Seriously. I understand why people trade in.
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robsdesk said:
Well, someone has bought it, and to be honest I thought they were another time waster - sent me a text message (along with 2 others today offering 7k on a 9k car), anyhow he turned up with his dad when he said he said he would, quick test drive, made a sensible offer, cash paid & car gone. I think I'm probably about 800 up over WBAC & while selling it privately was a bit tedious it was worth it.
My car went today. Approx £4000 up on WBAC (that frankly are a bunch of chancing C
s if the truth be told) so the nonsense is indeed worth it.We buy any c
s car is for your average hack and owner that (understandably) can`t be arsed with the idiots that ring up offering peanuts for your car. It`s got that kind of way now that any time you sell anything people assume you`re desperate for cash thinking, as they`re holding the money they`re in some sort of control so can offer anything. Strap ons. From experience I have found just as many private sellers to be moronic as buyers. I have tried to view 3 cheap estate cars recently (2 were on an ebay auction and 1 a classified advert) and each of the sellers decided they were away on business all week! One of the ebay adverts was a bit shirty with anti "time waster" comments and asking for a non-refundable deposit. I don't like americanised phrases but go figure
SuperHangOn said:
From experience I have found just as many private sellers to be moronic as buyers. I have tried to view 3 cheap estate cars recently (2 were on an ebay auction and 1 a classified advert) and each of the sellers decided they were away on business all week! One of the ebay adverts was a bit shirty with anti "time waster" comments and asking for a non-refundable deposit. I don't like americanised phrases but go figure
I won a car on eBay which finished on Christmas day. I didn't expect to be knocking on the door whilst the seller was still stuffing turkey in his face, but he contacted me to tell me that he was now on holiday until the third week of January, with no mention of this in the description. The bell end.The last car that I sold was sold within 24hrs of being listed on an enthusiasts forum but I also had another serious buyer from PH. I was lucky as the previous car to that had me inundated with text messages. This annoys me a lot to begin with but what is most annoying is that I go to great lengths to write advertisements about the cars I sell, almost like a little story and with a huge spec sheet so that the prospective new owner can make a good judgement on the car and me before calling. Selling cars in this manner has always done me well and I've met some really nice guys who have gone away very happy.
The one enquirer that gob smacked me the most was the one who expected me to ship the car from Surrey to Derby on a low loader for free because he couldn't come and collect it.
I'm happy with what I have now so no need to invite the dckheads to contact me any time soon but I have had some trouble lately buying cars, namely an E55 which I am after for my Dad so it would appear that traders are at it too. High Wycombe was the location of two them which is an area that I knew nothing about but my, after my visit I'll steer clear from cars there altogether as its full of wideboy, scamming cun...
I'm not sure if this is just true of the area or what but they all happened to be Asian families moonlighting by the looks of it, and I'm pretty sure that they were all connected as when I turned up to see one silver car advertised at one address, the second silver car I had next in my list to view turned up instead (and vice versa, first car lined up was at second address). I thought I was confused but the reg numbers on the cars confirmed that I wasn't when I checked against the adverts.
Anyway, not that this mattered at all in the end as both cars looked as if they'd been parked in the sea, crap high inside and out with one even rusting around the Sat Nav screen. If I'd known that they were crusty piles of dung before I had travelled then fine, but the twunts on the phone assured me that they were up-together cars; I even specifically said "be truthful and don't waste my time" but they seemed genuine as did the pictures which must have been taken some years ago when originally acquired.
A third car was a couple of miles down the road, again the whole family came out to greet me around another car that was utterly fcked. A guy got out if the driver's seat and the kick plate just fell on the floor which should have been enough for me to just drive off but I gave it a chance and looked under the bonnet. I wish that I hadn't as it was peeing oil, somehow it had covered everything from bulkhead to headlight covers.
Some cars are dogs and in need of some restoration, I get that but, how did they see the viewing playing out in their head when they knew that they'd openly lied? Moron's!
I wish that AutoTrader and PH would let viewers write reviews on their viewings against the advert as I'd like to stop anyone else being drawn in by this shady operation.
The one enquirer that gob smacked me the most was the one who expected me to ship the car from Surrey to Derby on a low loader for free because he couldn't come and collect it.
I'm happy with what I have now so no need to invite the dckheads to contact me any time soon but I have had some trouble lately buying cars, namely an E55 which I am after for my Dad so it would appear that traders are at it too. High Wycombe was the location of two them which is an area that I knew nothing about but my, after my visit I'll steer clear from cars there altogether as its full of wideboy, scamming cun...
I'm not sure if this is just true of the area or what but they all happened to be Asian families moonlighting by the looks of it, and I'm pretty sure that they were all connected as when I turned up to see one silver car advertised at one address, the second silver car I had next in my list to view turned up instead (and vice versa, first car lined up was at second address). I thought I was confused but the reg numbers on the cars confirmed that I wasn't when I checked against the adverts.
Anyway, not that this mattered at all in the end as both cars looked as if they'd been parked in the sea, crap high inside and out with one even rusting around the Sat Nav screen. If I'd known that they were crusty piles of dung before I had travelled then fine, but the twunts on the phone assured me that they were up-together cars; I even specifically said "be truthful and don't waste my time" but they seemed genuine as did the pictures which must have been taken some years ago when originally acquired.
A third car was a couple of miles down the road, again the whole family came out to greet me around another car that was utterly fcked. A guy got out if the driver's seat and the kick plate just fell on the floor which should have been enough for me to just drive off but I gave it a chance and looked under the bonnet. I wish that I hadn't as it was peeing oil, somehow it had covered everything from bulkhead to headlight covers.
Some cars are dogs and in need of some restoration, I get that but, how did they see the viewing playing out in their head when they knew that they'd openly lied? Moron's!
I wish that AutoTrader and PH would let viewers write reviews on their viewings against the advert as I'd like to stop anyone else being drawn in by this shady operation.
Edited by 1Addicted on Monday 16th March 15:41
I never provide a phone number in the ad. I've found over the years that if someone can't put together a half-literate email then chances are they are going to be trouble. Had one recently asking for a phone number. Had a look at his feedback which included several negatives about his abusive manner. On that basis I asked him to put his questions in writing and if I couldn't answer them we could talk. That prompted a load of abuse so decision validated. Phone numbers make it too easy for impulse buyers and timewasters to mess you about.
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