It's me 615 Posted October 1, 2018 5 minutes ago, Stalker said: Hi EPV What are you looking at Blackbushe, ill watch online I promise i wont bid i got told that last week and got trotted terribly but im gunna get me own back Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stalker 180 Posted October 1, 2018 Dont start that game.... all of a sudden you will own one that stands you far too much! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
It's me 615 Posted October 1, 2018 2 hours ago, Stalker said: Dont start that game.... all of a sudden you will own one that stands you far too much! you've got to know when to pull out obviously its easier if ones catholic Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
David Horgan 564 Posted October 1, 2018 Funny story about trotting bids . My daughter is on a car at Brighouse a while back , I'm in the hall standing next to 4 guys , look that's a private girl bidding one says my ears open wide cos he said watch this I'll make her pay over £4k for it , take it 4k and let her ave it , I'm on phone now to daughter telling her the pratts to my right are going to 4k to make you pay . She took them to £3,950 , he went 4k and she shook her head They owned it at £900 over book , Their reaction was world class What , we've got it one says , thought you was trotting her , what the fu## we gonna do with that Go and ask her if she wants it and they did NO she says I was playing you at your game that's all .. Wont do that again . Another one at Brig again , I was on a Disco 3 sometime back now booked at 12k and i was up against a car hugger private and his young horsey daughter . I got the car at under book as my bidding was heaps faster than his , Bang Bang Bang made his head hurt , one hesitation and hammers in my favour His horsey 13/14 yrs daughter went ballistic , talk about spoilt little ########## that's my daddys car , YOU cant have it , we've waited all day for that car .I WANT it for Sat she going mad . We are going to pull my horse trailer , Dad wasn't interested in my offer of £15k to buy it scowled at me as he dragged his brat away kicking and screaming . Oh I won the draw that night too £250 of shopping vouchers Bonus Auctions are so much fun . 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
andymc1973 199 Posted October 1, 2018 i hate privates 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
David Horgan 564 Posted October 1, 2018 10 minutes ago, andymc1973 said: i hate privates Confirm my thoughts exactly . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arfur Dealy 823 Posted October 1, 2018 James, how did you get on.... ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nick M.K. 574 Posted October 1, 2018 8 minutes ago, Arfur Dealy said: James, how did you get on.... ? I was there with him and it was nice to meet in person. I bought one in the afternoon and bid on a dozen others with no luck, James stayed another couple of hours and bought a very late bargain. He is probably still on the M25 on the way back. Mine seemed a decent buy at just over £7K, we'll see: https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201810011052642 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arfur Dealy 823 Posted October 1, 2018 17 minutes ago, Nick M.K. said: I was there with him and it was nice to meet in person. I bought one in the afternoon and bid on a dozen others with no luck, James stayed another couple of hours and bought a very late bargain. He is probably still on the M25 on the way back. Mine seemed a decent buy at just over £7K, we'll see: https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201810011052642 Good Mentoring Nik great pictures, love the first one, looks like one of mine 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EPV 631 Posted October 1, 2018 On 30/09/2018 at 11:15 AM, c_cars said: Which auction are you planning on doing? Hit and miss mate. The miss was that I had a list of 13, that went down to 8 when I saw them, none of which I won because despite being prepared to pay cap clean for cap average cars, everything went a few hundred above cap clean. I can’t make money at those prices so I kept my powder dry. The hit was meeting Nick from Lovely cars and what a lovely chap. Really good bloke. Was very interesting watching how he does things and I learned a lot in a short space of time from him. In the end, after walking up the line in the last sale waiting for yet another car of mine to go over cap clean, I saw a nice bright looking Skoda Octavia Estate. I didn’t see it the night before because I was just looking at petrols and this is a diesel but i’m confident it will be desirable and it’s a good mop and polish away from being a grade 2 car. Engine started and sounded fine, no smoke, no eml and assured report looks accurate for a change. Paid cap clean for it which was £200 more than I wanted but it should make up into a nice bit of stock. So I didn’t get what I went for (everyone else wanted the same cars) but I found something worthwhile to buy and should pull a good ROI out of it. I can’t see myself going back to Blackbushe frequently. It’s expensive for the stuff I seem to look at and it’s an absolute cunt to get to. I’ll be off to Bedford next time out I think. Sorry that was meant for Arfur. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arfur Dealy 823 Posted October 1, 2018 16 minutes ago, EPV said: Hit and miss mate. The miss was that I had a list of 13, that went down to 8 when I saw them, none of which I won because despite being prepared to pay cap clean for cap average cars, everything went a few hundred above cap clean. I can’t make money at those prices so I kept my powder dry. The hit was meeting Nick from Lovely cars and what a lovely chap. Really good bloke. Was very interesting watching how he does things and I learned a lot in a short space of time from him. In the end, after walking up the line in the last sale waiting for yet another car of mine to go over cap clean, I saw a nice bright looking Skoda Octavia Estate. I didn’t see it the night before because I was just looking at petrols and this is a diesel but i’m confident it will be desirable and it’s a good mop and polish away from being a grade 2 car. Engine started and sounded fine, no smoke, no eml and assured report looks accurate for a change. Paid cap clean for it which was £200 more than I wanted but it should make up into a nice bit of stock. So I didn’t get what I went for (everyone else wanted the same cars) but I found something worthwhile to buy and should pull a good ROI out of it. I can’t see myself going back to Blackbushe frequently. It’s expensive for the stuff I seem to look at and it’s an absolute cunt to get to. I’ll be off to Bedford next time out I think. Sorry that was meant for Arfur. I’ve bought out of BB a few times, but it’s notoriously expensive. Cheap though if you are inside the m25 London factor. As I’ve said always worth waiting till the end for taking a punt. You need to gain the Auction experience to get balanced approach to buying. Auctions in my book are the foundations. I thought you might go back with something, that’s how you learn to take a punt... you’ll either win or regret it.. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arfur Dealy 823 Posted October 1, 2018 40 minutes ago, twerp said: Looks very tidy. What was CAP Clean on that ? £6800 ish ? TWERP. Why haven't you responded to Trade-Vet ? You have confirmed you wouldn't lower himself to sell other people's casts offs, why can't you be respectful and simply reply ? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EPV 631 Posted October 1, 2018 1 minute ago, twerp said: Replied In fact I made a point that all part-ex cars are cast offs, which I of course buy. So you are barking up the wrong tree. Cast off is a bit of a derogatory term. A young couple chop a TT in for an Avant. Is the TT a cast off? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EPV 631 Posted October 1, 2018 4 minutes ago, twerp said: Does it have 150k+ and do you intend to retail it ? Sorry I must have missed the point. You said all part ex’s are cast offs. Cast off is a derogatory term. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frazbomb 3 Posted October 1, 2018 9 minutes ago, twerp said: The high mileage niche is high margin. Just not entirely sustainable. Really?? We sustained it for 15 years!! Its a market I understand and its where I choose to ply my trade, and if its done right it very profitable and very sustainable. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EPV 631 Posted October 2, 2018 8 hours ago, twerp said: It was relevant in the context of the conversation. So be it if anyone choses to take offence with the term. The high mileage niche is high margin. Just not entirely sustainable. I don’t think you know what you’re talking about most of the time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arfur Dealy 823 Posted October 2, 2018 8 hours ago, twerp said: Replied In fact I made a point that all part-ex cars are cast offs, which I of course buy. So you are barking up the wrong tree. Get your facts right. You said. "Let's be clear here: I don't sell other peoples cast offs". Now your are saying you buying bangers, other peoples "cast offs" from Manheim & BCA ........... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rory RSC 596 Posted October 2, 2018 13 hours ago, EPV said: Hit and miss mate. The miss was that I had a list of 13, that went down to 8 when I saw them, none of which I won because despite being prepared to pay cap clean for cap average cars, everything went a few hundred above cap clean. I can’t make money at those prices so I kept my powder dry. The hit was meeting Nick from Lovely cars and what a lovely chap. Really good bloke. Was very interesting watching how he does things and I learned a lot in a short space of time from him. In the end, after walking up the line in the last sale waiting for yet another car of mine to go over cap clean, I saw a nice bright looking Skoda Octavia Estate. I didn’t see it the night before because I was just looking at petrols and this is a diesel but i’m confident it will be desirable and it’s a good mop and polish away from being a grade 2 car. Engine started and sounded fine, no smoke, no eml and assured report looks accurate for a change. Paid cap clean for it which was £200 more than I wanted but it should make up into a nice bit of stock. So I didn’t get what I went for (everyone else wanted the same cars) but I found something worthwhile to buy and should pull a good ROI out of it. I can’t see myself going back to Blackbushe frequently. It’s expensive for the stuff I seem to look at and it’s an absolute cunt to get to. I’ll be off to Bedford next time out I think. Sorry that was meant for Arfur. Glad to see you ended up doing alright and coming away with something. Sometimes you end up spotting stuff that just looks good value and you can get excited by it in a way where flicking through catalogues online you would completely overlook something. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nick M.K. 574 Posted October 2, 2018 9 minutes ago, Rory RSC said: Sometimes you end up spotting stuff that just looks good value and you can get excited by it in a way where flicking through catalogues online you would completely overlook something. My words to him exactly. I've walked around 4km in the auction yard yesterday, James must've done more. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EPV 631 Posted October 2, 2018 11 minutes ago, Nick M.K. said: My words to him exactly. I've walked around 4km in the auction yard yesterday, James must've done more. Don't worry, I refuelled on crisps and chocolate Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
It's me 615 Posted October 2, 2018 1 hour ago, EPV said: Don't worry, I refuelled on crisps and chocolate long john weather soon if you intend carrying on mingling with the lower classes no not you nick so much more refined bidding at work and you dont get other people coughing in your face and being generally the lowest of the dreggs and i havent even mentioned the stuck up auctioneer yet Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EPV 631 Posted October 2, 2018 2 hours ago, boring dave said: long john weather soon if you intend carrying on mingling with the lower classes no not you nick so much more refined bidding at work and you dont get other people coughing in your face and being generally the lowest of the dreggs and i havent even mentioned the stuck up auctioneer yet I’m alright cos I wear jodphurs and long riding boots and carry a whip, people relate to me and leave me alone Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stalker 180 Posted October 2, 2018 I was always told by my mentor, that at Blackbushe they are so big and poorly ran that they often have cars at the end of a section that are not in the catalogue and can be bought sensibly. As the numpties don't have an instant valuation to look at, Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nick M.K. 574 Posted October 2, 2018 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Stalker said: they often have cars at the end of a section that are not in the catalogue and can be bought sensibly. Everything is in the catalogue in this Live On Line day and age but the beginning and the very end is when you can nab a bargain. Oh and 11:30-11:45 in the slowest of the three halls which changes day to day and sale to sale. Edited October 2, 2018 by Nick M.K. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Area 51 33 Posted October 2, 2018 1 hour ago, EPV said: people relate to me and leave me alone Only way to be at the block on a "field trip" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
