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Sept 21, 2007 15:04:54 GMT
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When I advertised my 1964 Renault 8 (thobbing 1100cc) for £800 with a year's T&T I had loads of calls from people:
*Caller 1* "Is it a Gordini, mate?" *Gareth* "No, it's just the 1100, but the bodyshell is similar except for the front spotlights."
*Caller 2* "Is it a Gordini, mate?" *Gareth* "No, as it says in the ad it's just the 1100"
*Caller 3* "Is it a Gordini, mate?" *Gareth* "A Gordini cylinder head is £800 on its own, you think you can get a whole car with tax and test for that?"
etc etc. Eventually a chap comes along with buyers eyes and took it for £800
*Caller 15* "Is it a Gordini, mate?" *Gareth* "Yes, yes it is. But I sold it this morning for £450"
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Last Edit: Sept 21, 2007 15:05:30 GMT by garethj
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Sept 21, 2007 15:07:57 GMT
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Compare and contrast with me selling a Suzuki Whizzkid *Caller 1* "Is the Suzuki still for sale?" *Gareth* "Yes it is" *Caller 1* "Whereabouts are you?" *Gareth* - tells him the address *Caller 1* "Alright if I pop over and see it this afternoon?" He came over in the afternoon, had a look at it (and I mean walked around it once), asked me to start it then handed me the cash. ![8-)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/cool.png)
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Sept 21, 2007 17:54:03 GMT
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I had a 405 td estate for sale. no tax or test, filthy, needing work for MOT, but a high-spec job with air-con etc. I advertised on ebay with a brutally honest description. I was only after about £30 or so as thats what I would have got weighing it in. Bidding went to £150 at the end and I was happy. Then I noticed the buyer was from the other end of the country (I was in aberdeen, he was from london) and already had about 75% feedback due to several no-shows for cars. I was all for telling him to sod-off but he was dead keen and booked a flight up. (remember the car wasnt legal?) anyway, I agreed to meet him at the airport and took the morning off to collect him. He never showed so I phoned him in a serious strop. He reckoned his kid had some kind of medical emergency the night before, but had already re-booked his flight for the following friday. I was going away the next day so this was obviously no use. Told him to forget it and he left me a negative feedback and reckoned he was going to reclaim his costs through the court. I then looked closely at the copies of his flight booking confirmations he had sent me as proof of his intentions and noticed they were for non-existant flights. I mean really, who would go to the bother of faking something like that? ![???](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/huh.png) I left him negative and he went on and on and on and on and on and on for weeks about how this was unfair of me and would I agreed to remove my feedback if her removed his. I'm not fussed about my neg, but no way was I removing what I had left for him. He took it to some kind of mediation company, who I also told to sod off. Also, the guy who bought my old Landrover defender from ebay e-mailed me about 3 months later saying he had been in a serious accident because the back axle had fallen off. he reckoned he had an engineers report saying the axle mounts had been faulty for a long time and he wanted me to pay £450 to cover his costs. No proof of anything, he genuinely expected me to just send him a cheque! I replied along the lines of "Did you see a sign outside my house that said Daves Motors - all cars sold with a years guarantee"? I quoted a load off the trading standards website and that was the last I heard from him.
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Last Edit: Sept 21, 2007 17:55:40 GMT by dave21478
1986 Panda 4x4. 1990 Metro Sport. 1999 Ford Escort estate.
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Sept 21, 2007 18:10:53 GMT
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How about laying out money you cant afford to buy a car you don't need cos someone you know said they wanted one urgently...... I now have to pay next months rent with a Polo Coupe cos in two days he went from oh yeah, definatly, get me that, I'll see you on friday to "I bought this motorbike instead, sorry. Nice car though, someone will buy it"
See "For Sale" thread if you want a roadworthy, T&Td car with some retro potential and 1/4 tank of petrol for next to no money.
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To get a standard A40 this low, you'd have to dig a hole to put it in
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Mike
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Sept 21, 2007 19:12:17 GMT
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When i was selling my Mk1 Golf i had 4 people in a row ring up, organise a day/time to come and look at it and then not turn up. It was being stored 25 mins away so i really enjoyed all that driving. Person no.5 actually turned up, brought his dad because was about 17, and neither of them asked one question about it. I walked them round it, pointed out everything important, started it up, offered them a test drive, still no verbal communication at all. Then the dad says "cheers then" and they leave. Arses. I drove it home and left it, uninsured, on the road outside my house. Sold it 2 days after bringing it home. Typical.
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Sept 21, 2007 19:39:44 GMT
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I've sold three cars through eBay. The first was a Peugeot 605 SVE that sold for £200 in one bid. The guy showed up half an hour later to take it away. The second was a Carlton 2.0 CDi that sold for £75 at the auction end to a fireman in Lewisham!! ![:o](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/shocked.png) As good as his word though he got a flight to Edinburgh, I picked him up, he paid the little extra for me to leave the CD player in the car, (I'd stated that in the ad'.). He was over the moon with it. The third was a Calibra a few months ago. I put it on with a BIN of £400. Some scumbag bought it, added £50 to the buying price and paid for it through PayPal then left me positive feedback and I didn't hear a word from him for two weeks then he told me he'd forgotten about buyin the car and would drive all the way from Merseyside to recieve a cash refund!!! Even after trying to do everything the right way the f*cker still tried to rip me off by initiating a 'chargeback' through the credit card he was using. Fortunately I managed to nip it in the bud. I have his phone number and still call him occassionally around four in the morning!! It's the most I can do as the address he gave was false ![>:(](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/angry.png)
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Sept 21, 2007 19:51:20 GMT
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The guy I bought the Banham off had to move another car he'd sold - it is a very late Calibra (dunno what its called, but by christ its loaded with EVERYTHING and has a neat bodykit and different alloys); it is still on his drive as a bloke from Norway bought it, paid £1K for it and three months on still hasn't pitched in to pick it up. Can't work some people out.......
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Rover Metro - The TARDIS - brake problems.....Stored Rover 75 - Barge MGZTT Cdti 160+ - Winter Hack and Audi botherer... MGF - The Golden Shot...Stored Project Minion........ Can you see the theme?
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Sept 21, 2007 20:08:48 GMT
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Well I put my Melody up for sale last Sunday as I am looking for a 125 now, started the bidding @ £149 nice ad loads of pictures 10 day Auction and a BIN of £220 which would see me £50 in profit.
Well within hours the number of people watching the auction had hit double figures and the daft questions started to come in.
Q Would I take a cheque the day they came to pic it up? A Ha ha nice try
Q Would I ride it to them 100 miles!!!! A Its a 50cc and I like my ear drums
I then had one guy with no feedback who emailed me saying he was very interested, I asked him to give me a call which he did but he used a different name, he then asked if he come come and see the Scooter @ 10pm!!! Not likely mate, after a few days of him unsuccessfully trying to arrange to come and see it some one bought it on the BIN. He has since then not stopped emailing me saying he has had sleepless nights because I sold it to some one else and I should have stopped the auction for him
Just to rub salt in the wounds the buyer emailed me today saying he had changed his mind, however he had already paid in full and I have already started bidding with it, he is meant to be coming tomorrow to pick it up, we will see.
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Sept 21, 2007 22:50:48 GMT
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Was offered £50 for my 306 TD on trade in once. I'm sure if mcgee's around he can recount the tale of his 60,000 mile Xantia being for sale of £200 (was it £200? I can't remember) and some prat turning up offering £20 for it 'because it's got a scratch on the bumper and £20's all I came out with and I'm not going home and getting more.' Simple answer to that is get the £20 in your hand then say "Well, I charge more than that an hour for my time. You've just wasted my time, so I'll take that as payment, now foop off and come back when you grow up".
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Sept 22, 2007 0:14:34 GMT
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My porsche on ebay just sold to a 0 feedback. What are the chances that it'll not go through!
Surprisingly though my Dutton sold for about what I wanted for it (I've lost a packet on it but am being realistic about it's value) and I reckon that that winning bidder will be fine.
We'll see.
BTW The Lancia is still available and with the reserve that I've set is going to be a bargain for someone. As is the jag - i think it just needs the plugs cleaning to get it firing properly.
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Sept 22, 2007 10:10:10 GMT
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My porsche on ebay just sold to a 0 feedback. What are the chances that it'll not go through! Careful with that!! They may be trying to swindle you out of the money. Have they paid for it yet through PayPal? If so, they might try to initiate a chargeback through their credit card once they've taken delivery. Keep an eye on your Paypal account and/or remove your account/card details so they can't fleece you. HTH.
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Sept 22, 2007 10:23:41 GMT
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I don't accept Paypal when selling. Had too many problems with it. I only use it when I buy something. Simply cash only for my ebay cars.
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Sept 22, 2007 11:48:32 GMT
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To avoid idiot buyers just weigh your car in. Problem solved.
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1987 Maestro 1.6 HL perkins diesel conversion 1986 Audi 100 Avant 1800cc on LPG 1979 Allegro Series 2 special 4 door 1500cc with vynil roof. IN BITS. HERITAGE ISSUES.
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Sept 23, 2007 9:28:03 GMT
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My mate was selling a ratty '59 Pontiac VERY cheap. Guy turns up, pokes round it, goes for a test drive, etc. Two hours later the guy says " I knew I didn't want it when I pulled up" and leaves. Eventually sells the car to a dealer from London. When the fella turns up he is HUGE and scary looking and usually buys top end motors. Any way he takes the car and my mate is worrying that the bloke is gonna find out the car's a bit of a dog and come looking for him. A bit later the big fella rings to say that its the best car he's ever bought! Same mate is selling a Beetle. Usual parade of wasters come and go. One guy spends four hours minutely examining it, goes on two test drives, jacks it up, removes the brake drums (no sh!t) before agreeing to buy it and leaves a deposit. Asks if the car will make it back to Essex. "Well its an old car. Its never let me down but I don't know whether it will make it or not. Personally I'd trailer it". Guy comes to fetch the car the following week and gives it a service on my mate's drive, changes the carb, alters the timing and Christ knows what else, then sets off for Essex. 10 minutes later my mate gets a call - "I've only got as far as Junction 23" (must have been thrashing the nuts off a 1300cc Beetle to get that far in 10 minutes), "and its blown up! I want my money back". Gets a reply to the effect "I'm sorry, Sir. You're warranty has expired so I cannot acommodate your request at this time" (or similar, I forget).
They walk among us.
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Last Edit: Sept 23, 2007 9:29:19 GMT by v8lee
No more old cars
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Sept 23, 2007 10:46:30 GMT
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ha ha that Pontiac was so ropey even I wasn't tempted. That was when it was green. Looked a lot more tempting in red lead. ![:D](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/grin.png)
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1937 Austin Street Rod - 1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1976 Rover V8 - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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Sept 23, 2007 17:34:55 GMT
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I like the people who ask how much they can have the car for before they even view it. Hmmmmmm. My missus recently had an operation. To cheer her up, I went out and bought her a BMW e32 730i V8. She didn't like it. So, in a hissy fit, I stuck it up for 295 quid. Had a bloke phone from High Wycombe. He asked the famous question 'how much can I have it for?' I said, errr 295 quid. Didn't hear anymore. Never mind, I sold it locally within the hour :-)
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NILS DESPARANDUM ILLEGITIMI CARBORUNDUM.
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Sept 23, 2007 17:42:18 GMT
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friend of mine was looking for a solid oval window beetle. bloke is oxfordshire says he has one, and its mint. my friend double checks with the bloke that its as solid as it sounds as its a 2 hour to drive to see it. the bloke says that he must meet him at his home and then take him to a barn in the middle of nowhere to see the car, so my friend does this. when upon reaching the car, its an absolute wreck, you can put your hands through the heater channels and see through the firewall, its a rotter.... the bloke is still adamant its mint! so my friend has a proper go at him, tells him to go forth and multiply and gets in his car. the bloke questions what hes doing as he has no phone, no transport, no one knows where he is....and its miles back to civilisation....my friend shouts out 'walk you b*stard' and roars off leaving the timewaster stranded ;D ;D Smashing, been in an almost identical situation in Wales. Guy was a loon and I wish I'd had the imagination to do the same to him ![:D](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/grin.png)
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