I saw an ad for a car I was interested in this morning and emailed the private party selling the car to ask what options were on it. The response I received said: “as for the options, please see the additional pictures below”. Annoyed, I looked expecting to see detailed shots. What I saw were the same pictures I had seen in the ad, but larger in size. I’m trying to buy a car here, not play Where’s Waldo or decipher a Magic Eye puzzle.

After a few minutes studying the interior picture it all made sense — the car had no options, not a single one. One would think this guy would have the common courtesy to tell me it’s a base car instead of wasting my time playing hide and seek while he risks aggravating me and losing a potential customer.