The Agony of Giving Away Cars for Free: A Story of Two BMWs and a Lesson Learned

It's happened again, I'm starting to feel like I've been screwed twice. The first time was when I gave away my car for free to someone I considered a friend. I felt good about it, thinking that I was doing the right thing by giving him a vehicle in need. However, he ended up selling it for $5,000, which left me feeling like I'd been taken advantage of.

I spoke to the guy who bought the car from my friend and asked him why he sold it so quickly. He told me that his truck had blown out, and if I had sold it to him sooner, he would have gotten a better price for it. He also mentioned that he had held onto the car for three weeks, which was longer than necessary. It's clear that my friend didn't need the car as much as he thought he did, and he took advantage of my generosity.

The second time this happened was with another BMW I had listed on Craigslist. This one bothers me a bit more because it involved an auction-style sale through eBay. The bidding went up, but in the end, no one was willing to take on the car at any price. It's frustrating when you put yourself out there and nobody is interested.

I received messages from multiple people asking about the car's value, including one guy who claimed he needed a car for a friend living in Anglewood. He offered me $2,250 or $2,500 for it, which I thought was a fair price considering the car's worth. However, I didn't want to pry into his financial situation, so I decided to give him a good deal and sold it to him for $1,000 cash. I told myself that it was some good karma, but in hindsight, it feels like I've been taken advantage of once again.

The car had some minor issues when the guy took possession of it, which required a few hundred dollars' worth of repairs. A month later, the car was listed for sale on Craigslist at $4,000, which is significantly lower than its original price. It's disheartening to think that someone who didn't need the car as much as they claimed would take advantage of my generosity and sell it for a fraction of what I paid.

This experience has taught me a valuable lesson about being cautious when giving away cars or items of value to people you trust. While it may feel good to help others, it's essential to set boundaries and ensure that you're not being taken advantage of in the process. From now on, I'm no longer going to sell my cars below market price just to hook someone up. It's time for me to be more realistic about what I can afford to give away for free.

As I look back on these experiences, I realize that it's not always easy to do the right thing when it comes to giving away things of value. Sometimes, people will take advantage of your kindness, and it's essential to recognize those situations before they happen again. While this experience has been frustrating, it has also taught me a valuable lesson about being more careful with my generosity in the future.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enall right it's happened again that's two BMWs twice I feel like I got screwed why because I gave it to somebody and I felt good about it I'm like you know what I gave this guy a car for free like feel pretty good about that and he ended up selling it for 5 grand uh I spoke to that guy he he sent me a message saying like hey sorry I needed money to fix my truck that's why I sold it he blew it out he would have gotten more money had I sold it for him instead of holding it for 3 weeks then selling it but uh such as life it was his asset I gave it to him hands are clean from that one then the guy who bought it listed it up for sale for $99,500 bucks or $88,500 whatever it is if you like that car if it's not sold already go scoop it up the next one I did the panjo auction with my uh Craigslist BMW this one bothers me a little bit more Because the bidding went up the biders fell through as with any eBay panjo uh you name it any any website when somebody bids on something and it's not binding there's no guarantee the sale's going to go through and they just sort of wasted your time and there was a guy who sent me a message on there saying like hey what's the lowest you would take I'm in Anglewood which is where the car is what would you do would you give me a good deal on it and I was like look give me 2250 2500 bucks something like that the car is worth it uh I know what it's worth just oh come on you don't need the money blah blah blah blah and I'm like you know what I'll do this guy a favor I don't want to pry into to what money has doesn't have but like he's in Anglewood he offered me $1,000 cash saying I don't need the money and I was like you know what some good karma here I'll give him the car for a th000 bucks and I I spoke to him I'm like look as long as you're not going to turn around and resell it I'll give it to you for a th000 bucks no I just need something to get around sure enough guess what happen sell it to him couple of weeks later now it did have a couple of little issues when I did sell it to him it had and I there's a video on that um so it needed a couple hundred bucks worth of cleanup work but the car is now up for sale on Craigslist less than a month later for $4,000 and it's stuff like that that really feels like you got the fist you know it just you give somebody a deal you you feel good about it and then they turn around and do exactly what you're like is I'll give it to you I'll give you this good deal as long as you're not doing this it's giving the homeless guy money you know you give the homeless guy like 20 bucks cuz ah I just need something to eat and then he goes and buys crack like I don't know if you could buy crack for 20 bucks but if you're homeless maybe they'll give you a deal um that being said uh it just sort of one of those things that bothered me it's you go out you try to do the right thing you feel good about it and then somebody takes advantage of you two BMWs twice I feel a little bit you know I don't know what the feel it is what it is uh it's just a story I felt I could share with you uh it is my exact car it's on Craigslist if you want to buy it go ahead I mean the guy's got some money into it now I'll be objective about it maybe neither guy liked the cars maybe they didn't like the way they drove maybe there was something that you know what I don't really like this car I'm going to turn around and sell it but to me it feels a little bit the first one they gave me the excuse he needed the money the second guy I feel like he was just looking to make a quick whatever 1,500 2,000 bucks flipping it if you can get three grand for it uh it's doubles his money so be it thank you for watching uh I am no longer going to sell my cars below Market just to hook people up because every single time I do it you set it up somebody drives it out of the park well that was that was a baseball reference for the golf swing see you later heall right it's happened again that's two BMWs twice I feel like I got screwed why because I gave it to somebody and I felt good about it I'm like you know what I gave this guy a car for free like feel pretty good about that and he ended up selling it for 5 grand uh I spoke to that guy he he sent me a message saying like hey sorry I needed money to fix my truck that's why I sold it he blew it out he would have gotten more money had I sold it for him instead of holding it for 3 weeks then selling it but uh such as life it was his asset I gave it to him hands are clean from that one then the guy who bought it listed it up for sale for $99,500 bucks or $88,500 whatever it is if you like that car if it's not sold already go scoop it up the next one I did the panjo auction with my uh Craigslist BMW this one bothers me a little bit more Because the bidding went up the biders fell through as with any eBay panjo uh you name it any any website when somebody bids on something and it's not binding there's no guarantee the sale's going to go through and they just sort of wasted your time and there was a guy who sent me a message on there saying like hey what's the lowest you would take I'm in Anglewood which is where the car is what would you do would you give me a good deal on it and I was like look give me 2250 2500 bucks something like that the car is worth it uh I know what it's worth just oh come on you don't need the money blah blah blah blah and I'm like you know what I'll do this guy a favor I don't want to pry into to what money has doesn't have but like he's in Anglewood he offered me $1,000 cash saying I don't need the money and I was like you know what some good karma here I'll give him the car for a th000 bucks and I I spoke to him I'm like look as long as you're not going to turn around and resell it I'll give it to you for a th000 bucks no I just need something to get around sure enough guess what happen sell it to him couple of weeks later now it did have a couple of little issues when I did sell it to him it had and I there's a video on that um so it needed a couple hundred bucks worth of cleanup work but the car is now up for sale on Craigslist less than a month later for $4,000 and it's stuff like that that really feels like you got the fist you know it just you give somebody a deal you you feel good about it and then they turn around and do exactly what you're like is I'll give it to you I'll give you this good deal as long as you're not doing this it's giving the homeless guy money you know you give the homeless guy like 20 bucks cuz ah I just need something to eat and then he goes and buys crack like I don't know if you could buy crack for 20 bucks but if you're homeless maybe they'll give you a deal um that being said uh it just sort of one of those things that bothered me it's you go out you try to do the right thing you feel good about it and then somebody takes advantage of you two BMWs twice I feel a little bit you know I don't know what the feel it is what it is uh it's just a story I felt I could share with you uh it is my exact car it's on Craigslist if you want to buy it go ahead I mean the guy's got some money into it now I'll be objective about it maybe neither guy liked the cars maybe they didn't like the way they drove maybe there was something that you know what I don't really like this car I'm going to turn around and sell it but to me it feels a little bit the first one they gave me the excuse he needed the money the second guy I feel like he was just looking to make a quick whatever 1,500 2,000 bucks flipping it if you can get three grand for it uh it's doubles his money so be it thank you for watching uh I am no longer going to sell my cars below Market just to hook people up because every single time I do it you set it up somebody drives it out of the park well that was that was a baseball reference for the golf swing see you later he\n"