Price police question!

So I came across a Craigslist ad today for 5000 mile 3rd gen offroad suspension today:

https://albuquerque.craigslist.org/pts/d/albuquerque-tacoma-3g-shocks-upper/7816911496.html

But $850? Like, okay dude.

I’m not off base with wanting to respond with gales of laughter and counter with $250, right?

 

It’s usually a terrible idea to buy a used suspension unless you personally know the seller or just want to have some spare parts for your existing kit. 200 bucks to have some spare parts seems like a reasonable offer, but I wouldn’t install that shit.

I would add that it’s physically impossible to destroy leaf springs so those are probably OK unless the guy hauled 5000 pounds of gravel every day.

 

What does the items cost new?

 

The ad says $1500, but from what I’ve seen here and on other local ads, $850 is wildly excessive. Comparing what they’re asking to the new purchase price doesn’t seem legit in this case.

 

FOR perspective, local fb group/marketplace 20 mins from me offered the same deal, for free, but it included rear suspension too

 

I don't think anyone would pay 850 for that lol. Just cause OEM stuff is overpriced doesn't mean they're worth that much. For reference I paid 40 bucks for take off UCA's and $10 for take off rear shocks, both low miles

 

Seems like a fishing number to me, but I sold the same parts here earlier last year (with UCA, but minus leaf springs), similar mileage, for about $500, not including shipping. $250 might be a little low to even get a response.

 

I pretty much gave that shit away for free years ago.

Some people do smoke crack. I see it on a regular basis.

 

Huh...I gave my rear shocks away and threw the rest in the garbage,coilovers and UCA. Probably around 5000 miles.

 

I paid $50 for all the same stuff (minus leaf springs) off a truck that had 500 miles for some perspective. Granted I think I got a good deal, $850 for 5000 miles on them is absurd.