have a word with the wife 299 Posted July 29, 2018 so, we dont take bids ? but do we bid ourselves ? when your buying, do you bid less? just last week , i did, was buying tools, asked for a discount, i do it whenever i am spending cash, new tv ? discount ! anything, discount! new or second hand, if i think there's a opportunity, then yes, not piss takingly low, and not if i think the price is good or the seller is struggling ! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EPV 631 Posted July 29, 2018 Personally it wouldn’t enter my head to walk into Curry’s and ask for a discount on a new custard. Or a hammer in b&q. I might do if the goods were damaged but then I probably wouldn’t buy a damaged brand new telly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
c_cars 56 Posted July 29, 2018 1 minute ago, EPV said: Personally it wouldn’t enter my head to walk into Curry’s and ask for a discount on a new custard. Or a hammer in b&q. I might do if the goods were damaged but then I probably wouldn’t buy a damaged brand new telly. I’m trying to work out how you got to custard from something Currys might sell.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stalker 180 Posted July 29, 2018 29 minutes ago, c_cars said: I’m trying to work out how you got to custard from something Currys might sell.. Custard and jelly = Telly 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
c_cars 56 Posted July 29, 2018 9 minutes ago, Stalker said: Custard and jelly = Telly Thank you! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BHM 994 Posted July 29, 2018 No. I’m not originally from a car retail (or any sort of retail) background and still believe if you think the price is right for a given article then pay without quibble. That’s probably why I’m a shit salesman, I sell cars but I’m certainly no car salesman - my negotiation generally centres on ‘yes’ or ‘no’. I know to the penny what I have in every car before a punter turns up so those cars I want away I decide pre-sale the bottom-line, but my good sellers I won’t budge a penny. I’ve seen other members of the motor trade haggling over £25, or trying to give a painter £80 for a £90 job - I wouldn’t f***ing embarrass myself. “That’s the price of sod off” is my mentality. There are too many with double standards in this world and tbh there just as many horrible greedy c***s in this industry as there are in the general public. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arfur Dealy 823 Posted July 30, 2018 7 hours ago, Stalker said: Custard and jelly = Telly Surely, it’s jelly and custard.... apple pie and custard... treacle tart and custard... etc etc Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EPV 631 Posted July 30, 2018 32 minutes ago, Arfur Dealy said: Surely, it’s jelly and custard.... apple pie and custard... treacle tart and custard... etc etc Oooooohhhh aaaarrrrr traaaaacc’rrrrr Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stalker 180 Posted July 30, 2018 2 hours ago, Arfur Dealy said: Surely, it’s jelly and custard.... apple pie and custard... treacle tart and custard... etc etc You are thinking rationally, rational doesn't come into cockney rhyming slang. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arfur Dealy 823 Posted July 30, 2018 8 minutes ago, Stalker said: You are thinking rationally, rational doesn't come into cockney rhyming slang. I know... then I started thinking “custard tart” which ruined the rationality Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
metcars 397 Posted July 30, 2018 (edited) 21 minutes ago, Stalker said: You are thinking rationally, rational doesn't come into cockney rhyming slang. Well actually it does, there is a perfectly rational reason for 'true' cockney rhyming slang. But it means something different in todays society, more like 'sentence embelishments' for wanna-be cockney's Eg danny dyer, mike brewer et al Did you know that originally, calling someone a 'cockney' was offensive. Much like the 'N' word for people of colour or the 'Y' word for people of a certain faith? 11 hours ago, have a word with the wife said: so, we dont take bids ? but do we bid ourselves ? when your buying, do you bid less? just last week , i did, was buying tools, asked for a discount, i do it whenever i am spending cash, new tv ? discount ! anything, discount! new or second hand, if i think there's a opportunity, then yes, not piss takingly low, and not if i think the price is good or the seller is struggling ! Interesting point. For those that have selling prices 'set in stone' are their P/x prices where the discounts are applied? Edited July 30, 2018 by met Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EPV 631 Posted July 30, 2018 Met, I quite often use margin in the outgoing car to offer more on a PX. It doesn’t matter how it’s sliced and diced I suppose but people feel like they’re getting something if they get more for their PX. Besides I always pitch a PX priced a couple of hundred below. Nothing ground breaking here i’m sure everyone does the same. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BHM 994 Posted July 30, 2018 6 hours ago, EPV said: Met, I quite often use margin in the outgoing car to offer more on a PX. It doesn’t matter how it’s sliced and diced I suppose but people feel like they’re getting something if they get more for their PX. Besides I always pitch a PX priced a couple of hundred below. Nothing ground breaking here i’m sure everyone does the same. I price keenly on family cars but more optimistically on rarer stuff, 4x4s etc. Where my prices are keen the punter is offered trade money only for their p/x and, as in the case two hours ago, scrap money (£100) if I deem the car to be a shed. 2 hours ago; Man with a 55 plate Mazda 3 with a 2ltr petrol engine, rusty arches hanging off the car, I didn’t even enquire about miles or MOT - it’s £100 to my eyes & if it’s better than scrap I’m quids in, if not it’ll eBay for a drink. The man started talking about me (me!!) repairing all 4 arches for £300ish.........I said no chance, I wouldn’t waste my time on an old shitter that nobody will want anyway - he seems to think old Mazda 3s are gold dust. A shame cos give me a nice Mazda 6 any day of the week. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arfur Dealy 823 Posted July 30, 2018 I recently bought an 98S E55 off ebay, guy had it up fro 5k Classified. I bid him £4100 no more, he even dilivered it for £150 and I paid only after fully inspecting. It was far better than his advert, only done 97k and came with a 3" history file. The interior is mint, everything works, the only thing was it had been vandal scratched and needed a shed load of paint (very minor rust) and completely solid underneath. Its in for paint at £800, the complete front end, both sides and the boot...... It will be the best in the UK when done.... The point I'm making is when buying, I bid in their nuts.....But, when selling the price is the price on mine Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
