No offers

iltisman

Of course there is the killer phrase "suit enthusiast"

Richard53

rev_henry wrote: »

Never understand that one. I always try to put an honest reason for sale when selling a car, not just saying that there is a 'genuine reason for sale'.

Agreed. 'New car forces sale' is puzzling - I mean, the new car came along all on its own and twisted your arm to sell the old one because it couldn't face sharing you with someone else?


'Genuine reason for sale' is vague and likely to be BS. 'Selling because I am getting a company car' or even 'selling because I fancy a newer one' are much more credible.

Richard53

iltisman wrote: »

Of course there is the killer phrase "suit enthusiast"

Worst of all - 'unfinished project'. Run away.

Nodding_Donkey

bartelbe wrote: »

There is nothing wrong with bartering

There is if someone has said 'no offers'

Richard53

bartelbe wrote: »

There is nothing wrong with bartering

Nodding_Donkey wrote: »

There is if someone has said 'no offers'

I'm not sure. I wonder if you went to view one of these 'no offers' vehicles, made all the right noises, and then said "you did say you were not open to offers, didn't you?" and when the seller said "that's correct", just walked away without a word.


I reckon 90% of the 'no offers' people would call me back and ask what I had in mind. Thus entering into a negotiation. Human nature.

agrinnall

Nodding_Donkey wrote: »

There is if someone has said 'no offers'

Surely it's no different to a house being advertised for sale as "offers over", nice phrase but completely meaningless as it'll sell for whatever somebody is prepared to pay for it. I'd have no hesitation in making a reasonable offer on a car whatever the seller has put in the advert, if they don't want my money there will always be another one to look at.

bartelbe

Richard53 wrote: »

'Reluctant sale' (I still quite like the car, but there are some big bills coming)


'Genuine reason for sale' (the engine is about to fall out, but I will leave it vague so you think I have been given a company car or something)


'Will pass MoT easily' (but for some reason I won't risk £50 and sell the car for £200 more)

Oh yeah the MOT one, I have asked a few sellers on ebay why if it will go through easily, they haven't bothered to do it.

It is pretty obvious that the only reason not to MOT is if there is an expensive problem.

onomatopoeia99

bartelbe wrote: »

It just seems a stupid thing to put in an ad.

If I advertise something for sale I do so at the price I want for it, not the price I want plus a certain amount of "haggle room". So "price is firm, offers will not be entertained."

I prefer sellers that do the same, it means I can make a judgement on whether I consider the item worth the asking price. If it is I will buy it, if it isn't, I'll walk away and won't insult them by trying to get money off.

Nodding_Donkey

onomatopoeia99 wrote: »

If I advertise something for sale I do so at the price I want for it, not the price I want plus a certain amount of "haggle room". So "price is firm, offers will not be entertained."

I prefer sellers that do the same, it means I can make a judgement on whether I consider the item worth the asking price. If it is I will buy it, if it isn't, I'll walk away and won't insult them by trying to get money off.

Exactly.

My pet peeve is when advertising car parts. Someone then rings up and says
"that part you've advertised at £120, xyz ltd will do them for £100"
Me
"well buy it from them"
them
"But they haven't got any in stock"
Me
"sorry I couldn't take less than £140"
Them
"But you said £120"
Me
"That was before I knew xyz were out of stock"

jimjames

agrinnall wrote: »

Surely it's no different to a house being advertised for sale as "offers over", nice phrase but completely meaningless as it'll sell for whatever somebody is prepared to pay for it. I'd have no hesitation in making a reasonable offer on a car whatever the seller has put in the advert, if they don't want my money there will always be another one to look at.

Yes, exactly.

House we just bought was advertised as offers over £190k. Offered £175k and offer accepted at £180k.

Really depends on the seller but if a car has been up for a while then I'd expect offers to be considered, if not then they're unlikely to sell quickly if at all, if the price isn't realistic.