We buy any car devaluation

fred246

I sometimes value my car on webuyanycar.com It's interesting to see how long you can own a car without any depreciation. It's been worth about £500 for the last few years. Last week it was just over £500. Today it's £50. Less than 10% of its value a week ago. What's going on? The fuel in it is worth more than that.

AdrianC

It's very simple... WBAC don't want to buy your car this week.

fred369

Mines gone up £2,300 since I last looked before lockdown. 

motorguy

fred246 said:

I sometimes value my car on webuyanycar.com It's interesting to see how long you can own a car without any depreciation. It's been worth about £500 for the last few years. Last week it was just over £500. Today it's £50. Less than 10% of its value a week ago. What's going on? The fuel in it is worth more than that.

Maybe they realised you've been servicing it yourself and are now valuing it accordingly?

onlyfoolsandparking

People would have to be desperate to sell their car to WBAC, their valuations are way off and to add insult to injury the few 'fools' I know who have used them say they get offered a price only for them to drop it further when they inspect the car, utter madness!!

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I suspect they are just ‘trade in’ prices? 

You are paying for the convenience 

Mercdriver

fred369 said:

Mines gone up £2,300 since I last looked before lockdown. 

How do you do your maintenance?

KimJongUn88

Expect to have a further reduction applied when your version of a "full service history" doesn't accord with theirs. 

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Mercdriver said:

fred369 said:

Mines gone up £2,300 since I last looked before lockdown. 

How do you do your maintenance?

By following Instagram videos.


YouTube is sooo last year 

The_Rainmaker

onlyfoolsandparking said:

People would have to be desperate to sell their car to WBAC, their valuations are way off and to add insult to injury the few 'fools' I know who have used them say they get offered a price only for them to drop it further when they inspect the car, utter madness!!

In your view, they have plenty of happy customers who want a no hassle means of selling their car.

Have you any personal experience in dealing with WBAC or are you just spouting?

fred246

It's very motor industry. "Oh we can't give you much without stamps in the book. Never sell it". Then advertise it with full service history. "We'll give you the service history when you pick it up", "The service book will be in the post".