n. An unregistered car dealer who sells vehicles from parking lots and other public locations while masquerading as a private seller; a person who sells stolen, rebuilt, or odometer-tampered vehicles.
1998
Curbsiders don't always use curbs. Often they advertise in newspapers. If you see the same phone number on car ads throughout the publication, it's probably a curbsider.
1998
Wily curbsiders usually pose as private individuals who sell rebuilt, stolen or odometer-tampered vehicles. They own the cars or trucks for only short periods, if at all.
A curbsider is someone who purchases a vehicle for resale and not for private use.
A curbsider is someone who purchases a vehicle for resale and not for private use.
1985 (earliest)
It’s a crime that’s very hard to control. Most of the cars are sold by "curbsiders," dealers who advertise in newspaper classified sections as private individuals forced to sell for personal reasons.