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Done Deal Private sellers/dealers

  • 17-06-2010 8:33pm
    #1
    Wats_in_a_name
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 838 ✭✭✭


    I am looking at cars on donedeal and there are lot of adds down as Private but they have multiple cars for sale. (googled phone number)

    Should I be worried or is it not a big deal at all?


Comments

  • #2
    Anan1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,815 ✭✭✭✭Anan1


    A lie in the ad is never a good start, is it?


  • #3
    Big Nasty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,080 ✭✭✭✭Big Nasty


    Lots of dealers advertise on done deal but put the ads up individually as opposed to as a dealer. There's a fair few of them that are trying to blow out ****e stock without NCT or service history and poising as private sellers. then again I know a dealer in Wexford with 100+ cars in stock that advertises on done deal and nowhere else!


  • #4
    Motorcheck
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 277 ✭✭Motorcheck


    It's an offence for a dealer under the consumer protection act to misrepresent a vehicle in its advertising / presentation. A dealer selling a car online should declare their status from the start. Posing as a private seller is dishonest and unfortunately becoming quite commonplace.

    Ironic really when the industry itself refers to 'Private and Rogue Sellers' as being untrustworthy http://www.motorcheck.ie/blog/simi-used-cars-beepbeep-ie/


  • #5
    Big Nasty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,080 ✭✭✭✭Big Nasty


    Motorcheck wrote: »
    It's an offence for a dealer under the consumer protection act to misrepresent a vehicle in its advertising / presentation. A dealer selling a car online should declare their status from the start. Posing as a private seller is dishonest and unfortunately becoming quite commonplace.

    Ironic really when the industry itself refers to 'Private and Rogue Sellers' as being untrustworthy http://www.motorcheck.ie/blog/simi-used-cars-beepbeep-ie/

    Correct and right but I know some franchise dealers who are engaging in this practice. And they be SIMI dealers too!


  • #6
    Motorcheck
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 277 ✭✭Motorcheck


    MCMLXXV wrote: »
    Correct and right but I know some franchise dealers who are engaging in this practice. And they be SIMI dealers too!

    Yeah. I'm sure if you dug around a bit you would find links to the same car advertised under a dealers name while simultaneously advertised as a 'private seller'.


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  • #7
    Big Nasty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,080 ✭✭✭✭Big Nasty


    Motorcheck wrote: »
    Yeah. I'm sure if you dug around a bit you would find links to the same car advertised under a dealers name while simultaneously advertised as a 'private seller'.

    I could but I wont! ;)


  • #8
    robtri
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,473 ✭✭✭robtri


    MCMLXXV wrote: »
    And they be SIMI dealers too!

    yes cause Simi are dealers you can trust.... :D


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