[Dadhawk]

I was perusing the Internet want ads looking at cars I might want to own but can't afford as I'm like to do on occasion when I noticed some dealers, particularly on eBay but show up in other sites as well, that offer savage cars that had "light damage" and were repaired then offered for sale at a step discount.

For example, there was a 2019 CTS-V Carbon Black that supposedly had only the driver's side door replaced. Now, I always assumed a salvage title car had been totaled. There is no way a $90,000 car was totaled if all it needed was a door replacement.

When I contacted the seller, who has sold well over a thousand cars on eBay and has a good rating he said "A lot of people don’t like to fix their cars so they get paid in full from insurance.. that’s why has been in total loss because paid in full". He also sent me the "before" and "after" photos that showed the passenger door pretty well pushed in but no a lot of other damage (I'm guessing the airbags went off as well from the side impact)

Really? Is that an option in some states (this guy is in Michigan)? Just curious more than anything. I'm chalking this up to the too good to be true category but wanted to see.