December 21, 2013

does a used car dealer in Arizona have to display a price on each car for sale?

The Arizona Department of Weights and Measures requires that "all commodities" offered for sale in Arizona have a price posted on or near the item for sale.  I have a book called "Arizona Auto Advertising Guidelines" that was compiled by the Arizona  Attorney Generals office in 1995. It is interesting reading.  It lists topics like "Lowest Prices/Guaranteed Lowest Prices", "Name Your Price", "Clearance Sale"and "Credit Availability" among others.   A dealer should not use claims such as "everyone financed", "No credit rejected" or similar statements unless the dealer can and is willing to extend such credit to any individual under any circumstance.  It states that all used automobiles must have a price sticker when being offered for sale. 

"We believe that the buyer of a used car should have the same information about the price as the buyer of a new car."

As I drive around Phoenix, I look at used car lots. Federal law requires that each car should have a Buyers Guide in the window that discloses whether there is a warranty on the vehicle being sold.  In Arizona There is an implied warranty that says that car will be driveable for 500 miles of 15 days from the time of sale.  It also describes what will happen if the car develops a problem. 

Arizona Law requires that there should be a price sticker on each car. 

I am amazed at the number of used car dealerships that do not post either of these stickers on the cars they have for sale.  These dealers do not realize that if an inspector was to come on their lot looking for the sticker, the dealership could be fined $1,000 for each car that doesn't have a sticker on it. 

Is it really worth not putting the stickers on??

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