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cars advertised in 2 places - one trader one not

  • 31-03-2011 10:35am
    #1
    RobAMerc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,863 ✭✭✭


    Lads,

    Would anyone be suspicious of a car that was advertised as a private sale also showing up on a fairly well know dealers web site ?
    I am thinking he is going to try off load it without any sort of warranty.
    A guy here was complaining recently about a trader advertising a car as private too, but he didn't have it on his own site - this guy does and it's 4k more at the dealers site.

    Another strange thing is I deduced from the same email address the "private" seller tried to buy a car I recently had advertised from me for cash ?


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  • #2
    andyseadog
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,412 ✭✭✭andyseadog


    i wouldn't lose any sleep. maybe he forgot to hit the 'trader' button when advertising the car.

    i don't understand why people get hung up on this.

    the car is advertised at on the dealers site for a higher premium with warranty, or i asume on donedeal for less with no warranty.

    your choices are before you... the car itself will either be straight or it wont, a motorcheck would advise you further.

    i also wouldn't be worried that he tried to buy your car, dealers have to buy cars to sell after all.


  • #3
    Gophur
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,921 ✭✭✭Gophur


    It is illegal for a Motor Trader to fail to disclose he/she is operating as a business.


  • #4
    RobAMerc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,863 ✭✭✭RobAMerc


    I've been back an forth on the emails with him, he didn't forget to hit dealer button - the ad quite definitely gives the impression its a private sale.

    I'm usually one for believing there is an obvious answer to these sort of things and I am far from suspicious normally but this is odd - anyway, I'll go meet him and see how he comes across then.


  • #5
    RobAMerc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,863 ✭✭✭RobAMerc


    Gophur wrote: »
    It is illegal for a Motor Trader to fail to disclose he/she is operating as a business.

    really ? anyway, I'm no grass :D I'm just wondering whats going on.
    It could be a private car of a lad working at the dealers - I suppose its best to ask the lad himself when I meet him.


  • #6
    Anan1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,815 ✭✭✭✭Anan1


    FWIW, my guess is that he's arranged with the dealer to sell the car on commission and is meanwhile trying to sell it himself too.


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  • #7
    -Chris-
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,035 ✭✭✭✭-Chris-


    I'd bluntly ask the question, and if I didn't receive a plausible answer I'd walk away.


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