The grumpy thread

[skattrd]

I had someone who said he wanted to buy one of my Storias (neither are advertised for sale). I said I would consider selling one and told him the price, roughly what it owes me, it's been unused and in storage since I bought it.

Apparently what I'm asking is too expensive and they're much cheaper than that ... Are they really? considering I own the only 2 that I know have been sold in the UK in the past few years I think I know what they cost ... I then told him to check the prices in Japan and import one himself.

[Timewaster]

That was very polite Skat.

 

I'd have told him to f..........

[NorfolkNWeigh]

Just been to look at a car for Mrs N, (guaranteed futureshite) it's at a garage about 12 miles away, so called to check they were open and had still got it. Yes and yes, so off we went.

It was blocked in by about 10 other cars had a flat o/s/r tyre and the n/s/f air suspension was right down.

'Do you want the keys?' Says hipster bearded twat. ' Nah,y'alright' was the reply as we got back in the car.

How do these people make a living? The place was deserted, so not rushed off his feet, even if we hadn't turned up that tyre needs air and starting it and pulling it out wouldn't have hurt it.

Perhaps there is such a big demand for 5.0 V8 6 seater 4x4s that can't go off road that he doesn't need to try.

[Tamworthbay]

I fucking hate Bill Gates. Fire up a three month old lap top to be told that excel is 'busy' please come back later. Busy? BUSY? FUCKING BUSY???? The only thing it should be busy doing is my fucking work. If a car did that I would bridge it and never buy that make again, what a pile of shite.

[Bobthebeard]

Have had the Prelude advertised on ebay for almost a week now.. 27 watchers but no bids.

Just recieved a message. " Hi, can I come and view the car"?

Viewing set for Monday evening.....

Grump/grin? Will find out on Monday!

Well, the chap turned up with a mate. He had his baby son with him also. Looked around the car, checked the baby seat would fit in the back seat, it did. So far so good.

"What will you take for the car?"

"Err, well it is up for minimum of £900 with a day left to run on ebay"

"I only have £500 at the moment"

 

Sigh...

[Parky]

I can't understand people like that, I really can't. I wouldn't walk into a Jag dealer, look around an F type, and when informed that the car is £30k turn round Mike Brewer style and offer a Costa Coffee loyalty card with nine stamps on it and hold out my hand expectantly.

[Tamworthbay]

I can't understand people like that, I really can't. I wouldn't walk into a Jag dealer, look around an F type, and when informed that the car is £30k turn round Mike Brewer style and offer a Costa Coffee loyalty card with nine stamps on it and hold out my hand expectantly.

Nor me, jag, bmw, Mercedes and possibly others do free drinks and other snacks, no need to offer anything.

[Bobthebeard]

Me neither....

Seemed a nice enough chap, but why?

 

Edit. Just had another ebay message.

"Hi, what will you take as am interested"

 

Errr.. Just put in a bid fella.

[Tamworthbay]

Me neither....

Seemed a nice enough chap, but why?

because you 'need' to sell, he doesn't need to buy. Sooner or later it will work, the prospect of cash in hand v possible future sale will get a result from someone. I don't like to haggle too much on a private sale as that is taking the piss but at dealers I will spend an age playing the tricks they do and I have to admit that I enjoy it. On private sales I usually add £100 if I put ono as it gives room for someone to make an offer and me to give some movement for me and hopefully we both end up happy. But if it says no offers then I wouldn't take a penny off or ask for a penny off depending which way it was.

[Bobthebeard]

because you 'need' to sell, he doesn't need to buy. Sooner or later it will work, the prospect of cash in hand v possible future sale will get a result from someone. I don't like to haggle too much on a private sale as that is taking the piss but at dealers I will spend an age playing the tricks they do and I have to admit that I enjoy it. On private sales I usually add £100 if I put ono as it gives room for someone to make an offer and me to give some movement for me and hopefully we both end up happy. But if it says no offers then I wouldn't take a penny off or ask for a penny off depending which way it was.

Fair comment. To be honest he was just chancing it methinks. Fair play. He was polite and reasonable. Just no way was he buying it for £500.

[Tamworthbay]

Fair comment. To be honest he was just chancing it methinks. Fair play. He was polite and reasonable. Just no way was he buying it for £500.

It is irritating and I can't see a way around it. You can't really discuss price before someone has seen a car, if you say my minimum is this much then people will still try to beat you down. But if he said he only had £500 then he was just chancing his luck. Hopefully a more serious buyer will come along soon.

[ruffgeezer]

What I did is this;

 

I give them a full description of the car, if they ask how much I tell them "It's £500 if you want to come and check everything is as I said it was, or £650 if you want to come and haggle"

 

I've used it several times and it's not failed me yet.

 

Oh and anyone who gives it "I can get one cheaper from XYZ" is told to do that then.

[Bobthebeard]

It is irritating and I can't see a way around it. You can't really discuss price before someone has seen a car, if you say my minimum is this much then people will still try to beat you down. But if he said he only had £500 then he was just chancing his luck. Hopefully a more serious buyer will come along soon.

Hopefully. But if he had actually said that he only had £500 then I could have saved him a 40 mile drive.

[Tamworthbay]

Hopefully. But if he had actually said that he only had £500 then I could have saved him a 40 mile drive.

Well that's his stupid fault and I wouldnt worry about it, count it as offset against your wasted time.

[fordperv]

Had a text earlier from my fil asking if I had anything of value in his shed as it had been broken into, thieving scumbags can't leave anything alone

[Bobthebeard]

Well that's his stupid fault and I wouldnt worry about it, count it as offset against your wasted time.

Lol... Although the wasted time was only washing and polishing the car so it looked it's best.

When Mrs Beard came home and saw the freshly washed and gleaming Prelude she commented how good it looked.

Must admit I had second thoughts about selling it! Still. No money drives me on.

[Alexg]

I never bother with eBay auctions anymore. In the last 6 months I've sold about 10 cars on ebay, all of them to the first person to view and each within £100 of my asking price. Good description, half decent photos and a reasonable asking price help obviously, but to me it's all about the Classified Ad. It removes most of the chancers and bargain hunters and you also get to pick your buyer before they show. 'Low cash m8' texts get ignored or a wordy answer to suggest I'm not some spanner. Normally the guy who actually bothers picking up the phone is serious enough to turn up with cash, however if I don't like the cut of their jib I'll make excuses for a few days to allow a more sensible sounding buyer to turn up first. Classified ads yield more than on auction too in my experience.

[Bobthebeard]

I never bother with eBay auctions anymore. In the last 6 months I've sold about 10 cars on ebay, all of them to the first person to view and each within £100 of my asking price. Good description, half decent photos and a reasonable asking price help obviously, but to me it's all about the Classified Ad. It removes most of the chancers and bargain hunters and you also get to pick your buyer before they show. 'Low cash m8' texts get ignored or a wordy answer to suggest I'm not some spanner. Normally the guy who actually bothers picking up the phone is serious enough to turn up with cash, however if I don't like the cut of their jib I'll make excuses for a few days to allow a more sensible sounding buyer to turn up first. Classified ads yield more than on auction too in my experience.

Never tried a classified Ad as no real experience of selling on ebay! Bugger.

[Bren]

I had my A6 as a classified but pulled it - no offers except a swap for a nissan xtrail.

 

Ebay is best avoided.

[Bucketeer]

THE PLAN - Early night and a relaxed journey across Cyprus tomorrow taking in a classic car and classic motorcycle museum before tomorrow afternoons flight to Bulgaria.

THE REALITY - It's 02:55am in Cyprus, I've just got back from the bar, I need to be up at 5 am to get two buses, walk 5 miles, border cross, walk 3 miles and then another bus to the airport to fly to Bulgaria then walk 2 hours to get a bus for 3 hours then walk a couple of miles to get home. I can feel a hangover starting and I haven't been to sleep yet.

Schoolboy errors aplenty in my world.

[michael1703]

Cables or hoses or a combination of both.

 

Just watered the seedlings in the greenhouse and got stroppy with the hose pipe,I hate extension leads and air lines too.

 

At the weekend I got the pressure washer out, ultimate hell, extension lead/hose/lance aarrgghh

[Mr A Lawrence]

Carpet grippers!!

 

Who the fuck invented them??

 

Must've been one sick S&M freak!!

[oldcars]

Rain, it never seems to stop here. Trying to get loads of jobs done on the cars and the garden and i just can't get anything done. Been trying to sort the boot leak on the rover since before christmas 

[Bucketeer]

Further to my earlier grump:

North East University Classic Car Museum - CLOSED

Cyprus Classic Motorcycle Museum - CLOSED

Stinking bastard hangover - OPEN

[HH-R]

Cables or hoses or a combination of both.

 

Just watered the seedlings in the greenhouse and got stroppy with the hose pipe,I hate extension leads and air lines too.

 

At the weekend I got the pressure washer out, ultimate hell, extension lead/hose/lance aarrgghh

+ 1000000 on that, I bought a pressure washer years ago and used it once. Too much hassle!

[greengartside]

My local scrapyard has been partially destroyed due to suspected arson - absolutely gutted

 

http://www.letsrecycle.com/news/latest-news/norfolk-elv-site-hit-by-serious-fire/

[Danblez]

I hate travelling with the great unwashed.

 

All winter I have sat in carriages full of people with coats on with all the windows open freezing my balls off. Now I am sat here in a carriage full of morons with coats on and all the windows closed with the heating on full sweating my bollocks off. What is wrong with these people?

[Danblez]

Further to my earlier grump:

North East University Classic Car Museum - CLOSED

Cyprus Classic Motorcycle Museum - CLOSED

Stinking bastard hangover - OPEN

More booze, STAT!

[Danblez]

In fact, scratch that. It's not just travelling with the fuckers I hate.

[Bucketeer]

More booze, STAT!

I took your advice Docblez.

A bottle of Zivania in Larnaca softened the edges and I'm now sat in Sofia bus station drinking red wine (we have a different class of bus station here).