Selling motors, who else hates it?

[openspaceman]

My wife wanted to buy a car from a neighbor . They would not sell it to her in case it went wrong .

 

I'm the same, won't sell to a neighbour or family, rather give it away instead.

[Darkslider]

Yep, looks about right to me considering what some L200s I've seen have been finishing for. Hopefully you'll have no trouble shifting it. I got offered a drumkit as a swap for a 106 GTI I was selling once. Madness.

[Wood wasp]

Mine has that 4wd flashing light thing also, never really bothered me as clearly goes between 4&2wd.

[swinny]

Mine has that 4wd flashing light thing also, never really bothered me as clearly goes between 4&2wd.

 

exactly, but feel it may put folk off, ive no issue with how it is.

[Wood wasp]

Yes if moving vehicle on then that's a fair point

[peatff]

Good luck with the sale, it looks a fair price for the vehicle. A friend of mine sells scooters and he put one on for £1295 a while back. First email he got was asking if he would take £400 for it.

[felixthelogchopper]

I always hate hearing 'What's the least you'll take for it?'. I just ask them 'What's the most you'll pay?'. Funny how many people aren't prepared to be put in the position that they wanted me in. After all, I've already put what I want for it. It's up to them if they want to haggle but don't expect me to make it easy.

[spudulike]

Sold one recently. It's the people who do my head in. I always ask a fair price and make all my descriptions honest. but people still want to haggle. One guy came offered £2k less than the asking price and wouldn't budge. I told him I was sorry he'd had a wasted journey, but that I thought it was probably time he left as I wasn't going to sell it to him for that money.

He asked me for the money to cover his fuel costs!

Just shut the door in his face.

 

I think he should have asked if you were willing to come down on the price before travelling to yours - the world is full of chancers and nob ends. I will always haggle but am fair so if it is something that is obviously worth the money - why push too hard, everyone has to make a living.

 

My ethic is that both parties should come away thinking a reasonable deal has been done and not one party is shagged to the limit of their life and the other has stolen the item. That is just bad business!

[Bren.]

I would have been willing to haggle a little, but he wanted 25% off the asking price!

Maybe he gets away with it often enough to make it worthwhile.

[PeteB]

Welcome to the world of sales....

 

We are all sales people at heart, whether it is selling yourself to an employer, or selling your services to a contract or individual job, or selling for a living like me. Some you will win and some you walk away from feeling frustrated and poorer for the experience. The trick is the middle ground and be honest in all you do.

 

I recently had to sell a "project" Metro on FleaBay - the first buyer couldn't even make contact which, to me, is the height of bad form. If you bid, you are entering into a contract, if you win then it is yours! By bidding you showed your intent. If you don't want it or the price isn't right, then walk away - applies if you are a buyer or seller.

 

Hope the L200 does well for you....