Sellers that won't tell you what they sold it for

Sellers that won't tell you what they sold it for

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Integroo

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11,574 posts

84 months

Friday 22nd September 2017
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Why do they care? Phoned up about a couple of cars - sorry their sold. Ah, okay, no bother mate, out of interest, how much did you sell it for. Can't tell you. Why on earth not - you've already sold it! Private sellers, I should add, so not dealers with a margin to protect.

Weirdos.

Bradley1500

766 posts

145 months

Friday 22nd September 2017
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Because you'll likely get idiotic buyers claiming 'ah, I would have paid more than that pal.' wink

Integroo

Original Poster:

11,574 posts

84 months

Friday 22nd September 2017
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Bradley1500 said:
Because you'll likely get idiotic buyers claiming 'ah, I would have paid more than that pal.' wink
And if you do?

HTP99

22,442 posts

139 months

Friday 22nd September 2017
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Why do you care, it's sold?

cbmotorsport

3,065 posts

117 months

Friday 22nd September 2017
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Because it's none of your damn business you bounder.

nickydee

56 posts

147 months

Friday 22nd September 2017
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As private seller, there no advantage to me in giving this information. In fact you run the risk of silly comments along the lines of I would have paid you more. If I don't know you, then I would apply the attitude test before deciding and be more inclined to part with the info if it's a specialist/classic/hobby car rather than a mass market product.

Integroo

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11,574 posts

84 months

Friday 22nd September 2017
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HTP99 said:
Why do you care, it's sold?
Helps to get an idea of the market, so I know what cars are actually going for, rather than advertised for. A chap yesterday let me know he sold for 2900 when advertised at 4400. There's no disadvantage to the seller at all.

RobM77

35,349 posts

233 months

Friday 22nd September 2017
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I should imagine this is out of respect for the buyer; the agreed amount is a private arrangement. It may also be a general dislike of canvassing.

Wacky Racer

38,099 posts

246 months

Friday 22nd September 2017
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Integroo said:
HTP99 said:
Why do you care, it's sold?
Helps to get an idea of the market, so I know what cars are actually going for, rather than advertised for. A chap yesterday let me know he sold for 2900 when advertised at 4400. There's no disadvantage to the seller at all.
And no advantage either.

It's between the buyer and seller.

Too many variables, the seller might have been desperate to sell (or not)

Andy 308GTB

2,918 posts

220 months

Friday 22nd September 2017
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Because you will be the 10th call the seller has received.

I got 2 inquiries when I put the car on Autotrader. One of them resulting in the car being sold.
I can't remember how - but once it was clear that the car had been sold, I had numerous calls asking what I sold it for.
The first one I responded to, after that it got a bit tedious.

Integroo

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11,574 posts

84 months

Friday 22nd September 2017
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Andy 308GTB said:
Because you will be the 10th call the seller has received.

I got 2 inquiries when I put the car on Autotrader. One of them resulting in the car being sold.
I can't remember how - but once it was clear that the car had been sold, I had numerous calls asking what I sold it for.
The first one I responded to, after that it got a bit tedious.
Delete your advert when it is sold then? I hadn't a clue it was sold.

Mr2Mike

20,143 posts

254 months

Friday 22nd September 2017
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Integroo said:
Why do they care? Phoned up about a couple of cars - sorry their sold. Ah, okay, no bother mate, out of interest, how much did you sell it for. Can't tell you. Why on earth not - you've already sold it! Private sellers, I should add, so not dealers with a margin to protect.

Weirdos.
The weirdo here is the person demanding to know the financial details of a sale that has nothing whatsoever to do with them.

Andy 308GTB

2,918 posts

220 months

Friday 22nd September 2017
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Integroo said:
Andy 308GTB said:
Because you will be the 10th call the seller has received.

I got 2 inquiries when I put the car on Autotrader. One of them resulting in the car being sold.
I can't remember how - but once it was clear that the car had been sold, I had numerous calls asking what I sold it for.
The first one I responded to, after that it got a bit tedious.
Delete your advert when it is sold then? I hadn't a clue it was sold.
If I ever sell a car again, I would certainly remove any trace of the advert from everywhere.
But this was a first for me.


MDMA .

8,849 posts

100 months

Friday 22nd September 2017
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I thought cars didn't sell privately?

Toyoda

1,557 posts

99 months

Friday 22nd September 2017
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Mr2Mike said:
The weirdo here is the person demanding to know the financial details of a sale that has nothing whatsoever to do with them.
This 100%. Even worse to draw attention to it by creating a post. I genuinely wonder how many of these posts are pseudo reality. Was there ever a civic? Will there ever be an s2000? Is this the real life, is this just fantasy.

Integroo

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11,574 posts

84 months

Friday 22nd September 2017
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MDMA . said:
I thought cars didn't sell privately?
They do at two grand.

Integroo

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11,574 posts

84 months

Friday 22nd September 2017
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Toyoda said:
Mr2Mike said:
The weirdo here is the person demanding to know the financial details of a sale that has nothing whatsoever to do with them.
This 100%. Even worse to draw attention to it by creating a post. I genuinely wonder how many of these posts are pseudo reality. Was there ever a civic? Will there ever be an s2000? Is this the real life, is this just fantasy.
It was twenty second conversation with an off-the-cuff question thrown in at the end. There was a Civic, there may not be an S2000, there will be a replacement of some description.

Wills2

22,665 posts

174 months

Friday 22nd September 2017
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I wouldn't tell you either, nothing to do with you whatsoever.


dannyDC2

7,543 posts

167 months

Friday 22nd September 2017
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Some people just don't like talking about money. Wages, house prices, car sales...


Shaoxter

4,048 posts

123 months

Friday 22nd September 2017
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I've happily told people what I've sold my car for, gives people an indication of the market. Once I did it to a low baller who called back after the car had sold and stuck it to him, felt pretty good. I wouldn't go round calling adverts marked as sold and trying to find the sold prices though...

I should add I also enjoy looking at people's house prices on Rightmove, I'm a believer in freedom of information smile