Dealer

Woke up this morning to an ebay message from "Hassan", car listed at a price of £3990......... His question, very short...... "3300 cash?" Oh the joys!

Any chance you can elaborate on this, would like to know more details

Give New Star Media a look, quality websites with direct feeds to whichever avenues you choose to advertise with eg autotrader, eBay, motors, cf247 etc.

What an absolute tool! There's no way I'd consider selling for that much profit.

How much profit do you have across the bonnet? I'm doing something wrong if everyone else is flying

Well after an OK few weeks I felt I had to put this post up as this week has been absolutely dire! It's like someone's switched the lights off, checked AT to see we were still on there..... Yes, checked pricing indicators to see if ours are favorable, yes all either "good price" and some "great price"..... Checked ebay motors, yes we are still on there.... Checked phone lead hadn't fallen out of the cordless base unit...... Nope definitely plugged in and got dialling tone! How's it been for others on here? Maybe it's to do with half term, maybe it's the stock. On a positive note though we had someone in today on a 2004 corsa 1.2 sxi that came in part exchange, clean car so listed it for £990..........the offer I have on it... £800 as long as I can get a new mot on it (current one is for September), oh and "what sort of warranty comes with it" I'm on the brink of becoming an alcoholic as its the only thing that I find helps me deal with these imbeciles (not during work, after I get home of course).

How much did you get for it and what miles may I ask? How much have you advertised it for on there?

Are you selling an 11k car with a front bumper that needs painting, parking sensors not working and an alarm system service message on the dash? Not having a go just interested to see if this is the case

20 Nope, website isn't by AT

Some totally unrealistic bells out there, want a new car for used car money

Confirmed...... Had the visit last week from the rep......... £140+ increase per month..... Gulp! Would love to just stick 2 fingers up but I am apprehensive of the outcome if that makes sense. Ebay hasn't taken over I can assure you...... Wish it had. Was off the weekend and when my office line is in use I get calls to my mobile.........2 autotrader calls.

Funny isn't it...... Some people perceptions and expectations...... Couple number 1 whining about a bit of wear on the seat of a car that I'm guessing is approx 12 years old? Couple 2 come in later to see the same vehicle and buy it irrespective of the seat wear on the 12 year old car. Bonkers! I'm getting to the point where I can't enter into conversation with some people out there who want to buy a "brand new used" car from us...... It absolutely fries my brain.

Sooooo true! It's owned by Manheim........... Another swizz!

I effing despise these melts and commend you for your patience

Yes 100%.

They always seem to fly straight through when applying for finance too, unlike some of the knockers that we have to hawk around several dozen different companies who all come back with either a no or an acceptance at 1386.58% APR as their credit is so bad.

Exactly this.......... I'm always suspicious of the ones that do this...... Really boils my p1ss! I'll deal with it tomorrow once I've had a few beers to dwell on it this evening.

Customer purchases a car 2 months ago, calls today to say that it's been making a noise, takes it to his local garage as he's from afar, they order in a new pulley kit and belt and proceed with fitting it........ Total cost over £300......... Just managed to pick myself up off the floor to write this....... Problem is guy was really nice but come on, who knows when a tensioner or pulley is going to start clacking away. To top it off I can get the kit for £109 plus approx £30 labour from fitting. I'm sure some of you here have been in similar situations.

I know the feeling well!

Unreal week for us so far. 7 sales out of 33 stock and got others simmering away too so may add 1 or 2 more fingers crossed.

8........gulp...... how many do you hold in stock?

Haven't got anywhere near cap retail for years! Which Manheim Jon?

What price do you pay for it please

No doubt it's been discussed before but do any of you on here use the above. For the life of me I can't think of anyone who would log on here these days and search for cars. Had the rep in today giving me the hard sell but he left empty handed anyway.

It's Lonsdale bottoms up this way, they normally turn up looking for Astra vxr's, Honda civic type r's and focus St's.... Haven't got 2 pennies to scratch their backsides with and you end up hawking them around all the finance companies under the sun!