[Zeke]

I think under the hood pics are irrelevant. Under the car and inside everywhere is standard for BaT and places where you are buying without a personal inspection. I even see cars for sale locally with few or no interior pics. I guess they assume you are coming to see it for yourself.

I'd rather have a thorough written description to help me decide whether this is a vehicle that I want to further investigate.

I think due to the public in general these days I'd rather buy from a dealer with a return for cash guaranty. I just did that and in the grace period I had a PPI done. Came back very good so I kept the car. The paperwork was a breeze, no trip to the DMV.

Looking around at private party sales is just a lot of driving around and kicking tires. With Carfax at least you get the better part of the picture and a PPI should fill in the blanks.

Times have shifted. 20 years ago FSBO was the way to go. Today it's too many flippers and way too many cars with branded titles that have been washed. The Little Old Lady From Pasadena is not listing her car FS anymore. She just calls Carvana.