Car still for sale mate...

[DSMSMR]

ME...Yes it is, would you like to view it.
Potential buyer...Yeh....what can you tell me about it.
Well the ad says it all really but what else would you like to know.........
Ah OK, what size is the engine and all......this is when the alarm bells sounded.......its a 3.5 V6 mate etc etc......

OK can I pop down sunday about 11
Sure,(address/[postcode/directions etc)

Text at 9 am sunday morning. Errrr wont be down to view as autotrader says its worth £8750 and you're asking £10750....
So OK, no change to usual sunday morning plans, usual st then..... etc.

10 am, phone call. Did you get my text....
Yeh thanks for letting me know,(you havent a clue), mate.....
Errrrr autotrader says its worth £8750.....
Oh OK, go buy one for £8750 then. .....silence......
errrrr OK mate......... I hang up.

Me selling.

Edited by DSMSMR on Sunday 4th May 10:50

[Super Sonic]

Did you buy it? Is it still for sale? What year is it? What's the milage?

[Tisy]

DSMSMR said:

Yes it is, would you like to view it.
Yeh....what can you tell me about it.
Well the ad says it all really but what else would you like to know.........
Ah OK, what size is the engine and all......this is when the alarm bells sounded.......its a 3.5 V6 mate etc etc......

OK can I pop down sunday about 11
Sure,(address/[postcode/directions etc)

Text at 9 am sunday morning. Errrr wont be down to view as autotrader says its worth £8750 and you're asking £10750....
So OK, no change to usual sunday morning plans, usual st then..... etc.

10 am, phone call. Did you get my text....
Yeh thanks for letting me know,(you havent a clue), mate.....
Errrrr autotrader says its worth £8750.....
Oh OK, go buy one for £8750 then. .....silence......
errrrr OK mate......... I hang up.

[griffter]

DSMSMR is the seller (at least that’s how I read it).

[DSMSMR]

griffter said:

DSMSMR is the seller (at least that’s how I read it).

I am.

As soon as this guy started asking me a few basic questions about the car I thought....Huh...its all in the ad.......Tried my best to be polite...honest.

[silentbrown]

TBF, I'm deliberately a little vague when first calling someone selling privately. "I'm calling about the car - can you tell me a bit about it?" - helps weed out most traders pretending to be private sellers...

The "autotrader price" thing, though. Pffft.

[Belle427]

Is it still available?

[DSMSMR]

Belle427 said:

Is it still available?

yes with a 25% discount if you can tell me the make and model

[Wilmslowboy]

DSMSMR said:

Belle427 said:

Is it still available?

yes with a 25% discount if you can tell me the make and model

Merc SLK 350 - when do I collect (for £8062)

[Rough101]

Best price mate?

Cash.

[DSMSMR]

Wilmslowboy said:

DSMSMR said:

Belle427 said:

Is it still available?

yes with a 25% discount if you can tell me the make and model

Merc SLK 350 - when do I collect (for £8062)

Bugger!

[Rotary Potato]

DSMSMR said:

ME...Yes it is, would you like to view it.
Potential buyer...Yeh....what can you tell me about it.
Well the ad says it all really but what else would you like to know.........
Ah OK, what size is the engine and all......this is when the alarm bells sounded.......its a 3.5 V6 mate etc etc......

OK can I pop down sunday about 11
Sure,(address/[postcode/directions etc)

Text at 9 am sunday morning. Errrr wont be down to view as autotrader says its worth £8750 and you're asking £10750....
So OK, no change to usual sunday morning plans, usual st then..... etc.

10 am, phone call. Did you get my text....
Yeh thanks for letting me know,(you havent a clue), mate.....
Errrrr autotrader says its worth £8750.....
Oh OK, go buy one for £8750 then. .....silence......
errrrr OK mate......... I hang up.

Me selling.

Edited by DSMSMR on Sunday 4th May 10:50

Rookie error.

Never volunteer your address. Wait for them to ask for it ... helps to identify the total messers.

Maybe it's because I tend to be selling cars at the real dregs end of the market, but the amount of dreamers who ask to view the car, agree a time & date, but have no intention of ever turning up is unreal. I took to agreeing to their viewing, but assuming they were full of bull-plop - and not changing whatever plans I already had - until they asked for my address. It reduced the stress of selling a car considerably.

[DSMSMR]

Rotary Potato said:

DSMSMR said:

ME...Yes it is, would you like to view it.
Potential buyer...Yeh....what can you tell me about it.
Well the ad says it all really but what else would you like to know.........
Ah OK, what size is the engine and all......this is when the alarm bells sounded.......its a 3.5 V6 mate etc etc......

OK can I pop down sunday about 11
Sure,(address/[postcode/directions etc)

Text at 9 am sunday morning. Errrr wont be down to view as autotrader says its worth £8750 and you're asking £10750....
So OK, no change to usual sunday morning plans, usual st then..... etc.

10 am, phone call. Did you get my text....
Yeh thanks for letting me know,(you havent a clue), mate.....
Errrrr autotrader says its worth £8750.....
Oh OK, go buy one for £8750 then. .....silence......
errrrr OK mate......... I hang up.

Me selling.

Edited by DSMSMR on Sunday 4th May 10:50

Rookie error.

Never volunteer your address. Wait for them to ask for it ... helps to identify the total messers.

Maybe it's because I tend to be selling cars at the real dregs end of the market, but the amount of dreamers who ask to view the car, agree a time & date, but have no intention of ever turning up is unreal. I took to agreeing to their viewing, but assuming they were full of bull-plop - and not changing whatever plans I already had - until they asked for my address. It reduced the stress of selling a car considerably.

Rookie reply, he asked for my address.

No stress at all here, just shook my head and put a little mental tick in the...another one, box.

[covmutley]

It is annoying. Im selling my daughters fiat 500 and have had the typical low ball offers. Which is absolutely fine, some I've replied to, some I've just ignored.

Did have one who said rather than making offers what is my lowest price. Told them, followed by them coming back to ask if I'd take £800 lower. Couldn't resist replying simply 'obviously not'.

[roadsmash]

Will you take £7k cash today mate?

[RizzoTheRat]

Swap for a PlayStation 3?

[popeyewhite]

I had a guy bought four VW alloys off me, took them away then a month later I got a 'return' message. Reason for return? He didn't like them any more.

[egomeister]

popeyewhite said:

I had a guy bought four VW alloys off me, took them away then a month later I got a 'return' message. Reason for return? He didn't like them any more.

It's astounding the amount of people who seem to believe a private seller has the same obligations as a retailer

[ThingsBehindTheSun]

You were lucky they even bothered to contact you to tell you they were not coming. First rule of selling a car, never change your plans just to accommodate a viewing. If you are in, you are in, don't go changing your plans to accommodate people as they may not turn up.

[popeyewhite]

egomeister said:

popeyewhite said:

I had a guy bought four VW alloys off me, took them away then a month later I got a 'return' message. Reason for return? He didn't like them any more.

It's astounding the amount of people who seem to believe a private seller has the same obligations as a retailer

I was gobsmacked that an adult male wouldn't know this. Makes you wonder about the rest of society a bit.