Jimbo 11 Posted January 3, 2018 Whats the best practice? when you buy from dealerships you usually have to take some “less desirable” cars along with the gems. The cars you really dont want but have to keep good relations. What do you do with these? A full frank ebay ad works sometimes but just opens you up to arseholes expecting the world and generally just wasting your time for a car you’re barely breaking even on. I guess its good to find local traders that you can just flip them on to but again most traders dont want to take the junky stuff. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AutoJacob 34 Posted January 3, 2018 Jimbo - I know it's not something one should advertise but I specialise in that "junky" stuff and it does really well. I buy a lot of our stock from other traders like yourself who either aren't interested due to the small margins / potential problems or it would look completely out of place on their pitch. We're based in St Helens.. so if you're somewhat close by drop me a message with what you have at the moment. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arfur Dealy 823 Posted January 4, 2018 There’s money in those bangers, it’s very rare I actually scrap a car (only 1 last year). I just do a brutally honest video appraisal with an intro stating no idiots / Trade disposal. As long as you are not greedy they usually sell within a week. I also get payment upfront to ensure no messing. The last one I did was last week, a battered 2005 d4d Verso 150k which owed me £300, sold to a for £1200. Easy money 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jimbo 11 Posted January 4, 2018 7 hours ago, AutoJacob said: Jimbo - I know it's not something one should advertise but I specialise in that "junky" stuff and it does really well. I buy a lot of our stock from other traders like yourself who either aren't interested due to the small margins / potential problems or it would look completely out of place on their pitch. We're based in St Helens.. so if you're somewhat close by drop me a message with what you have at the moment. Exactly the kind of trader i could do with mate. But unfortunately we’re down south gatwick/brighton area im afraid. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BHM 994 Posted January 4, 2018 10 hours ago, Jimbo said: Whats the best practice? when you buy from dealerships you usually have to take some “less desirable” cars along with the gems. The cars you really dont want but have to keep good relations. What do you do with these? A full frank ebay ad works sometimes but just opens you up to arseholes expecting the world and generally just wasting your time for a car you’re barely breaking even on. I guess its good to find local traders that you can just flip them on to but again most traders dont want to take the junky stuff. I’d guess you’re adverts aren’t frank enough - they have to be brutal. Mind you, being close to London you have a lot of Eastern Europeans & Nigerians so you’ll always have a lot of ‘optimistic’ punters. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lakeside 94 Posted January 4, 2018 Depending on the car a fair few of our bangers have been bought for export by the Eastern Europeans and Nigerians. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sparky 274 Posted January 4, 2018 If it's diesel just whack it in copart. They collect and usually smash the reserve. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
It's me 615 Posted January 4, 2018 15 minutes ago, sparky said: If it's diesel just whack it in copart. They collect and usually smash the reserve. and take an headlight out so it looks lightly damaged but unrecorded sell headlight later on ebeasy win win no matter how you describe as sold as seen etc on ebay classified you will still get idiots,thankfully ive not needed to go this route for a while as i prefer to scrap get a cod and job done no hassle Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pmpants 14 Posted January 4, 2018 16 hours ago, Jimbo said: Exactly the kind of trader i could do with mate. But unfortunately we’re down south gatwick/brighton area im afraid. We're always looking for older Japanese, and even the odd Ford and Vauxhall Jimbo, we're in East Sussex, we prefer lower mileage, with history, not too many owners etc, but are happy to consider outside of those parameters, to be fair I quite enjoy pulling the older cars together and still get satisfaction out of it!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jimbo 11 Posted January 4, 2018 (edited) 17 minutes ago, pmpants said: We're always looking for older Japanese, and even the odd Ford and Vauxhall Jimbo, we're in East Sussex, we prefer lower mileage, with history, not too many owners etc, but are happy to consider outside of those parameters, to be fair I quite enjoy pulling the older cars together and still get satisfaction out of it!! Thanks mate may well send you a pm if anything comes in. I think ideally im looking for someone to trade cars to that will pretty much take anything sub £1,000-£1,250. Even if they are old or tatty etc with no s/history and high mileage just so i dont need to worry about how to retail them out again. Edited January 4, 2018 by Jimbo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Max Wheeler 0 Posted January 5, 2018 On 1/3/2018 at 11:52 PM, AutoJacob said: Jimbo - I know it's not something one should advertise but I specialise in that "junky" stuff and it does really well. I buy a lot of our stock from other traders like yourself who either aren't interested due to the small margins / potential problems or it would look completely out of place on their pitch. We're based in St Helens.. so if you're somewhat close by drop me a message with what you have at the moment. pm me your no i'm only local to you in Ashton. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pmpants 14 Posted January 5, 2018 19 hours ago, Jimbo said: Thanks mate may well send you a pm if anything comes in. I think ideally im looking for someone to trade cars to that will pretty much take anything sub £1,000-£1,250. Even if they are old or tatty etc with no s/history and high mileage just so i dont need to worry about how to retail them out again. There's a coupe or guys I know well Jimbo who are close to us that buy the real cheap stuff, if you're happy to send me details and brief description I'll always forward them on to them. I couldn't say they'd buy everything you offer, but hopefully they could help. Remember we'll always try to give a good bid for nicer older (so anything from the beginning of time to say 2011) Japanese, Ford and Vauxhall if it doesn't fit your stocking policy. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jimbo 11 Posted January 6, 2018 13 hours ago, pmpants said: There's a coupe or guys I know well Jimbo who are close to us that buy the real cheap stuff, if you're happy to send me details and brief description I'll always forward them on to them. I couldn't say they'd buy everything you offer, but hopefully they could help. Remember we'll always try to give a good bid for nicer older (so anything from the beginning of time to say 2011) Japanese, Ford and Vauxhall if it doesn't fit your stocking policy. Thanks pm sent Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wheelerdealer1 91 Posted January 6, 2018 Replied to your other thread Jimbo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
D7neo 5 Posted January 6, 2018 On 03/01/2018 at 11:52 PM, AutoJacob said: Jimbo - I know it's not something one should advertise but I specialise in that "junky" stuff and it does really well. I buy a lot of our stock from other traders like yourself who either aren't interested due to the small margins / potential problems or it would look completely out of place on their pitch. We're based in St Helens.. so if you're somewhat close by drop me a message with what you have at the moment. On 05/01/2018 at 2:24 PM, Max Wheeler said: pm me your no i'm only local to you in Ashton. Based in St. Helens myself gents if you would to PM your numbers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
metcars 397 Posted January 6, 2018 On 04/01/2018 at 10:15 AM, sparky said: If it's diesel just whack it in copart. They collect and usually smash the reserve. Those Copart charges can rack up quickly. And as with all auctions, if it 'doesn't' sell the nightmare begins? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AutoJacob 34 Posted January 7, 2018 8 hours ago, D7neo said: Based in St. Helens myself gents if you would to PM your numbers. Struggling to message either of you, it is 0-7-5-3-8-6-5-2-1-0-3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites