Hargy

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    Hi. I’m relatively new to the car trade (5 years) and sell mostly sub 10 year old cars with very little hassle. In April I took a trade in Proton Savvy 2011 with 35k miles from an old lady. She’d had the car for the last 10 years. I sold this on for £1850. Fast forward to July and got a message saying fuel filler neck had corroded and they wanted the car repaired. We agreed to repair which took a while to locate a part which eventually had to be adapted to suit. Customer collected car nd messaged me next day saying abs light had come on and they demanded a refund. I noticed that weekend they had advertised the car for sale  but took it down a few days later. I offered to get the car repaired at our cost to keep things sweet but they insisted on a refund and that they were entitled under consumer rights. This has gone on a while now and eventually I told them to go legal if they wished as the car was perfect for the 1st 3 months. Today I got court papers that they’re taking me to small claims court   Is there any way possible they could win this case?

     

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    5 hours ago, Mojo121 said:

    Occasionally if the punter wants a heavy discount or to take it the same day and I want the sale (overage/ unpopular) the MOT can be a negotiating point. PDI, Service, MOT etc are important as normal matter of course I agree. 

    There's a chap near me who's knocking out three at a time across his driveway. I've no problem with it apart from the fact he leaves the BCA yellow sticker and barcode on full display. Really makes my blood boil.

    I live in Northern Ireland so MOTs have to be done by Govt agencies only. We can’t take a car to a garage to get it done. Whatever test is on the car when I get it is what goes to the customer unless it’s below 2 months. I test drive every single car I buy and they are thoroughly checked over so nothing is left to chance. 

    I also offer 3rd party warranty if they wish to purchase it. I only advertise on Gumtree or Facebook one car at a time so no advertising charges worth talking about. I source,buy,check,clean & valet, market & advertise & sell them all myself so no wages to pay. 

    2 minutes ago, EPV said:

    Good for you mate, nice hobby you have.

    Works for me mate. I love doing it. If I had to depend on it the pleasure would soon disappear. I only get doing it on a Saturday so that’s my way of going mad lol

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    6 hours ago, EPV said:

    Ah ok. You’re selling end of life bangers from home. I can see why that would need to be part time. 

     

    5 hours ago, David Horgan said:

    VAT threshold is getting very near then , not many Fiestas Kugas C maxs & Mercs to get to £85 k  Turnover , then your world changes . You have to think like a Business not a little hobby  . 

    Yes I’m aware of the threshold. I don’t intend going over it at all as that’ll cost me 17% on top of the 20% to HMRC. 

    im happy selling 2-3cars a month and keep things simple. 

    I did consider doing this on a bigger scale but then I’d have the pressure of having to sell to make a living. This way i can enjoy it as a sideline and not a necessity 

    6 hours ago, EPV said:

    Ah ok. You’re selling end of life bangers from home. I can see why that would need to be part time. 

    Yes mate if that’s the way you want to put it. I’m sorry I don’t have a few wee Ferrari’s sitting out the front but hey I get by. The people I sell to are happy with what I offer and I’m always straight with them. 

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    17 minutes ago, justina3 said:

    Lucky you being able to make a profit and keeping a profit, not having to share it with the revenue like the rest of us poor sods.  

    Sorry. Where did I say I don’t pay taxes. I pay tax on my job and pay tax on the cars I sell. I keep records for everything I do  I’m not ducking anything. 

    I don’t have overheads like premises, staff, advertising but I do pay my dues

    2 minutes ago, EPV said:

    So i’m assuming the £1000 includes the auction house fees, if so, your VAT liability on that is around £200. Corporation tax or self assessment tax around £160. Advertising costs about £50, a new MOT £50. So around £460. Leaving you with about £340 nett. You’re one set of pads and discs away from working for nothing. 

    Good luck with that. 

    I don’t buy at auction. The £1000 was the total amount paid from a dealer as a trade in he took. I didn’t have to put a spanner on it. It was sold with 6 months MOT. I’m not VAT registered so what I pay to HMRC is £160. This is a part time role I do so I’m happy

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    I bought 09 Fiesta 1.4diesel 129k but great condition last week. Spent 2 hours cleaning and polishing it. Advertised it at 12pm. Sold it at 2pm. Bought @ 1000 sold @ 1800 so I’m happy with that. I’ve limited space so like to move them quick. 

    Have a few at near retail price (Kuga, C Max, C Class  Merc and cant shift them. I’ve dropped price 3 times and it then looks desperate. 

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    On 18/06/2019 at 2:46 PM, SouthernTrader said:

    Why would you sell a retail car at private rates?

    Sorry mate only read your post now. I operate from home and don’t have all the dealer facilities like finance etc. So if I can sell at private or slightly above it I’m happy with the margin   I know it doesn’t pay big overheads but I don’t have many. I can hear the booing and hissing now

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    Thanks for the honest advice lads. Really appreciate input from experienced sellers. This really did start out as a hobby but it’s very addictive. I’d actually advise someone in my position the same but it’s starting to take up so much time and I enjoy the buzz. The thing is it’s a bonus when I sell a car not a necessity which would happen if I’d premises. 

    Whats your thoughts on Warrantywise though?

    id never heard of self warranty through Lawgistics. I don’t have a garage myself and rely on a few local ones so I’d be scared of looking amateurish in front of a client if there was a problem. 

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    Hi folks. I’ve only been on here a couple of weeks and really enjoying the posts. A wee bit about me. I work full time so am one of those dreaded part time home traders (hiss). I always had a passion for cars and like most I used to lose fortunes buying cars for personal use only to trade up too often  

    I started trading a bit last year and so far it’s been very successful  I sold about 20 cars making good profit, the only car I lost money on was one bought at auction  lesson learned, no test drive, no buy, I sold it to WEBUYANYCAR because I didn’t want to catch a local buyer.  I’ve started very well this year with a very simple method that’s helped me trade with very little car valuation experience  I use Autotrader used car valuations, I aim for cars that are selling around trade-in value and try to sell at private rates  so far I haven’t had any problems at all. I have a valeting machine and really go into detail to make all cars look their best, then I’ve a really good camera which makes the cars stand out in the ads I Place. I only post on Gumtree and Facebook so no overheads there. the thing is that I sell from my house and my driveway is getting a bit crowded so I’m now looking at renting a unit, say 1000 sq ft so I can prepare the cars in  and maybe store them  I’m looking to take it all away from my house now but that’s really the next step in business  as I said I work full time as a sales rep, earn about £45K with company car so it’d be too big a risk leaving my job  I also use Warrantywise for any car that can qualify for it  I see they don’t get a good review on here  any reasons why?  

    Enough about me fellas, just wanted to say hi