Trader on classic car website…
Discussion
Something i've been noticing more and more, not so much traders masquerading as private sellers, but traders spamming websites/eBay without actually having anything physical to sell.
Either adverts along the lines of "WANTED - BMW M5 E28/E34/E39" and then an advert for £60,000, same advert listed over and over again. Lazy way of doing business and makes the trader look a
in my eyes; I mean if you are a business dealing in those kinds of cars, why would you need to be spamming eBay with wanted adverts...?
Another instance, a dealer called Sonoma Classic Cars (or something along those lines). Without fail their adverts market cars 25-50% over the going rate, will feature a lengthy write-up which, for the most part, is unrelated to the car they are selling, and to top it off they illustrate their masterpieces with 5 random stock photos from Google Image... If someone wanted to pay £1.3 million for a 2.7 Carrera RS, surely they'll want to know some history of the car, and possibly see some pictures of it? The cherry on top being these cowboys put out probably 5-10 adverts per day, did find it amusing to start off with however they've painted themselves out to be a bunch of idiots also. BUT then, i'm not a classic car dealer so fortunately I don't have to lower myself to such a level
Either adverts along the lines of "WANTED - BMW M5 E28/E34/E39" and then an advert for £60,000, same advert listed over and over again. Lazy way of doing business and makes the trader look a
in my eyes; I mean if you are a business dealing in those kinds of cars, why would you need to be spamming eBay with wanted adverts...?Another instance, a dealer called Sonoma Classic Cars (or something along those lines). Without fail their adverts market cars 25-50% over the going rate, will feature a lengthy write-up which, for the most part, is unrelated to the car they are selling, and to top it off they illustrate their masterpieces with 5 random stock photos from Google Image... If someone wanted to pay £1.3 million for a 2.7 Carrera RS, surely they'll want to know some history of the car, and possibly see some pictures of it? The cherry on top being these cowboys put out probably 5-10 adverts per day, did find it amusing to start off with however they've painted themselves out to be a bunch of idiots also. BUT then, i'm not a classic car dealer so fortunately I don't have to lower myself to such a level
[quote=restoman]. . . . listing stock as 'Private' sales . . .
Should they be left to their own devices or taken to task?[quote]
I guess if you have fair suspicion then go for it. Presumably the Trading Standards Office is the go-to body?
One such category I’ve noticed are those who import cars from the US, then make out they a) have lost their garage space b) have been given an ultimatum by SWMBO c) have scratched that particular itch and so on…..and then repeat the cycle 2 months later with something else.
Should they be left to their own devices or taken to task?[quote]
I guess if you have fair suspicion then go for it. Presumably the Trading Standards Office is the go-to body?
One such category I’ve noticed are those who import cars from the US, then make out they a) have lost their garage space b) have been given an ultimatum by SWMBO c) have scratched that particular itch and so on…..and then repeat the cycle 2 months later with something else.
Trader advert for a classic mini cooper S,’ took it to a show recently and those in the know tell me how straight the car looks after it’s restoration, they tell me how rust free it is blah blah blah.
In other words ‘i’m not the person saying it’s a great rust free car so don’t come back complaining to me when you find it’s a rust bucket patched up.
In other words ‘i’m not the person saying it’s a great rust free car so don’t come back complaining to me when you find it’s a rust bucket patched up.
joropug said:
Out of interest do the same rights apply to classic cars sold by traders in the same way as mainstream cars?
Judging purely from the traders advert to which I referred, it indicates to me that traders still need to be open and honest with their descriptions. No law against saying what others may have said about the car in question. I believe it comes down to reasonable expectations.Gassing Station | Classic Cars and Yesterday's Heroes | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff