What is it with people advertising cars for sale
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Then not bothering to respond to email (despite having specifically requested email contact)?
Clearly these people dont either need or want to sell the car which they've spent some time putting the advert together for, bleeding out the information that you'd really need to make a decision on whether to view or not
Clearly these people dont either need or want to sell the car which they've spent some time putting the advert together for, bleeding out the information that you'd really need to make a decision on whether to view or not
GKP said:
Try something other than "What's your best price?" as an opening line?
Not my style (thankfully). Im asking proper questions and trying to find out if the car is actually worth a viewing - and nothing... I guess its their loss, but its one of those things that just winds me up.
Its the same as those people who decide to advertise a car and then put in the advert 'On holiday until ...... date...' - Well, howabout dont advertise the car until you're available to actually sell the f
king thing. Nobbers. Jasandjules said:
When did you e-mail them? Not everyone checks e-mails daily*
One of them was over 2 weeks ago - I sent a reminder / check email after a week - still nothing. - so I've heard.
The second Im referring to was maybe 3-4 days ago...
Whilst I agree that not everyone is tied to their PC, surely if you're aiming to sell off an asset of some sort, keeping check on its progress and giving people access to the goods would be fairly high on the priority (common sense) list!?
Anyway - Its not the end of the world, just a mild annoyance to add to the several thousand other mild annoyances we have to endure on a daily basis
If I'm selling a car, I expect most serious enquiries to be made by phone. It means you can answer any number of questions within seconds, plus it's more personal, polite and saves time and hassle. I only really check my email once a day, sometimes maybe once avery 2 or 3 days depending on how busy I am, or if i am home or not.
If I am interested in a car thats for sale by someone else, I will always pick up the phone as I can't be bothered typing away for several mins, then waiting for a few hours to see if I have had a reply.
Maybe I'm just old fashioned? But I find a phone conversation much more usefull than email. I understand that many people would rather sit at a keyboard all day, thats up to them. If I do get an email for a car I want to sell it usually goes along the lines off:-
Whats ur best price for the car, cash?
I'm sorry, but if you can't be bothered to have a polite phone conversation with me, and come to see the car before making me a daft offer, then I'm probably saving myself from alot of time wasting (and typing) by not replying.
Much the same goes for text messages, I find it plain rude when someone sends me an 'best price' text message, especially when its fing 1.30 am!!
If I am interested in a car thats for sale by someone else, I will always pick up the phone as I can't be bothered typing away for several mins, then waiting for a few hours to see if I have had a reply.
Maybe I'm just old fashioned? But I find a phone conversation much more usefull than email. I understand that many people would rather sit at a keyboard all day, thats up to them. If I do get an email for a car I want to sell it usually goes along the lines off:-
Whats ur best price for the car, cash?
I'm sorry, but if you can't be bothered to have a polite phone conversation with me, and come to see the car before making me a daft offer, then I'm probably saving myself from alot of time wasting (and typing) by not replying.
Much the same goes for text messages, I find it plain rude when someone sends me an 'best price' text message, especially when its f
ing 1.30 am!! I have been selling some car bits lately.
The thing that confuses me is the people that email you saying they really need X part quickly/before the weekend, and would I sell it for X amount off.
I nearly always say yes, send me your address and I will post it off the same day.
3 weeks later they pay and email me there address?
The thing that confuses me is the people that email you saying they really need X part quickly/before the weekend, and would I sell it for X amount off.
I nearly always say yes, send me your address and I will post it off the same day.
3 weeks later they pay and email me there address?
). I need to stay on the ball to catch them.Unfortunately a lot of people don't look at their e-mail, or chose to ignore it even though they have it listed as a means of contact.
I'm currently buying a house, and we agreed with the solicitor that we would e-mail all correspondance for speed (they said this is pretty standard these days)
As promised they have sent everything by e-mail but have ignored every e-mail I've sent them, including the one telling them they are no longer my solicitor because they are crap.
I'm currently buying a house, and we agreed with the solicitor that we would e-mail all correspondance for speed (they said this is pretty standard these days)
As promised they have sent everything by e-mail but have ignored every e-mail I've sent them, including the one telling them they are no longer my solicitor because they are crap.
Sifly said:
If I'm selling a car, I expect most serious enquiries to be made by phone. It means you can answer any number of questions within seconds, plus it's more personal, polite and saves time and hassle. I only really check my email once a day, sometimes maybe once avery 2 or 3 days depending on how busy I am, or if i am home or not.
If I am interested in a car thats for sale by someone else, I will always pick up the phone as I can't be bothered typing away for several mins, then waiting for a few hours to see if I have had a reply.
Maybe I'm just old fashioned? But I find a phone conversation much more usefull than email. I understand that many people would rather sit at a keyboard all day, thats up to them. If I do get an email for a car I want to sell it usually goes along the lines off:-
Whats ur best price for the car, cash?
I'm sorry, but if you can't be bothered to have a polite phone conversation with me, and come to see the car before making me a daft offer, then I'm probably saving myself from alot of time wasting (and typing) by not replying.
Much the same goes for text messages, I find it plain rude when someone sends me an 'best price' text message, especially when its fing 1.30 am!!
I just sold my car - I got a text asking what the least I would take was. I replied and then he rang me to get my address and came and collected the next day. If I am interested in a car thats for sale by someone else, I will always pick up the phone as I can't be bothered typing away for several mins, then waiting for a few hours to see if I have had a reply.
Maybe I'm just old fashioned? But I find a phone conversation much more usefull than email. I understand that many people would rather sit at a keyboard all day, thats up to them. If I do get an email for a car I want to sell it usually goes along the lines off:-
Whats ur best price for the car, cash?
I'm sorry, but if you can't be bothered to have a polite phone conversation with me, and come to see the car before making me a daft offer, then I'm probably saving myself from alot of time wasting (and typing) by not replying.
Much the same goes for text messages, I find it plain rude when someone sends me an 'best price' text message, especially when its f
ing 1.30 am!! When selling my car, we got an email simply saying "is the car still for sale", no punctuation or anything. Looked at the name on it and it matched my uncle's, so we were tempted to write "ps off Andy" as a reply, but thought better of it, and thought if we're gonna get a brief question, give a brief answer, so simply wrote "yes". We then got the story about him being an oceanographer off the east coast of Africa, and ignored anything from that email since. Dad ended up writing on the advert "please don't bother saying you'll pay by paypal and getting courier to pick up, we also don't accept payment in Nigerian Camels". It worked, and we sold it for a fair few quid more than I was expecting this weekend, thoroughly nice chap we sold it to as well.
s off Andy" as a reply, but thought better of it, and thought if we're gonna get a brief question, give a brief answer, so simply wrote "yes". We then got the story about him being an oceanographer off the east coast of Africa, and ignored anything from that email since. Dad ended up writing on the advert "please don't bother saying you'll pay by paypal and getting courier to pick up, we also don't accept payment in Nigerian Camels". It worked, and we sold it for a fair few quid more than I was expecting this weekend, thoroughly nice chap we sold it to as well.CouponCroc said:
If you want/expect a phone call (or don't plan on checking email daily) then don't list an email address in the advert...
Plenty reasons why someone would prefer to email - moreso if they're not quite sure what they want. Its easier to type everything out, be more organised and make sure you don't miss anything you wanted an answer to. If you don't know a thing about cars its then far easier to run the reply past someone who does, than try and remember (or take notes) what was said on the phone.
It also gives you a paper trail - if someone lies to you on the phone he can deny it later. He doesn't have that that luxury if he's emailed saying "no, its never been in a crash".
I agree completely, I don't mind recieving an email (or even a txt), especially if it has a polite tone and says more than 'how much, best price'?! It may just take a few hours or a day or so for me to reply to it.Plenty reasons why someone would prefer to email - moreso if they're not quite sure what they want. Its easier to type everything out, be more organised and make sure you don't miss anything you wanted an answer to. If you don't know a thing about cars its then far easier to run the reply past someone who does, than try and remember (or take notes) what was said on the phone.
It also gives you a paper trail - if someone lies to you on the phone he can deny it later. He doesn't have that that luxury if he's emailed saying "no, its never been in a crash".
With regard to not including an email address, some advertising web sites will not let you 'opt out' of giving one.
All i'm saying is Personally prefer a one to one chat over the phone, I think it's a better way to do business.
On the other hand, I have had plenty off phone conversations which go along the lines off:-
B)= Buyer S)= Seller
B) Is the car for sale?
S) Yes it is.
B) How Much is it?
S) Have you seen the advert?
B) Yes.....
WTF!!
CouponCroc said:
Sifly said:
If I'm selling a car, I expect most serious enquiries to be made by phone. It means you can answer any number of questions within seconds, plus it's more personal, polite and saves time and hassle. I only really check my email once a day, sometimes maybe once avery 2 or 3 days depending on how busy I am, or if i am home or not.
If I am interested in a car thats for sale by someone else, I will always pick up the phone as I can't be bothered typing away for several mins, then waiting for a few hours to see if I have had a reply.
Maybe I'm just old fashioned? But I find a phone conversation much more usefull than email. I understand that many people would rather sit at a keyboard all day, thats up to them. If I do get an email for a car I want to sell it usually goes along the lines off:-
Whats ur best price for the car, cash?
I'm sorry, but if you can't be bothered to have a polite phone conversation with me, and come to see the car before making me a daft offer, then I'm probably saving myself from alot of time wasting (and typing) by not replying.
Much the same goes for text messages, I find it plain rude when someone sends me an 'best price' text message, especially when its fing 1.30 am!!
If you want/expect a phone call (or don't plan on checking email daily) then don't list an email address in the advert... If I am interested in a car thats for sale by someone else, I will always pick up the phone as I can't be bothered typing away for several mins, then waiting for a few hours to see if I have had a reply.
Maybe I'm just old fashioned? But I find a phone conversation much more usefull than email. I understand that many people would rather sit at a keyboard all day, thats up to them. If I do get an email for a car I want to sell it usually goes along the lines off:-
Whats ur best price for the car, cash?
I'm sorry, but if you can't be bothered to have a polite phone conversation with me, and come to see the car before making me a daft offer, then I'm probably saving myself from alot of time wasting (and typing) by not replying.
Much the same goes for text messages, I find it plain rude when someone sends me an 'best price' text message, especially when its f
ing 1.30 am!! Plenty reasons why someone would prefer to email - moreso if they're not quite sure what they want. Its easier to type everything out, be more organised and make sure you don't miss anything you wanted an answer to. If you don't know a thing about cars its then far easier to run the reply past someone who does, than try and remember (or take notes) what was said on the phone.
It also gives you a paper trail - if someone lies to you on the phone he can deny it later. He doesn't have that that luxury if he's emailed saying "no, its never been in a crash".
My complaint is that one of the adverts in particular that I responded to specifically asked for email contact. If I dont get a response to an email for something and a number is listed then I will phone and introduce myself and politely ask the questions I have or refer them to my list of questions over email.
PLUS - I cannot receive more detailed photos of the car through my landline - hence asking specific relevant questions and occasionally asking for additional photos to highlight any issues they themselves have raised in the advert, or specific 'problem areas' with whatever car it happens to be in question.
I freely admit that Im not a patient person by any means - But not monitoring your own mail when you are the one trying to sell, for me is a huge mistake (and frustrating from a potential buyers perspective).
Ah well - life goes on
PLUS - I cannot receive more detailed photos of the car through my landline - hence asking specific relevant questions and occasionally asking for additional photos to highlight any issues they themselves have raised in the advert, or specific 'problem areas' with whatever car it happens to be in question.
I freely admit that Im not a patient person by any means - But not monitoring your own mail when you are the one trying to sell, for me is a huge mistake (and frustrating from a potential buyers perspective).
Ah well - life goes on
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