"I will not take a penny less than the asking price"

[paddyhasneeds]

Why do people do this? Not quite my bag as I'm looking for something original but the implication that if I go over with £6995 in my wallet that he's going to say "No"....

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1615229.htm

[davido140]

left window... WTF?

[croyde]

That's the last person who tried to offer less.

[Slinky]

[Martin_Hx]

Good spot

[useyourdellusion]

Not my bag either, so I've got no idea of its actual value. There are plenty of people out there who will make stupid offers though.

He's just sending out a strong message that he's not going to be messed about, that's all I would imagine.

[Ian974]

Is the gimp included? My last one escaped the other week.

[thinfourth2]

If he thinks brit part are top quality i would avid like the plague

brit part more commonly know a st part

[anonymous-user]

Interesting.

I have all my cars for sale at the moment at what I call "Bargain" prices, I.E you could make the money you spend back in parts without breaking a sweet. I have adopted the "No Offers" approach and I do fully believe that if someone offered me a few quid less than what I was asking I'd tell them to fk off.

On a car that is already a good price, I don't see why people won't just pay the asking price. A £7000 defender though...

[Ozzie Osmond]

paddyhasneeds said:

implication that if I go over with £6995 in my wallet that he's going to say "No"....

Quite. Completely illogical approach.

[Furyous]

That smells to me.

Q plate Landies always ring alarm bells for me, coupled with I dont have any receipts and messed around motor/turbo Id leave well alone.

Also, Im not convinced about the ex military thing either.

[West4x4]

Yeah the whole Q plate ex mil thing doesnt sound right to me. All TDI 90's the army had would be wolf spec they only had some 110 csw's that were civilian spec and they are released on age related plate. I'd steer well clear of that

[paddyhasneeds]

Just to be clear, it's not my type of vehicle (if anyone does know anyone selling an unmolested Defender please let me know) but thanks for the pointers on its "pedigree", it was simply the whole "will not take a penny less" attitude that I was questioning.

[EvoBarry]

I have a personal OCD about people that don't spell check their ads anyway, so I'd deliberately offer him less out of spite.

[andrew.]

Ozzie Osmond said:

Quite. Completely illogical approach.

as is photographing the interior with the window shut !

[SClarke]

The strange thing is that in most other transactions people ARE willing to pay the asking price. I have never asked to negotiate at the Sainsburys checkout. I don't try to knock down the sales people in a clothes shop.

I think it is perfectly fair for a seller to say their price is non-negotiable, you have to draw the line somewhere surely? Otherwise what is the bottom price? Is £100 less than the asking price the right price, or is it £500 less, or £1000 less? Or should we just give each other stuff?

Just because most people stick their prices up a bit in order to come down again shouldn't mean we all have to pander to this way of pricing.

So I am in favour of freedom of pricing.

[XB70]

The problem is when it is actually meant.

For example, I was looking at an S-Class. Called up about it and, without me saying anything on price, he says words to the effect of "Not taking offers, even if someone offered me £X (which was £250 below asking) I will say no".

Fair enough - no problem with that approach.

However, a month later and the car is nearly £1000 (!!) cheaper than what he was asking originally.

[Huntsman]

I suspect its a case of him having spent 7k and wanting it back, but of course, as many of us know, it doesn't always work like that.

[poo at Paul's]

Huntsman said:

I suspect its a case of him having spent 2k and wanting 7k back, but of course, as many of us know, it doesn't always work like that.

EFA!

[Marf]

My last car was advertised at 3000 no offers. Got it too