We Buy Any Car - Offer increases
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Originally plugged car details into WBAC at the end of July to get an indication of what the car may be valued at for a quick sale. Since then I have had a number of emails from WBAC suggesting I 'click' for a revised offer.
Just had offer number four
- essentially a revised offer every two weeks and the offer has now increased by over £800 from the original.
To give context this is on a 2013 Mini Cooper D.
I'm wondering at what point they will stop!
Just had offer number four
- essentially a revised offer every two weeks and the offer has now increased by over £800 from the original. To give context this is on a 2013 Mini Cooper D.I'm wondering at what point they will stop!
The intial offer goes up but the money they try to take off when they inspect the car will keep track of it. Net result same offer.
Or maybe I'm just a pessimist.
Mind you last time I tried to sell a car to them we had an argument over whether the wheels were alloy, or steel with wheel covers. Despite me showing the covers visibly flexed when I pulled them they couldn't be convinced that £20 for a set of new wheel covers was more sensible than £500 odd quid for replacement alloys. I kept the car.
Or maybe I'm just a pessimist.
Mind you last time I tried to sell a car to them we had an argument over whether the wheels were alloy, or steel with wheel covers. Despite me showing the covers visibly flexed when I pulled them they couldn't be convinced that £20 for a set of new wheel covers was more sensible than £500 odd quid for replacement alloys. I kept the car.
hornmeister said:
Mind you last time I tried to sell a car to them we had an argument over whether the wheels were alloy, or steel with wheel covers. Despite me showing the covers visibly flexed when I pulled them they couldn't be convinced that £20 for a set of new wheel covers was more sensible than £500 odd quid for replacement alloys. I kept the car.
Eh ?OddCat said:
Eh ?
I'd guess that when trying to sell his car to WBAC they were deducting £500 on quoted value due to the "alloys needing replaced", where he advised them that they were hubcaps and they could instead just spend £20 replacing the hubcaps and therefore they didn't need to reduce their offer by £500.Steven_RW said:
I'd guess that when trying to sell his car to WBAC they were deducting £500 on quoted value due to the "alloys needing replaced", where he advised them that they were hubcaps and they could instead just spend £20 replacing the hubcaps and therefore they didn't need to reduce their offer by £500.
Yes, sounds like that. i'd have thought it easier to pop new ones on yourself so it's not an issue but PH is full of people prepared to get one over on the trade for the sake of.Steven_RW said:
I'd guess that when trying to sell his car to WBAC they were deducting £500 on quoted value due to the "alloys needing replaced", where he advised them that they were hubcaps and they could instead just spend £20 replacing the hubcaps and therefore they didn't need to reduce their offer by £500.
Yep much more eloquently put. 
I'd already declared the damaged wheel trims on-line and the reduction had already been made on the offer price anyway. This seemed to be a fact that they couldn't compute either.
Id still take it to them but would put no confidence in the on-lien price offered. Go with a minimum in mind and if they don't offer it be prepared to walk away.
hornmeister said:
The intial offer goes up but the money they try to take off when they inspect the car will keep track of it. Net result same offer.
Or maybe I'm just a pessimist.
To be fair I've sold a few cars to WBAC priced in the £10k to £15k range and they've always been very near to what they offered. It depends on whether you look after the car in my experience.Or maybe I'm just a pessimist.
LoonyTunes said:
To be fair I've sold a few cars to WBAC priced in the £10k to £15k range and they've always been very near to what they offered. It depends on whether you look after the car in my experience.
No concerns over the value. The car is as described and no damage / full history. I'm just surprised at the number of times WBAC has revised the offer over the last few weeks with no further contact from my side.Also got a price from Evans Halshaw yesterday after posting this and their price is higher again! I have agreed to sell the car privately and now think I may have priced too low
stone said:
No concerns over the value. The car is as described and no damage / full history. I'm just surprised at the number of times WBAC has revised the offer over the last few weeks with no further contact from my side.
Also got a price from Evans Halshaw yesterday after posting this and their price is higher again! I have agreed to sell the car privately and now think I may have priced too low
It's never too late to sell to the highest 'bidder'Also got a price from Evans Halshaw yesterday after posting this and their price is higher again! I have agreed to sell the car privately and now think I may have priced too low
Thankyou4calling said:
Yes, sounds like that. i'd have thought it easier to pop new ones on yourself so it's not an issue but PH is full of people prepared to get one over on the trade for the sake of.
Didn't sound like that at all. Where was he trying to get one over them?Would you take a £500 loss over a £20 one?
Otispunkmeyer said:
Sa Calobra said:
Tried Evans Hallshaw?
I found they beat wbac hands down with minimal take off.
Another vote here. They offered more than most dealers were prepared to PX for as well as beating WBAC by a solid 1500 quid. I found they beat wbac hands down with minimal take off.
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