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Originally Posted by 1990C4S

I shop for a lot for cars online, I have noticed this: 'car people' selling cars include engine pics. Your average Marketplace seller doesn't even list the mileage or the engine size/model in their ad.

This is what happens when uneducated disinterested sellers write their own ads.

Right, the Internet has, in some ways, changed things, but even going back as far as classified ads in newspapers, it was not uncommon for an add to be something like
"1980 Chevy Citation, good paint, runs good, AC blows cold $1000"

Plenty of times I've called with lots of questions.
Most folks aren't "car people" and only put the facts in the ad that they might be interested in. The Internet means that you're likely going to get at least one photo, but the non-car folks may only be including the pic so you can see the color and if the paint is shiny.

Even at places that are geared towards selling cars so they have a form to fill out that includes "how many doors", "how many cylinders", "paint color", etc... I've seen plenty that were filled out incorrectly in ways where it was obvious by the photos.