How people sell these trucks, is it just me?

[skorpioskorpio]

I am constantly amazed what people think is a salable feature of their trucks, especially Blazers and Jimmys. I can't tell you how many ads I see with a picture of their truck either covered in mud that looks like it was taken out and beaten to within an inch of it's life, or a half done trucks with gaudy huge rims on it. Both of these say to me that the drive train is pretty much shot on the truck, no? Add on top of that that the pictures are often taken with the top off which means the body is probably tweaked.

Now all this may be OK if it wasn't for the fact that often these trucks have sky high asking prices. IMHO unless it's done and done well any wheels over an 18" devalues a truck, any lift over maybe 3 or 4 inches is also a minus. It's one thing if you are selling this to your buddy who always wanted your truck, but to a random potential buyer, I don't think so, not me anyway. I personally would be more likely to inquire about a truck that looks like the current owner made some attempt to fix a trucks problems, even if the fixes are incomplete than someone who has spent $10K on things that could very well comprise the integrity of the truck.

Am I the only one who generally views someone else's customizations as a negative? Even if your intent is to do similar things yourself?