clothe, feed, educate you; buy you things; give you shelter; raise you... in other words, she's trying to guilt you into doing this. But you already know that - I like the idea of putting her phone number only in the ad, and the 'no e-mail' restriction.

 

[The Mystery Machine]

It sounds like the mom has a verbal agreement with the mechanic to sell the car to him for $150, not that he's taken possession yet. And you're right, it's pretty apparent the car doesn't run - since he's going to need to tow it. Towing costs money. He's going to have to pay one of his own mechanics $50 an hour to work on the car to get it running again. I don't know about this mechanic, but I know mine charges $80 per hour for labor - so it's reasonable he pays his mechanics $40 or $50.

I think there is more to the story. Perhaps he "worked on it" and then offered her 150 and it is still in his lot.

Something about this story does not sound right.

What is wrong with the car? A mechanic is not going to "work on it" and not fix something.

And why would you have a mechanic work on a car that is not worth anything or does not run for 50 bucks an hour. That is weird right there.