Arfur Dealy

"Prince" very cleaver...

Try being as car dealer, you have a very very simple life.....

He wouldn’t be a private seller with that many listings.

Rotter !! Results so far. January did 13, Feb 11, March 4. Good margins though. It does seem quiet.

Like yesterday....

Absolutely, agreed Dan.

What is with these people who hide behind email making demands... The reason they are emailing is because they don't actually want to speak to you and form a verbal relationship. They are just phishing. I take all email inquiries very seriously, but my reply is always "please call me personally to discuss and I will do my very best to help you". Genuine interested parties call, its as simple as that IMO...

Did it sell....

B2B is covered by the Sales of Goods act not the CRA. The vehicle still has to be "as described", if the have put a written description to the car which is misleading or incorrect then they have stitched you up, it is their responsibility to advise it was faulty. If there is not written condition or description then take it on the chin.

FYI https://www.capconnect.co.uk/ConsumerValues/Ford.aspx

Wear.....

Autotrader just winds everyone up....

From memory, it took ages for me aswell. I kept emailing the administrators repeatedly...

Distance selling, Scotland to England. He didn’t respect me, nor would he of respected anyone. He seriously thought he could bully me and I would bend to him. Even after telling him I wouldn’t. He was a moron. Laughable. I bet he didn’t get the money he was waiting for. Consultation fee.

Dsr’s are for 14 days. He asked me to wait longer. That’s exactly why I took a larger deposit, he confirmed acceptance by email. He refused to honour the contract. End of story.

Rude, who's been rude to you Graham, explain ??

Graham, who’s been rude to you ?

I had a guy fly from Scotland to Exeter on a Touareg, he’d confirmed he’d watched the video but couldn’t collect for 3 weeks . I advised no problem but would need £400, he paid the deposit but pushed me on price, I explained i don’t discount. I picked him up from the Airport and on viewing he proceeded to pick fault with everything I picked fault with, he said he wasn’t prepared to pay what we agreed. I said no. He then asked me for his deposit, I refused. He said I never pay the full price. I said, you shook hands with me over the phone, the deal is done. You pay the balance or leave or forfeit your deposit, he walked.. he called the Police.. blah blah... not interested....

I don't think a deposit scares away a genuine buyer at all, as long as you reassure them you have described the car accurately and guarantee the deposit is fully refundable if they think you've got it wrong. I even go a step further and offer and offer to pay all their travel costs if they think I have got it wrong. They then have no reason to decline..... What the deposit does is make them confirm to you they are genuine, as soon as they start to make excuses you know their motive isn't honorable. I see it so very differently, I put the ownership on the billy to confirm to me they aren't going to waste my time.... because I absolutely guarantee I won't waste theirs....... The great thing about this forum is that we as traders of all levels is that we all do things differently, whats good for you isn't good for me, there is no right or wrong, but sharing here all our experiences helps us all

I'm fed up with the constant slagging off and moaning about AT. Yes, they are the greedy but sometimes you just have to get in bed with the devil......

An upfront deposit on the basis of “accuracy” stops the wasters.

Me too...he he

Wow, impressive

Mojo prey tell.....Intrigued.....

I would be asking for an apology.