Grrrr punters!!!!!!!

stugib

hartcjhart wrote: »

just had someone looking at a car for 795 and they went on to point out EVERY tiny mark,some of em youd need Jodrell Bank to see:mad::mad::mad:

Bet you do the same when you're valuating a part-ex!

hartcjhart

stugib wrote: »

Bet you do the same when you're valuating a part-ex!

I dont tend to do a lot of part ex as stick mainly with cheapies suitable for learner/first time drivers,

but I do buy a lot in from ebay and go on pics and description,90% of the time its ok but if I should get caught I take it on the chin and make the best of it

should I do a part ex I give it a quick once over and not with a microscope

gaz_jones

I had my Peugeot up for sale for £1600 and was aiming to take £1400 for it.

First viewer came and viewed (Viewer A), offered £700 I said thanks but not thanks and that I had someone else coming to view the next day.

The next day I got a call in the afternoon inquiring if the other viewer (Viewer had bought it. I said no so Viewer A offered £650. Once again I told him where to get off!

A week later a really nice guy came to view. Didn't fault the car at all and offered me full asking price.

cyclonebri1

Look guys, the thing is, if you advertise a car privately you are going to attract a proportion of plonkers, not maybe, but absolutely definately.
I must admit I find even the worst a whole load more palatable than your average car salesman.

But everyone has the right to deal with punters in their own way, and that includes telling them to !!!! off if they are taking the mick.

But to avoid;

State the condition of the car honestly, includeing the +s and the -s.

State if you are open to offers.

If you are selling at a fixed price make that very clear in the ad.

Price the goddam car realistically in the 1st place, if you over cook it, then you can expect the !!!!! when someones travelled to view.

Keep it friendly, they could come back latter:eek::eek:

And finally if you have a nice tasty motor for sale, get several folks arranged to view it at the same time;), ££££s in

Anihilator

master_of_nothing wrote: »

I only use car dealers and garages that are chrisitians. Ask at your local church for advice

Lots of white stained childrens seats in them?:rolleyes:

Enfieldian

Anihilator wrote: »

Lots of white stained childrens seats in them?:rolleyes:

Or those fish things stuck on the back, from a job lot bought on eBay.....

hartcjhart

cyclonebri1 wrote: »

Look guys, the thing is, if you advertise a car privately you are going to attract a proportion of plonkers, not maybe, but absolutely definately.
I must admit I find even the worst a whole load more palatable than your average car salesman.

But everyone has the right to deal with punters in their own way, and that includes telling them to !!!! off if they are taking the mick.

But to avoid;

State the condition of the car honestly, includeing the +s and the -s.

State if you are open to offers.

If you are selling at a fixed price make that very clear in the ad.

Price the goddam car realistically in the 1st place, if you over cook it, then you can expect the !!!!! when someones travelled to view.

Keep it friendly, they could come back latter:eek::eek:

And finally if you have a nice tasty motor for sale, get several folks arranged to view it at the same time;), ££££s in

you my friend are talking out of your [EMAIL="ar@e"]ar@e[/EMAIL], what do you think we do

housesitter

On the flip side, I know of a trader who looks for certain niche models, people think they are not worth much unless they are enthusiasts. He proceeds to ring them up a few times from different phones and gets mates to do the same to drive the price down. Sends a few round to offer low prices and hopes the person will cave in eventually.

Quite often people will do. Salesman verses punter.
Utterly dispicable tactic.

emmell

housesitter wrote: »

On the flip side, I know of a trader who looks for certain niche models, people think they are not worth much unless they are enthusiasts. He proceeds to ring them up a few times from different phones and gets mates to do the same to drive the price down. Sends a few round to offer low prices and hopes the person will cave in eventually.

Quite often people will do. Salesman verses punter.
Utterly dispicable tactic.

If the people think they are not worth much then surely loads of phone calls would tell them different, the 'tactic' is despicable and so is the trader who obviously brags about it.
ML.

hartcjhart

emmell wrote: »

If the people think they are not worth much then surely loads of phone calls would tell them different, the 'tactic' is despicable and so is the trader who obviously brags about it.
ML.

agree totally,certainly something I would not do