So many cars for sale private then appearing in dealers

[AlexNJ89]

I am seeing cars which I am interested in buying then dealer are picking them up and putting them up for sale for £2k more.

This car was for sale 2 days ago for £35k in Southampton then is now in a dealer down the road for £37k.

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/202...

At first I thought it was just my imagination, but dealers must be really struggling for stock and just overpaying for cars as the market is so strong.

[anonymous-user]

Yes. I was in Hendy Sports at Poole just having a chat the other day. They were saying everywhere is short of stock, even offered to buy mine for a decent price. Popped to BMW in Wallsidown Rd, hardly anything on the forecourt, same with Mini.

Norman Motors are okay though. £2K more would give you a warranty and peace of mind, plus they might move on the price.

[TheDrownedApe]

I've tried to sell 2 cars upwards of £15k privately in the last couple of years. I didn't get one genuine call but a couple from dealers who stated "we can sell your call for you in our dealership". They weren't overpriced but i was told that trying to sell over £15k or indeed £10k privately is quite hard and i should consider their offers. I never went further into asking how much but i know of a high end dealership near me that charges £1k to sell your car.

Perhaps this is what is happening

[Deep Thought]

AlexNJ89 said:

I am seeing cars which I am interested in buying then dealer are picking them up and putting them up for sale for £2k more.

This car was for sale 2 days ago for £35k in Southampton then is now in a dealer down the road for £37k.

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/202...

At first I thought it was just my imagination, but dealers must be really struggling for stock and just overpaying for cars as the market is so strong.

Yup. Hes probably doing quite nicely out of it. I'd say hes picked that up for £34K or less. Added +£3K and he'll hold out for the asking price. Maybe get a nice trade in too.