[Laker14]

it's all about convenience. You want convenience? Open the wallet. I have a friend who just bought in TV. He runs a "junkyard" (his term, not mine), and is no stranger to hard work. He didn't drive up to The Villages Golf Cart and buy a brand new golf cart for 15K. He scoured the internet, found a scrapper, knew how to renovate it, and now has a beautiful cart, at a total cost of around 3K, and several hours of work.
You want to do that? Go ahead. You want to save a few K? Don't buy in the bubble. Want to save a few more K? Expand your search zone. The internet will allow you to do this. It's not convenient, and there is some risk.
If you don't want to do the work or accept that risk, walk in to The Villages Golf Carts showroom, open the wallet, and relax.
You can't have it all on one plate.

[JMintzer]

Even though I found a really nice pre-owned cart back in July (when used carts we being snapped up within hours of being posted), I still check this site, along with "NextDoor", FaceBook Marketplace and Craig's List regularly...

There are very few used carts going up for sale of late.

Where there used to be more than a dozen to choose from, now, there are only a few...

Supply is waaay low and demand keeps growing...

[Laker14]

Originally Posted by JMintzer

Even though I found a really nice pre-owned cart back in July (when used carts we being snapped up within hours of being posted), I still check this site, along with "NextDoor", FaceBook Marketplace and Craig's List regularly...

There are very few used carts going up for sale of late.

Where there used to be more than a dozen to choose from, now, there are only a few...

Supply is waaay low and demand keeps growing...

three years ago I was a 3 month renter looking for a rental cart. What I found out was that I could rent a cart but I couldn't get liability insurance for it. I wasn't comfortable with that so I bought a new cart (from the outfit in Webster)...many people, including me, found a certain humor in the idea that I bought a cart before I bought a home but it made sense to me at the time. I now have a home, which we bought last winter, and I'm happy I have that cart. I'm glad I'm not looking right now for one.
Sometimes things work out, even if they don't make much sense at the time. Life is funny that way.