Guy Sells His ‘Haunted’ Car After Going Viral For His Hilariously Honest Ad
Interview With OwnerIt might be difficult to sell a well-loved car, so sellers often pull out their dirty tricks to make the car seem a lot better than it is in reality. Except for this Cornwall-based dad, Tommy Rayson, who put a brutally honest advertisement of his Volvo V70 on Facebook Marketplace with a hilarious description. Rayson thought there was no way he could sell it, so he decided to at least give people a good laugh.
In this case, you get what you buy. And what you get is “a skip full of dog s***,” a “haunted” car that’s attracting rats with 374k on the clock, “next-level filthy,” and you’ll probably need a priest’s blessing to get home alive. Who’d want that? Well, speaking of genuine advertising that might as well be genius…
Since it went viral and got attention in the media, Rayson thought it would only be fair to list it at a starting price of 99p on eBay and “give people a chance to snap it up before it goes to the scrappy.” The current highest bid is £255.00 (around $350), which is more than Rayson could have bargained for. Rayson told us he already has found a buyer and the deal will be closed on Sunday.
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Tommy Rayson was desperate to sell his Volvo V70, but didn’t expect anyone would want it
Image credits: Tommy Rayson
“Well, I bought it as it was cheaper than a taxi home. I didn’t actually realize it had no window when I bought it and the passenger door didn’t open,” Rayson told Bored Panda about how the old car ended up with him. “As I was driving it home, I though there’s no way I can sell this P.O.S., so I thought I’ll write a funny ad and give people a laugh.”
He listed the car on Ebay starting at 99p with a honest and hilarious description
Image credits: Tommy Rayson
Image credits: Tommy Rayson
Image credits: Tommy Rayson
Image credits: Tommy Rayson
Image credits: Tommy Rayson
Image credits: Tommy Rayson
Image credits: Tommy Rayson
Rayson thinks his honest advert caught so much attention because people are desperate for entertainment these times.
“I think people are incredibly bored with this whole pandemic now and need a little light relief—and here it is!”
Surprisingly, Rayson has found a buyer
Image credits: Tommy Rayson
“I’ve done funny ads a few times and they always get good reactions, but nothing like this. I already found a buyer, the car will be sold on Sunday! I can’t believe this!” Rayson said the buyer is currently the highest bidder on eBay.
Image credits: thomas.rayson.9
After the car became famous, Rayson admits it has a special place in his heart: “It’s like an old dude that stinks, but still has cool stories and a thousand-yard stare. It’s seen things, man…”
Rayson, who sells motorbikes and cars as a hobby, says he could sell ice to Eskimos, so here’s a piece of advice from the master himself if you want to get rid of something no one wants: “Be honest. Be funny. Take the piss. I’ve sold hundreds of things now and no one needs coercing into something. If it’s a bag of s**t then be real about it. But above all—be funny!”
Here’s what people had to say about the ad:
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Share on FacebookVolvos never die - truer words have not been spoken. My first car was a 1989 Volvo 340, 25 years old when I got it (for free), no idea how many kilometers it had done (odometer broke), and drove beautifully (when I didn't flood the engine - gotta love a manual choke). Backfired with attitude when stuck behind new Mercedes cars, would not start on the first go but always on the second. I'm pretty sure it's still going somewhere in Poland.
Volvos never record true emissions either. Another scandal this year...
Load More Replies...Some tlc, a really good clean, some parts fixed and that sucker will be good for another 20 years at least :)
Starts? Runs? Brakes work? I had lots, lots worse when I was a kid.
Probably be an MOT fail come August though and MOT fails can be expensive in the UK - my Volvo V50 just cost me £250 to fix things in order to pass. As a vehicle until that point, great. Cheaper than renting something.
Load More Replies...I would love to have you on my sales team. Brutal honesty is what the car business needs
Older Volvo's like this one can easily go 1 million km. Clean it, put the window in and it's good for another 374 k miles.
Reminds me of that (Rolls Royce?) that broke down and when the owner called the agency they very huffily answered, Rolls Royce does NOT break down, it simply fails to proceed. This one looks like it will soon be a Rolls!
I was honest when I sold my 25yr old VW Polo a couple of yrs ago. Told the buyers/prospective buyers her name...Penelope Pitstop because she was Metallic Pink (technically red but I refuse to say that) and fast...that she had only one more year to live, she had been loved and hardly used since 2011. I’d just go out and sit in her and start her up...I had to stop driving because of a blooming medical condition. She sold within an hour of being listed on eBay!
I have the petrol version, T5. Fabulous cars. They go forever, are easy to service, and are incredibly comfortable and safe.
If it's dirty and broken, why did the owner let it go to s**t like that?
In college in the 80's I drove a 60's Volvo that had most of the floor rusted out. The key was a screwdriver jammed in the ignition, as the key had been lost long before. The muffler was wired on, the wipers didn't work or the heat. But it got me to school and back every day without fail!
Volvos never die - truer words have not been spoken. My first car was a 1989 Volvo 340, 25 years old when I got it (for free), no idea how many kilometers it had done (odometer broke), and drove beautifully (when I didn't flood the engine - gotta love a manual choke). Backfired with attitude when stuck behind new Mercedes cars, would not start on the first go but always on the second. I'm pretty sure it's still going somewhere in Poland.
Volvos never record true emissions either. Another scandal this year...
Load More Replies...Some tlc, a really good clean, some parts fixed and that sucker will be good for another 20 years at least :)
Starts? Runs? Brakes work? I had lots, lots worse when I was a kid.
Probably be an MOT fail come August though and MOT fails can be expensive in the UK - my Volvo V50 just cost me £250 to fix things in order to pass. As a vehicle until that point, great. Cheaper than renting something.
Load More Replies...I would love to have you on my sales team. Brutal honesty is what the car business needs
Older Volvo's like this one can easily go 1 million km. Clean it, put the window in and it's good for another 374 k miles.
Reminds me of that (Rolls Royce?) that broke down and when the owner called the agency they very huffily answered, Rolls Royce does NOT break down, it simply fails to proceed. This one looks like it will soon be a Rolls!
I was honest when I sold my 25yr old VW Polo a couple of yrs ago. Told the buyers/prospective buyers her name...Penelope Pitstop because she was Metallic Pink (technically red but I refuse to say that) and fast...that she had only one more year to live, she had been loved and hardly used since 2011. I’d just go out and sit in her and start her up...I had to stop driving because of a blooming medical condition. She sold within an hour of being listed on eBay!
I have the petrol version, T5. Fabulous cars. They go forever, are easy to service, and are incredibly comfortable and safe.
If it's dirty and broken, why did the owner let it go to s**t like that?
In college in the 80's I drove a 60's Volvo that had most of the floor rusted out. The key was a screwdriver jammed in the ignition, as the key had been lost long before. The muffler was wired on, the wipers didn't work or the heat. But it got me to school and back every day without fail!
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