# Trying to buy a used car from a dealer. Are they insane or off or just me?

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Several years ago I was shopping for a small inverter generator, and a local motorcycle shop had a Yamaha generator in stock. This was a $900 item so a cash transaction for me, but the young salesman (maybe 20 year old) pulled out the 4-square and was attempting to get me to finance it, and raised the selling price to $1300 in the process. I laughed at him and walked out.

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