Unknown callers and GV-can they be blocked?

[Diesel73L]

I just got an unknown call to my GV number-instead of listing the number it just says "Unknown Caller" so I assume it's a blocked number-no message was left. I am also using my GV number to sell my truck so it could be someone calling about that, but you would think they would have left a message if they were interested in buying it. The only creditor that is calling me so far is Citibank, but they've been pretty relentless. They're up to 8-10 calls a day-they even called about 5 minutes before kickoff last night Their number is set to go straight to a special "creditor VM" (just states name and address) and not ring my phone, but all other numbers go to my general VM and do ring through to my phone. Is Citibank getting wise to my game here? Is there a way to block unknown callers since there is no number? Or if I click GV will it just block all calls where it cannot "see" the number?

*EDIT*

I'm now realizing it could be Chase-payment was due on that card 1/28. Literally a few seconds after I posted this I got an e-mail from them to the secondary e-mail account I have my GV attached to reminding me that payment is due. I was hoping that once Chase and BoA started up I could just add them to my "creditor" VM, but it looks like I might have to put my creditor VM as my general and give out a different number on any future classified ads I put up for the truck. I don't want unknown people from Craigslist, etc...calling and getting my home address on the VM!

[shark66]

I was hoping that once Chase and BoA started up I could just add them to my "creditor" VM, but it looks like I might have to put my creditor VM as my general and give out a different number on any future classified ads I put up for the truck. I don't want unknown people from Craigslist, etc...calling and getting my home address on the VM!

Whatever happened to the idea of trading the truck in?

I don't use GV so I'm not able to help you out with that one...

Good luck to us all.

[Diesel73L]

Whatever happened to the idea of trading the truck in?

The truck is a Ford Powerstroke Diesel 4x4. Diesel trucks (especially Ford Super Dutys) hold their value exceptionally well since they last so long-I used mine as a daily driver but also as a firewood hauler (we burn 5-6 cords a year and rarely use our oil heat) and it has plenty of life left in it, but it's only a regular cab, so even though my daughter can go in the passenger seat (there is an airbag shutoff switch) it's still the front seat. Plus if my wife is with us it means she has to sit in the middle with only a lap belt. The child seat can't go in the middle because the driver airbag expands across the middle as well and would hit the seat.

Anyway, the dealers I have talked to so far are only willing to give me $4K or so. Not bad, but I could do better in a private sale. I've seen trucks identical to mine (same mileage, options, etc...) but with straight bodies go for $10-12K from a dealer. Clearly they're looking to get it for $4K, dump a thousand bucks worth of sheet metal and paint into it, and put it right back out on the lot for a big fat profit. I have two contractors interested in it right now who don't care about the body-they just want a truck that will pull a 10,000lb trailer with no problem. I'm hoping to walk into the dealer with about $8-9K for a down payment. $8-9K equity in a car is a lot to exempt, but I talked with over with both attorneys I met with and both said that given that the other two cars (2001 Toyota Corolla with 160K and 1991 Toyota Truck with rust holes in the floorboards and more oil leaks than the Exxon Valdez) are worth very little and we have no other assets that it's not going to hard to stack federal exemptions to cover it. I'll make sure the sale is well documented also.