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Title: Discovery Buyer - VERY Wound up :(
Post by: JamesV6CDX on 05 June 2008, 16:45:30
Last night, had a long chat on the phone with the guy buying the Disco.

He is in South Wales, Car was in Cheltenham. He said he would definately have it, and said if I could bring it to Cardiff tonight, he would collect it from Maria's and cover the additional insurance and fuel costs on top of the sale price.

I've arrived in Cardiff with Disco in hand this afternoon... only to find that I've been left a message, saying the muppet is unable to get insurance on the Disco and therefore can't buy it.

So, it's cost me £40 to bring it here, £14 in insurance, AND wasted my listing fees and final value fees.

So far I've now spent £110 trying to sell this for under a grand.

I would genuinely let it go to the first person to shove £799 in front of me just so I don't have the hassle of selling it !!!
Title: Re: Discovery Buyer - VERY Wound up :(
Post by: Darth Loo-knee on 05 June 2008, 16:47:51
A lot of Knobheads on ebay...... would you not get more breaking the car??
Title: Re: Discovery Buyer - VERY Wound up :(
Post by: JamesV6CDX on 05 June 2008, 16:53:36
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A lot of Knobheads on ebay...... would you not get more breaking the car??

I may if I had the space - the biggest problem really is my time, because I've got some new commitments that mean I can't really spend all my time stripping cars :(

Also - it seems criminal to break up a perfect car with nearly full MOT :(
Title: Re: Discovery Buyer - VERY Wound up :(
Post by: Markie on 05 June 2008, 16:56:03
Its worth more than that James and you know it.

Dont make decisions when your just after a setback.

Have a beer, fire it on autotrader at sub £1000 category online- ie £999 and it will cost you £8.

Buyer comes to view, buyer to collect, buyer pays prior to sale.
Title: Re: Discovery Buyer - VERY Wound up :(
Post by: JamesV6CDX on 05 June 2008, 17:02:29
It would cost me another £50 to get it home - rather lose £150 and just get shot of it!  :'(
Title: Re: Discovery Buyer - VERY Wound up :(
Post by: psychnurse on 05 June 2008, 17:07:53
guttin mate! E-bay is a bleedin nusience. Have a chill and weigh up the options. Im sure something will come along when you dont expect it....
Title: Re: Discovery Buyer - VERY Wound up :(
Post by: HolyCount on 05 June 2008, 17:15:13
Might be worth while (gently) expressing your disappointment to the guy -- he might just feel guilty enough to stump up some of the costs .... If t'was me who put someone in that position I would have offered costs up front
Title: Re: Discovery Buyer - VERY Wound up :(
Post by: JamesV6CDX on 05 June 2008, 17:23:36
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Might be worth while (gently) expressing your disappointment to the guy -- he might just feel guilty enough to stump up some of the costs .... If t'was me who put someone in that position I would have offered costs up front

he's an @rseh*ole, I very much doub it!

Anyway, I've passed my medical, so it's now pub time - leathered ;D
Title: Re: Discovery Buyer - VERY Wound up :(
Post by: Kevin Wood on 05 June 2008, 17:24:06
It's a waste of time putting yourself out to accommodate car buyers. Did the same when selling Mrs. KW's old fiesta. Agreed to meet a guy only for him to offer 1/2 the asking price and get upset when I eventually had to almost physically remove him from the passenger seat and drive off cos he wouldn't take "no" for an answer.

If they want it they'll come to you.

Kevin
Title: Re: Discovery Buyer - VERY Wound up :(
Post by: JamesV6CDX on 05 June 2008, 17:28:37
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It's a waste of time putting yourself out to accommodate car buyers. Did the same when selling Mrs. KW's old fiesta. Agreed to meet a guy only for him to offer 1/2 the asking price and get upset when I eventually had to almost physically remove him from the passenger seat and drive off cos he wouldn't take "no" for an answer.

If they want it they'll come to you.

Kevin

Agreed - live and learn, eh!
Title: Re: Discovery Buyer - VERY Wound up :(
Post by: Kevin Wood on 05 June 2008, 17:30:47
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Agreed - live and learn, eh!

Guess so.  :-/

Right - i'm off home to see if I've got a parcel from Jeremy. :D

Kevin
Title: Re: Discovery Buyer - VERY Wound up :(
Post by: JamesV6CDX on 05 June 2008, 17:32:49
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Agreed - live and learn, eh!

Guess so.  :-/

Right - i'm off home to see if I've got a parcel from Jeremy. :D

Kevin

You dark horse, where is my invite ;D
Title: Re: Discovery Buyer - VERY Wound up :(
Post by: TheBoy on 05 June 2008, 20:03:03
James - don't waste time and money with ebay when selling (good) cars, use AT (and not the online 'dangle berries', the printed one)
Title: Re: Discovery Buyer - VERY Wound up :(
Post by: JamesV6CDX on 05 June 2008, 20:08:35
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James - don't waste time and money with ebay when selling (good) cars, use AT (and not the online 'dangle berries', the printed one)

Is it really any good?
Title: Re: Discovery Buyer - VERY Wound up :(
Post by: cem_devecioglu on 05 June 2008, 20:11:58
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It's a waste of time putting yourself out to accommodate car buyers. Did the same when selling Mrs. KW's old fiesta. Agreed to meet a guy only for him to offer 1/2 the asking price and get upset when I eventually had to almost physically remove him from the passenger seat and drive off cos he wouldn't take "no" for an answer.

If they want it they'll come to you.
Kevin

Good brief..

Here also in my country too many time wasters.. >:(

And I learned another lesson..Dont sell to a person who is a trader..

Who will profit your situation.. >:(

My decision is either they will pay its value or I'll really burn it..

Title: Re: Discovery Buyer - VERY Wound up :(
Post by: TheBoy on 05 June 2008, 20:17:43
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James - don't waste time and money with ebay when selling (good) cars, use AT (and not the online 'dangle berries', the printed one)

Is it really any good?
for one thing, only people who buy mag are in market for new car ;)
Title: Re: Discovery Buyer - VERY Wound up :(
Post by: Mr Skrunts on 05 June 2008, 20:19:17
If they want it they'll come to you.

I agree with Kevin, but would also consider this.

Anyone that wants you to do the running about, do the sums for the journey (both ways) add 10% and ask for that ammount to be paid up front, then if they still pi$$ you arround it was at thier exspence.
Title: Re: Discovery Buyer - VERY Wound up :(
Post by: Danny on 05 June 2008, 22:29:14
i've only ever advertised cars on ebay with a classified section advert, £12.99 for 28 days purely because ebay gets alot of viewing traffic and i use a secondary phone number, i wont travel anywhere with the car, if someone genuinely wants it, they can come to me to see it

Title: Re: Discovery Buyer - VERY Wound up :(
Post by: Omegaani on 05 June 2008, 22:59:25
Sorry to hear about your negative eBay experiences, James. But your tales do explain something that's always puzzled me a bit - why I so often get "rave" feedback from sellers. Just paying for stuff promptly when I've won it seems like a basic minimum to me, but it seems it's exceptional enough that sellers find it a welcome novelty.

As far as Auto Trader online is concerned, as a buyer I went out at my considerable expense to three cars that had the word "immaculate" in the description (backed up with verbal assurances over the 'phone) but were in fact utter piles of sh*te. So sellers can be wasters too.

Having said that, my current device came off AT online (described as "good condition") and it's a cracker. He sold it the second day it was up for close to his asking price and I got a good car at a price I was happy with. Buyer and seller satisfied. It can happen.  :y