Mark101

If you're a very high volume seller, eBay requires you register as a business account. You'll receive an alert from eBay if we think you should upgrade your account to a business account. + I'm not VAT registered yet and you cannot open a business account without and there is no requirement to do so until I hit the threshold

I changed the ad Simon to accommodate the video including warranty, MOT etc - no longer a trade sale There's no legal requirement to use EMP providing my advert clearly states that I'm a business + I pay £15pmpc = much cheaper than EMP and no commitment from what I havew read herein, so not sure why I would want to sign up, not yet at least.

Just because I can and one way or another, it's going to get paint, stick or mop, or combo of all three - I took my selection of sharpies outside (black was the nearest colour) and just out of curiosity, touched one of the doors in (before I bother mixing paint from my scheme) and what a difference (wish I took pics for you) in just black felt pen, completely takes your eye off the hidious dinks. I will mix some paint and touch in the worst with a fine brush, mop the rear quarter and re-assess. What I can tell you, I am never talking to Steve again..........and the last time I even consider buying one of his old cars. I just called to say I love him and to be fair, I was Superstitious when he said his car was for sale and he has been told its mint.

To be fair, they held their hands up straight away, I did have to chase the cheque a couple of times. In life, I treat as I like to be treated myself. I had pushed for the cheque, so when it arrived, I emailed to thank them. I don't want to be known as the guy who "just" complains - I like to balance my responses where they are deserved.

It does you're right and my age and where I used to work - but at least you have to make some effort to find it

They must write a lot of compensation cheques if they need a rubber stamp to sign them.

This is an open public forum, so I covered my surname - that's what they call me in the chinese takeaway, I can hear him saying, hello Mr Mark

Once I am up and running (account just been approved and takes about 3 weeks in total), I will close the other and trade using only the Imperial Marques account. HSBC

Nah, you must be seeing things. I only wear my pointies with my pin stripes

It is a business account lol I have two business accounts one in my name and the other Imperial Marques Ltd (recently incorporated). I don't want to muddy the waters with BCA, so I pay on my own name account and do an "internal" invoice for the accounts I haven't yet transfered.

Like I said in an earlier reply to James (EPV) - I don't want to be accused of hiding anything -but in fact, you're probably right. Not wishing to do my Liam Neeson impression but I do have a particular set of skills, I am sort of considering scotching the rear quarter and 2K re lacquer and touching in all the little chips, what I don't want to happen is for this to turn in to a major project as my garage already has three cars in it and my driveway another five, it would mean taking up road space (obviously only wife's and my car taxed) and at the moment I have neighbours on baord because everything is off the road. Thanks for the suggestion SC Derby, much appreciated and I will say it again, I appreciate all your feedback and taking the time to help.

I have reworded my ad, changed pics and link to video. I will see what the weekend does and failing that will get it painted. After everything is said and done - it is spot on mileage and history and worth +£4k once sorted. Fingers crossed, will keep you all posted.

Cheers Grant, wise words - it's a long story but lesson learned. I viewed a dozen cars on site earlier that day and placed a proxy bid on a Grade 1 VW Fox with 30K 1 owner. As it happened, I was back in time to watch it go through and it was due next but nothing - long pause, no cars. I thought stuff this and cancelled my proxy by which time I clicked back on and saw it driving out, probably missing a good car (I will never know). Anyway, I had two away in the last week and only have 7 in stock - In my desperation, this looked well, appraisal seemed reasonable (that's a joke), nice mileage, full history and two owners - CAP CLN think was £2,900 and bidding was rife, so took a blind gamble. When I collected, windows had been left down an inch all round and it was hammering it down, thought they must be knackered but no, up they went easily?? I drove home and it was an absolute joy, smooth, and responsive, thought bonus. Weather dried out and took another look - wow! and that's where we are now. Might get an estimate for a full tidy - what do you reckon - £500? + MOT + Service + Warranty, there's still £600 in it for me (not enough now I am rapidy hitting the VAT threshold but this one can just squeeze in). For me, I don't want to wait two weeks for prep, what with all this good weather due! Thanks for your input Grant, much appreciated.

You don't want it then

What do you reckon Guys?

I am considering this Grant Trouble is, the likelihood is I will make the same money selling as is for less, or once done for more. Having it done is a couple of weeks and I reckon next weeks (supposed) weather might clear it out. I have just taken more pics and will upload, from 10 paces it looks well and the drive is amazing, truly does drive brilliantly and I've never been a Pug fan

My mistake - but funding and added extra value (upgraded warranty etc)?

Sub Prime Funding, plenty of commission

Reading books and articles is one only one part of creating and developing a business, much more is gained through the doing. My moral compass is spot on and anyone who has ever dealt with me will vouch for that (in this and any former role). Anyone who views this car will have every impefection pointed out, noted on documentation and signed for by both parties, can't make it any more square than that. Lawgistics - some great advice, good articles but they are not the be all and end all - my lawyer is an ex motor dealer franchisee, I haven't used Lawgistics personally. Again, I do not condone any bad practice, I do not believe in pulling the wool over anyone's eyes; I am merely selling a car, clearly and accurately described with all its faults - how many dealers would do that? In fact, I know of many whom would retail this car - 10 mins with a navy blue sharpie and I could enhance the look of this car to the point no one would be the wiser until after a couple of car washes. Which would I prefer, open and honest up front or a blatant cover up? I will be taking some pictures later of the affected areas and you will probably wonder what all the fuss is about.

Apparantly not but I meant Full Asking Price

Whoops! I am getting old - didn't know that.

Engineer out all risk? Impossible in this trade. If you engineer all the risk out, you will never be leaving your full time job because that would be at the risk of losing a guaranteed salary. I am not having anyone over here whatsoever. I am not a plastic trader selling as a private seller, I am not hiding any faults and am not offering something that isn't real, in fact I am probably the one the most honest and genuine people whom can say catagorically that I have never had anyone over. That advert, my legally approved side letter which will be signed and I am confident I will be ok - will I win in court (who knows) but what will they be claiming against me for that isn't clearly documented? In fact, if they tell me and sign to say they are in the trade, could I counter-sue for fraud? Will I lose my case (possibly) will it "damage my business irreparably?" Wow, really - I doubt that.

Thanks for taking the time to write all that James (EPV). I was planning for a proper trade sale, i.e. proof of trading and whilst I know that any serious dealer isn't going to bite, there are plenty of small non-VAT registered independent traders whom perform their own rework and for a hundred pounds of materials will have this looking shipshape, leaving a very decent margin for someone with much lower overheads than the majority of us. In my limited drive of 20 miles, the car didn't overheat, selected all gears perfectly, started on the button, there's no contamination in the oil, service history is all present and stamped has one former keeper and respectable mileage. It was a London City Centre car for the last 4 years, which explains the minor dinks and the rear quarter is extremely passable, many wouldn't even notice. I shall take a proper assessment in the morning. Incidentally, Ebay covers trade and consumer sales - surely, if the description is accurate and clearly has this Buyer Beware format no one in their right mind could argue I have misrepresented anything here. Maybe I'm wrong and I do apprecaite your concern and I have listened to what you are saying. PS: you don't need to keep saying you've only been doing this for 4 months, your input is valuable as far as I'm concerned. We are a group of people all (hopefully) looking out for one another and offering advice, which is the very reason I joined this site.

It isn't too bad and I am tempted. BCA Online (not Assured) Raining cats n dogs when I collected and I was so delighted at how well it drove. Got back, stopped raining, closer inspection and saw the dinks - I can fix them but I'm trying to reduce my stocking times and it'll waste another week either doing it myself or farming the work out. I'm going to sleep on it