SouthernTrader

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  1. Hi guys,

    Just joined and thought I’d give a brief intro before I start firing off questions and (hopefully) contributing to the forum.

    I’ve been in the motor trade for around 12 years, starting as a sales exec at a used car site where I learnt the trade for around 3 years. We were trained in the Pendle system which someone mentioned the other day - brought lots of memories back. Definitely seems an outdated method these days!

    I then moved into various non car sales 9-5 jobs but always sold cars as a hobby on the side. This allowed me to learn a very steep learning curve without relying on the income as I had a salary.

    At the start of the year I left my 9-5 and used the money I’d built up to start full time on my own from home. So far, so good with 2 good months and 2 average months. I mainly stock higher mileage, well looked after executive estates and saloons

    Although I’m not new to the trade I’m still learning week on week and I think I’ve a long way to go but when I look back at how I used to approach selling cars its night and day.

    Finally, a big thanks to everyone who contributes to the forum and gives their advice for free. I’ve been reading for over a year and from that I’ve implemented the following changes purely due to the Forum:

    Photos in great location - stood back and zoomed in

    PDI and MOT on everything 

    Stopped making disastrous buys at UKGR when I read where the stock was from on here

    Took a less scattergun approach to buying stock and tried to build a consistent stock profile

    Added more detail to my adverts, plus probably lots of other things I’ve learned from this forum!

    All this has made a big difference to my margins.

    Anyway, i’m probably rambling on now but I look forward to interacting and continuing to learn, plus I hope to contribute where I can

    Thanks!