I flip cars fairly regularly so get more than a fair share of idiots. Our house is on a main road coming connecting two larger roads so gets a lot of traffic. Lots of times I can just park one at the front of the drive with a sign on it and it will sell quick. Sold an '80 Z28 a few years ago in forty five minutes!
When I do advertise I always put "not looking for trades but may be interested in (whatever interests me at the time) but no bikes or boats". Still get offered them along with mowers, farm equipment, shop equipment, home repairs, etc. I generally just ignore them if they can't follow basic rules.
I have made some good deals on trades, though. Got partial trades several times with firearms. Then last year I had a car of my brother's stored at my house. I have a niece whose husband does roofing. He came by for an estimate on my house and asked about the car for his daughter. It worked out that I paid my brother $1500 for the car and got $2500 in trade for my roof.
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