Its a buyer's market............only if..

Mini850

......the seller actually answers the phone.

But I sympathise

In the market for a particular type of car (classic Mini) at the moment, and the people who I'm actually getting through too are sick to the teeth of people doing one of the following:

• Ringing for a chat
• Making low ball offers over the phone before seeing the car
• Wanting to swap for some car nobody wants

So i have spoken to two people who were quite surprised to get a genuine caller wanting to come see the car, they were actually becoming reluctant to answer the phone and one had just decided to take the car down off the net as they were sick of the time wasters.

Maybe its the type of car and the money we are talking, approx €1500 to €2500 that has the punters ringing about the time they had a mini, or a fella wanting to swap his 2ltr petrol laguna, or "ill give ya €400 euro ""CASH"", and ill collect tonight" schpiels.

Just an observation from the buyers point of view.

To the sellers, genuine buyers are out there. Be patient.

Golfgorfield

Mini850 wrote: »

......the seller actually answers the phone.

But I sympathise

In the market for a particular type of car (classic Mini) at the moment, and the people who I'm actually getting through too are sick to the teeth of people doing one of the following:

• Ringing for a chat
• Making low ball offers over the phone before seeing the car
• Wanting to swap for some car nobody wants

So i have spoken to two people who were quite surprised to get a genuine caller wanting to come see the car, they were actually becoming reluctant to answer the phone and one had just decided to take the car down off the net as they were sick of the time wasters.

Maybe its the type of car and the money we are talking, approx €1500 to €2500 that has the punters ringing about the time they had a mini, or a fella wanting to swap his 2ltr petrol laguna, or "ill give ya €400 euro ""CASH"", and ill collect tonight" schpiels.

Just an observation from the buyers point of view.

To the sellers, genuine buyers are out there. Be patient.

See my recent text convo with one of these timewasters.

car advertised for €3250.

Buyer : €2000
Me : Sorry for what? Who is this? (teeing him up)
Buyer : The Mx5
Me : Yep thats a deal
Buyer : Great where are you based?
Me : It costs €1250 for me to give out my location.
Buyer : Fcuk You.

Mc Love

I bet there are some funny text/phone conversations out there!

CIP4

I didn't even attempt to sell my Megane privately as I knew it would be a hard car to sell before you add all the sh!t you get selling any car privately. I know it is almost always cheaper overall if you sell your car private and buy your new one straight but my god it's so nice just driving your old one to the dealer dropping the key and logbook on their desk and getting your new one you don't even have to wash the car your trading in. Its just so easy.

kona

A brave man shopping for a mini in that price range!

Cheensbo

kona wrote: »

A brave man shopping for a mini in that price range!

Hope he owns a welder !

Voodoomelon

Reminds me of this. Absolute GOLD.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rz84T9PGAk4

Mini850

Cheensbo wrote: »

Hope he owns a welder !

I had a total of 9 Minis during a 4 year period in college with 3 of them being bare metal restorations by moi........

Rot means nothing to me now.....


If they had let me weld the Titanic, Leonardo De Caprio would still be alive today.

Aaaannnyway


I'm actually waiting on two other people I called today after leaving messages on their phones.........nice messages now.........and still no reply.

Wonder are they "yaaa ill put that mini up for sale luv, stop at me" type adds and the fellas dont want to sell??? ha ha

kona

Mini850 wrote: »

I had a total of 9 Minis during a 4 year period in college with 3 of them being bare metal restorations by moi........

Rot means nothing to me now.....


If they had let me weld the Titanic, Leonardo De Caprio would still be alive today.

Aaaannnyway


I'm actually waiting on two other people I called today after leaving messages on their phones.........nice messages now.........and still no reply.

Wonder are they "yaaa ill put that mini up for sale luv, stop at me" type adds and the fellas dont want to sell??? ha ha

Have you seen the red 92 cooper in Dublin on donedeal? Was gunna go look myself but more minis is something I don't need 😀

Mini850

kona wrote: »

Have you seen the red 92 cooper in Dublin on donedeal? Was gunna go look myself but more minis is something I don't need 😀

Sell me one:D

Linky???? Cant find it???

Mini850

https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/classic-mini/12819034

This one????

kona

Mini850 wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/classic-mini/12819034

This one????

That is the one!

Mini850

kona wrote: »

That is the one!

Looks cleeeeeaaaan

Out of my price range though.

I'm sort of looking for a driving project, surprisingly little out there. Its the same as always, when your not in the market for a car, they're everywhere