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Old 03 August 2015, 04:00 PM
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This came up on eBay on Saturday night. Classified ad @ £1990:

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=web&id=181820703592

Was going to call on Sunday morning but it had been snapped up already.

Some autotrader searching today shows it relisted by a dealer, for TWICE the price:

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201508025714181

I know this is how dealers operate etc... But TWICE THE PRICE?!?!? It takes the ****!
Old 03 August 2015, 04:20 PM
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Snooze you loose
Old 03 August 2015, 09:20 PM
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Shock horror
A dealer making profit
What about 3/4 salesman in 30k each to make
Mechanics on 29k plus
Manager in 30k plus
Admin staff
Advertising costs
Rent
Buisness rates
Water rates
Electric costs
Stationary
And the rest
If you know how much it costs to run a dealership you would be shocked

Need maybe 20k a week to pay the bills
Old 03 August 2015, 10:54 PM
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4 grand for a old waggon 😄
Old 03 August 2015, 11:17 PM
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"That's life" "that's what all the people say"
Old 04 August 2015, 07:18 AM
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Better bought to sell than to break i suppose
Old 04 August 2015, 07:39 AM
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Yep good ones get snapped up pretty rapid, you need to be on the ball, cash in hand.
Old 05 August 2015, 11:12 AM
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What a dealer advertises the car for and what they sell them for, are two very different things.
Old 05 August 2015, 10:24 PM
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Originally Posted by TECHNOPUG
What a dealer advertises the car for and what they sell them for, are two very different things.
Yep, and now it's coming from a dealer you get dealer perks
Old 14 August 2015, 06:49 AM
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I saw a wr1 at a dealer for 18k+ then next to it was a hawk sti for 10k think hawk sold but wr1 still there .funny thing is they got a cosworth hatch in there for about 20k too
Old 14 August 2015, 08:11 AM
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Originally Posted by lordharding
Shock horror
A dealer making profit

Mechanics on 29k plus
LMAO I wish; try below £20k, unless working for a main dealership or as a high level technician, even then it tops out well below £29k.

Other than that carry on
Old 14 August 2015, 08:23 AM
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why do you think 90% of cars are bought up by c performance?

was a blob advertised on here for 8 or 9k a while back, didn't sell, trader bought it and put it back up for 14k
Old 14 August 2015, 11:05 AM
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Thats annoying, saw a nice classic on ebay awhile ago, asked if he would be letting the auction run to the end. As loads of people keep removing them, he said he would then removed it the next day lol

Missed out on a few bargains over the years, but as said you snooze you loose.
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