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**Title:** Social Experiment: Testing Honesty of Used Car Sellers
**Objective:** To verify the honesty of individuals selling their cars online, specifically regarding the car's condition and mileage.
**Method:**
1. Researchers identified online car sellers with vehicles in poor condition, verified using a website (carvertical.com) that provides detailed car information by VIN (Vehicle Identification Number).
2. They posed as buyers, inspecting the cars and asking questions, while recording the interactions.
3. The researchers confronted sellers with discrepancies found on the website, capturing their reactions.
**Key Findings:**
* Multiple sellers were caught misrepresenting their vehicle's:
+ Mileage (e.g., one car's mileage was lowered by 40,000 km).
+ Accident history (some sellers denied accidents, despite website evidence).
* Sellers' reactions varied from attempting to justify the discrepancies to becoming defensive or even aggressive.
* A mechanic's inspection was also featured, highlighting the importance of thorough checks when purchasing used vehicles.
**Conclusion:**
The social experiment exposed a significant lack of honesty among some used car sellers, emphasizing the need for buyers to verify information through independent means, like the website used in the experiment, to make informed purchasing decisions.
Here are the extracted key facts, each with a number and in short sentences, excluding opinions:
1. **Vehicle Information Verification**: A website (carvertical.com) allows users to verify a car's information by entering its Vehicle Identification Number (VIN).
2. **Mileage Manipulation**: One vehicle's mileage was manipulated, showing 260 km initially, but the website revealed it had over 260,000 km at one point.
3. **Accident History**: A car in question had an accident, as revealed by the website and later confirmed by the seller.
4. **Previous Owners**: A car was registered in Germany, indicating it may have had multiple previous owners.
5. **VIN Lookup Details**: Using the VIN, the website provided detailed information about the car, including its true mileage and accident history.
6. **Purchase Price Mentions**:
* A car was being sold for $9,001 (mentioned on page 9,802).
* A buyer negotiated for a cheaper price due to the car's issues.
7. **Car Inspection Findings**:
* A car had more kilometers than disclosed.
* Issues with the car's condition were discovered upon inspection.
8. **Seller's Disclosure**:
* A seller initially denied the car had an accident but later admitted it.
* The seller mentioned the car was purchased from Spain.
9. **Website Offer**: Using the code "bros" on carvertical.com provides a 10% discount.
10. **Video Context**: The entire interaction was part of a social experiment video to check the honesty of people selling cars online.