is ya car still 4 sale m8?
Discussion
Car advert is one day old and continually getting muppets texting me along the following lines...
Hi, really interested in your car, is it still for sale?
Ya car still 4 sale m8?
Etc.
Then you reply with a yes (almost immediately) and then nothing...not text, no call, no email.
Why ask such a question if you're not interested?
Waste of both our time.
Muppets everywhere!
Hi, really interested in your car, is it still for sale?
Ya car still 4 sale m8?
Etc.
Then you reply with a yes (almost immediately) and then nothing...not text, no call, no email.
Why ask such a question if you're not interested?
Waste of both our time.
Muppets everywhere!
Edited by steve singh on Saturday 23 March 13:12
Yep I have been selling my mums mini atm and having a s
t time of it on autotrader! I've had 3 emails asking final price and then saying they are from abroad and want to ship it over. Then my account was hacked and someone changed the price to 3k from 11k. Cue me getting a phone call from someone very excited they had found a bargain.
t time of it on autotrader! I've had 3 emails asking final price and then saying they are from abroad and want to ship it over. Then my account was hacked and someone changed the price to 3k from 11k. Cue me getting a phone call from someone very excited they had found a bargain. Well I sell cars for a living and certain cars attract idiots and idiotic texts/calls. I specialise in MX5s and almost never get idiotic buyers. But occassionally, I'll dabble in something different and its a whole new world of stupidity out there. Imprezas can be pretty hard work to sell but the worst so far have been Mercedes. I always get inundated with moronic texts and questions.
One of the oddest was a guy who phoned in response to a detailed advert along with good photos, for a Mercedes C-Class Coupe. His opening line was ' Look, I can't be bothered to read your advert so can you just tell me what colour it is, what model and how much you want?'. How can you take these people seriously...
One of the oddest was a guy who phoned in response to a detailed advert along with good photos, for a Mercedes C-Class Coupe. His opening line was ' Look, I can't be bothered to read your advert so can you just tell me what colour it is, what model and how much you want?'. How can you take these people seriously...
I no longer advertise on the auto trader because of this kind of thing. Sold 2 cars privately, both on auto trader and pistonheads. AT generated multiple calls texts and emails, got a few people who wanted to view but not one turned up.
Pistonheads generated one phone call for each car that lead to one viewing of each car and then both sold to those initial enquirers. It took a while on both occasions but I got results and far less hassle than I got from those who found the car on AT.
I also hate selling cars.... Privately. Doing it for a car supermarket is so much easier.
Pistonheads generated one phone call for each car that lead to one viewing of each car and then both sold to those initial enquirers. It took a while on both occasions but I got results and far less hassle than I got from those who found the car on AT.
I also hate selling cars.... Privately. Doing it for a car supermarket is so much easier.
I recently sold a car for £500.
I had 2 no shows, countless texts, and a chap call asking if he'd look silly driving it?! (it was a bright blue Fiat Cinquecento!). He then said he'll pick it up today if I take £450 cash.
Cash you say? Hmmm.. I'd had my heart set on swapping the car for its weight in small ornate china donkeys ffs!?
The price of a car is in direct correlation with the amount of tools who will contact you!
I had 2 no shows, countless texts, and a chap call asking if he'd look silly driving it?! (it was a bright blue Fiat Cinquecento!). He then said he'll pick it up today if I take £450 cash.
Cash you say? Hmmm.. I'd had my heart set on swapping the car for its weight in small ornate china donkeys ffs!?
The price of a car is in direct correlation with the amount of tools who will contact you!
Sbloxxy said:
Well I sell cars for a living and certain cars attract idiots and idiotic texts/calls. I specialise in MX5s and almost never get idiotic buyers. But occassionally, I'll dabble in something different and its a whole new world of stupidity out there. Imprezas can be pretty hard work to sell but the worst so far have been Mercedes. I always get inundated with moronic texts and questions.
One of the oddest was a guy who phoned in response to a detailed advert along with good photos, for a Mercedes C-Class Coupe. His opening line was ' Look, I can't be bothered to read your advert so can you just tell me what colour it is, what model and how much you want?'. How can you take these people seriously...
Agreed, when I was selling the BMW - endless idiots calling. Selling Alfa's, nothing nothing then one person calls and buys it. Easy.One of the oddest was a guy who phoned in response to a detailed advert along with good photos, for a Mercedes C-Class Coupe. His opening line was ' Look, I can't be bothered to read your advert so can you just tell me what colour it is, what model and how much you want?'. How can you take these people seriously...
sgtbash said:
Try selling a Corsa SRi.
how quik is it m8?
Wats lowest youll take?
Ill have it in 3 weeks after I get paid!
Had another one today - hi m8, call me as want to buy car and have no minshow quik is it m8?
Wats lowest youll take?
Ill have it in 3 weeks after I get paid!
I didn't respond.
Then got a call (surprised me!) and after nearly 30 mins of obscure questions such as - did i know if any of the previous owners ever smoked in the car - wtf? - he then told me he had to sell his car but once sold he could buy mine.
Grrrr...
It doesn't matter how expensive or what type of car you are selling, you always get idiots. I had no end of trouble trying to sell my v8v last autumn and ended up keeping it over the winter. It sold to the first buyer when i put it up for sale again the beginning of this month. Guy contacted me within an hour of the advert going up, bit of negotiation on the price and it sold. It's just waiting for the right buyer.
The most amusing I had was a call was from a +353 number, the car was advertised in Worcester...
"Yous got a car on ebay so you have. Agghhh be fooking jaysus now, where be worchester, is it be be London now? No you says? Sweet Mary where the fook is it than, is it be be Scotland? You sees I'm moving around a lot so i am and I can pick it up on the way past"
:-)
"Yous got a car on ebay so you have. Agghhh be fooking jaysus now, where be worchester, is it be be London now? No you says? Sweet Mary where the fook is it than, is it be be Scotland? You sees I'm moving around a lot so i am and I can pick it up on the way past"
:-)
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