car dealers with "coming soon" stock

[davidbeaumont]

Also "just arrived, pictures to follow", "being prepared", "image coming soon". Anyone know the reasons for this practice by car dealers? I ask because I have a few such cars in my favourites to buy, but they sit for many days or weeks with no pics forthcoming.

In the absence of other ideas I am assuming the car has been bought from a salvage company and is being repaired, am I being too cynical? It's just that I can't see a wash and photo session taking more than a day, or minor cosmetic repairs taking more than a few days.

Some ads even run for over a year and then end with no pictures eg www.ebay.co.uk/itm/203614724069 or www.ebay.co.uk/itm/203672523090 . What's that about?

Edited by davidbeaumont on Monday 26th December 15:18

[davidbeaumont]

thanks hadn't thought of that.......

"Hi I'm calling about the car for sale and why there are no pics yet?"
"Hello sir, it's just we don't want to photograph it until the roof pillars are straightened and we've put resisitors into the air bag circuits. Also it is taking a while to clean away the blood"
"Click."

Edited by davidbeaumont on Tuesday 27th December 01:39