Want to buy a car online? Well, it’s never been easier. You just navigate your browser to a spiffy site, type in the make and model and away you go. Will it run? Will it hold together? Well, when you’re buying a car online that’s the chance you take — but man alive, ain’t it cool? That is, after all, the point right?

Nothing tells your hipster friends that you can’t be bothered by conventional wisdom like making a significant financial investment based on a whim. This means opting for a really obscure make and model and putting down a substantial down payment. Fancy that used Toyota circa 1991? You know a Camry will make you a living legend in your hip circle of friends.

Yeah, it’s not the most sensible way of getting a point across, you have to realize this isn’t about just making a point. This about integrity, fetishism, and a knack for choosing something that someone in a hundred mile radius would never dream of buying. This will ensure your position as the preeminent cool kid.

It can be a bit bewildering. In fact, you may be wondering what is all this nonsense about having such a rare item is all about. It stems from a very primal hipster drive to be special. The hipster, whose demise has been greatly exaggerated, covets the song, album, article of clothing, or the rare car that few other have. It’s wacky, but there is an entire subculture thriving on these white elephants.

The vast majority of rare goods are bought and sold online. Specifically, on online classified sites. They bring the antique mall experience directly to your laptop or PC. While this informs and fuels this subculture of hipster seekers, it also gives dealers and collectors alike a tremendous platform for getting their goods sold. It’s a kind of hipster win-win situation.

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