Arfur Dealy

I'm gonna keep working at doing as little as possible and maxing my income until I can't anymore. I love what I do, its not a job its a passion.

Big DITTO

Well done !

Ditto

Our second home is a static in Cornwall "Rosie" our site reopens 1st March... We go down every Friday for the weekend unless the weather is horrendous... Family first.... A lot of customers want to collect at the weekend, but as soon as you tell them I work all week 6am to 9pm, the weekend is family time they then work into your remit....

Years ago, well over 4k on guess what..... a Range Rover... The truth is, I have lost more in one deal than ever made in a deal, luckily though I average a 1/20 loss which is high...

LIKE. But you are better off knowing where you stand net to YOU, after youve paid everything. When you know the actual bottom line then know where you stand and can make your money. Consider this. If you asked an investor to buy into you, they would want proof of your net unit return... it’s what it boils down too......

My exact thoughts many times.. thing is it’s not your video quality, it’s at the consumers end that matters. You can’t change that. It can only get better, since I started selling all my stock solely by video I’ve not noticed a dip in sales, it’s YOU and the content that sells

Quote talking about profits, my most memorable in the early noooghties was a W Plate 530d Sport. Bought at Bridgwater for 8k on a Friday, photographed in the car park in the afternoon, on eBay by 5pm for £11995 and sold within 20 mins to a local. Collected next day 10am from The auction car park..... if only these could be repeated.........

No !!! You naughty little shill bidder you..... It was a very good earner for a few years. Hated the clientele though, illiterate, ignorant scummy people just wanting cheap I’m truly glad I’m out of that market. My buyers nowadays are in a different league.

LIKE Hands up, oops soz. I’m a hippo for not reading it all the way. Thing is I got BORED Dave

Well, actually I'm mistaken, I have sold considerably more than 5 in a day via eBay no reserves years ago.... I'm referring specifically to selling cars "remotely" by video, without entertaining time-wasters via my " 4 step buying process"

We all know how much we actually earn at the end of the year, when you divvy it up by #s sold you then know your actual net income per unit. Doing 5 in one day was a new record for me

Dave, great link, but it was produced in 2010 for the SOGA......It's irrelevant now because of the CRA.... If you could find an up to date comparative.....

My biggest profit last year was the E55 AMG I nicked off ebay for 4k. I spent £800 on paint plus MOT and it owed me just under 5k. Sold it for £8900... Nick, I was talking NET profit, what you actually earn in your pocket, that's what pays the bills and feeds the kids. Gross is irrelevant, it might be flattering just like a high turnover but what counts is the profit at the end of the year..... Just saying...

Even if hypothetically you buy a car for 10k and somehow managed to sell it for 15k you still aren't going to net anywhere near 4k physically in your pocket at the end of the year. My original point was focused on what cars under £15k will CAP a 4k mark up, please tell me because I don't know any..... Now, we all nick motors sometimes and get a a really good margin, but 4k even with a finance tip, once you paid out on everything, the VAT and tax and all the other shit we pay for you to actually personally NET 4k in your pocket just isn't believable one one deal..... Now, when I take a PX on a PX which I call "strings" you can earn considerably more than 4k.....

LIKE

You can still do it Nick, add a bodyshop and that’s your pension sorted. Oh and I’d be a cider drinking, tractor driving gigolo

I always used to do well with CRV’s, but they just seem overpriced.

That’s cool.. As I said, I don’t question your integrity. I’m just completely amazed that you have somehow managed to NET yourself 4K on one deal. Please tell us the story...

James, I’m not questioning your integrity, I’m doubting your maths. NET....... what’s its actuality earnt you minus all deductions.

When I hear tosh (no offence) I’m like a dog with a bone. When I hear a 4K net profit is realistic on under 15k cars alarm bells ring.

What do you buy it and sell it for ?

Nick, EVP please share your most recent 4K nett cars.. 4K nett, I repeat earned you 4K nett. 4K in your pocket..

One off’s happen, yes, but 4K nett.... ? Do you know how much every car you sell actually Netts you. Divvy up your actual earnings minus all taxes at the end the year and divide it by #s sold. You then know your average unit value.