WTF is happening on this site?
24 April 2009, 10:04 PM
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WTF is happening on this site?
Ive decided to start a thread to see how others feel about this.
Basically, I bought an Impreza STi the other week for 5300.
A few days later, I posted a reply to this thread. You can see my reply on page 2.
https://www.scoobynet.com/private-sa...iced-sell.html
After this, I replaced the timing belt on my car, mot'd it and cleaned it up.
I then decided to advertise it for 7895. I thought, what the hell, and tried my luck.
I put an ad on here and one in my local paper.
Heres my ad on here
https://www.scoobynet.com/private-sa...dm-sti-v7.html
As you can see, the first reply I got stated the price I paid for it.
Scooby23 obviously had no intention of buying it but decided to let everyone know what I paid for the car.
Why do this and ruin someones chances of selling a car??
I then sold the car for 7100 to a local guy who was as pleased as punch with it.
I put a 'sold' post up and thanked Scooby23 for his constructive comments and was told I was ''a **** for blabbing'' how much I paid for the car.
Does anyone else think I was blabbing???
Next thing, Voodoosumbdyorother says I overpriced the car and therefore ''ripped the guy off''???
The car was tip top when sold with a new MOT??
AM I missing something here???? Have I done something wrong?? Or does anyone else think that these two are just a teeny weeny bit jelous I have sold a car for more than I got it for?
PLEASE leave your views on this as they seem to think I wanted to rip fellow 'scoobynetters' off.
Or does anyone else think I have ripped the guy off?? I had it up for 7895 and sold it for 7100. I never held a gun to his head to buy it!!! I am no car dealer, I had planned on keeping it and mapping. Please click on my username and read my other posts.
Its just pi$$ing me off that these two think that by buying a car cheap and selling it on for more than you got it for is ripping people off.
Basically, I bought an Impreza STi the other week for 5300.
A few days later, I posted a reply to this thread. You can see my reply on page 2.
https://www.scoobynet.com/private-sa...iced-sell.html
After this, I replaced the timing belt on my car, mot'd it and cleaned it up.
I then decided to advertise it for 7895. I thought, what the hell, and tried my luck.
I put an ad on here and one in my local paper.
Heres my ad on here
https://www.scoobynet.com/private-sa...dm-sti-v7.html
As you can see, the first reply I got stated the price I paid for it.
Scooby23 obviously had no intention of buying it but decided to let everyone know what I paid for the car.
Why do this and ruin someones chances of selling a car??
I then sold the car for 7100 to a local guy who was as pleased as punch with it.
I put a 'sold' post up and thanked Scooby23 for his constructive comments and was told I was ''a **** for blabbing'' how much I paid for the car.
Does anyone else think I was blabbing???
Next thing, Voodoosumbdyorother says I overpriced the car and therefore ''ripped the guy off''???
The car was tip top when sold with a new MOT??
AM I missing something here???? Have I done something wrong?? Or does anyone else think that these two are just a teeny weeny bit jelous I have sold a car for more than I got it for?
PLEASE leave your views on this as they seem to think I wanted to rip fellow 'scoobynetters' off.
Or does anyone else think I have ripped the guy off?? I had it up for 7895 and sold it for 7100. I never held a gun to his head to buy it!!! I am no car dealer, I had planned on keeping it and mapping. Please click on my username and read my other posts.
Its just pi$$ing me off that these two think that by buying a car cheap and selling it on for more than you got it for is ripping people off.
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24 April 2009, 10:13 PM
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at the end of the day mate weather u brought it for a £5 and sold it for £5k
i dont think it matters everybody trys to make abit of money on ost thing they sell and who is to say u didnt buy the car off a complete goon who didnt know how much these cars went for you may have picked up a bargain.
thats what car sals places do after all everybody is trying to make some extra money so i dont blame you
fair play it was the bloke who brought it who paid it so dont see why other people are getting peed about it lol
i dont think it matters everybody trys to make abit of money on ost thing they sell and who is to say u didnt buy the car off a complete goon who didnt know how much these cars went for you may have picked up a bargain.
thats what car sals places do after all everybody is trying to make some extra money so i dont blame you
fair play it was the bloke who brought it who paid it so dont see why other people are getting peed about it lol
24 April 2009, 10:16 PM
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ha ha my mate did same think on hear just before new year bought a classic wagon wrx auto for 800 quid THAT NO ONE WANTED he travelled 5 hours on train bought it and 3.5 hours drive back getting back at 11.30pm on new years eve just in time for a beer to see new year in .spent a week minting it and advertised it for 1700 quid and lots of people slagged him off calling him tosser and alot more .
all i say mate is good on u
all i say mate is good on u
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24 April 2009, 10:18 PM
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no i used to do it with gti escorts buy them for 500 mod them up and sell them for 1500 if someone offered me good money for my impreza id sell it on at a profit and buy another
24 April 2009, 10:20 PM
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Cheers fellas,
TBH, its just this site that seems to try and hammer the prices of these cars down. When I had my Evo and was on the MLR website, all the cars for sale on it were slightly above the likes of pistonheads etc??
You constantly see folk selling there cars on here and the first 10 comments are'' oooo, you'll never sell it at that price.''
or ''my mate uncle just bought one the same as that for half the price''
WTF??????? If you havent got anything constructive to say, dont say it!??
SCOOBY23 AND VOODOORIDER PLEASE FEEL FREE TO JOIN IN
TBH, its just this site that seems to try and hammer the prices of these cars down. When I had my Evo and was on the MLR website, all the cars for sale on it were slightly above the likes of pistonheads etc??
You constantly see folk selling there cars on here and the first 10 comments are'' oooo, you'll never sell it at that price.''
or ''my mate uncle just bought one the same as that for half the price''
WTF??????? If you havent got anything constructive to say, dont say it!??
SCOOBY23 AND VOODOORIDER PLEASE FEEL FREE TO JOIN IN
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24 April 2009, 10:22 PM
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Something is only worth what people will pay for it. If your buyer was happy with it, whether he be fellow SNetter or not, then I can't see the problem.
edit: I've had a read on both those threads and I'm sure they've broken the board rules by attempting to sabotage a sale thread. Good on you mate. Maybe we can start regaining a little value on our cars again!
edit: I've had a read on both those threads and I'm sure they've broken the board rules by attempting to sabotage a sale thread. Good on you mate. Maybe we can start regaining a little value on our cars again!
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24 April 2009, 10:31 PM
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Sorry if I'm mis reading this post...... did you make £1800 profit by buying the car and selling it on ?? or spend a lot of money putting it through it's MOT?
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24 April 2009, 10:31 PM
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The yello line is my angerometer!!
I've just been informed by PM that Scooby23 is a bit of a car dealer himself!!!
This just gets better and better lol
I've just been informed by PM that Scooby23 is a bit of a car dealer himself!!!
This just gets better and better lol
24 April 2009, 10:44 PM
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This is a free country ... we generally do as we please, we buy at a price we are happy with - we sell at what we are happy with. Some lose, some gain, some don't give a damned either way!
It's pure jealousy that you made a killing ... that's all it is.
I really wouldn't worry about it
It's pure jealousy that you made a killing ... that's all it is.
I really wouldn't worry about it
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nice 1 at the profit. ignore the retards on forums mate. theres alot on snotty nosed "im better than you" people on here in there own little worlds..... **** em i say!
i had similar on a old forum selling my Audi, "its worth £900" i was told. £2800 i sold it for!!
well done fella!!
i had similar on a old forum selling my Audi, "its worth £900" i was told. £2800 i sold it for!!
well done fella!!
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Have a look at these.........and whose selling them!!!
https://www.scoobynet.com/private-sa...in-2750-a.html
https://www.scoobynet.com/private-sa...my98-my00.html
https://www.scoobynet.com/private-sa...ec-2001-a.html
https://www.scoobynet.com/wales-26/7...2001-swap.html
Cheers mate You know who you are.
https://www.scoobynet.com/private-sa...in-2750-a.html
https://www.scoobynet.com/private-sa...my98-my00.html
https://www.scoobynet.com/private-sa...ec-2001-a.html
https://www.scoobynet.com/wales-26/7...2001-swap.html
Cheers mate
You know who you are.
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24 April 2009, 11:12 PM
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must have been a genuine car otherwise it would'nt have gone, i like some dont mind paying over book price for a good car its cheaper in the long run.
if you know that the car was good it doesnt matter a f**k what other say.
well done for getting a good fair price.
(i'm a part time conciencious car trader)
if you know that the car was good it doesnt matter a f**k what other say.
well done for getting a good fair price.
(i'm a part time conciencious car trader)
24 April 2009, 11:20 PM
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forgive me for sounding dumb but is there some fookin law that says we should all lose out all of the time? as far as i can see you are happy and so was he. job done .
24 April 2009, 11:25 PM
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I remember driving a focus st3 out of the showroom 'new' for £15400 with every bell and whistle, my wife drove her for 7 months and I sold her for just under £18k on ebay. Hows that for profit!!
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Thanks for the replies guys, thought I was going mad for a while there.
As for Scooby23, I know its a bit late and he might not be online but I'd quite like an apology for ruining my ad and posting something that had **** all to do with him.
Whether I get it on not remains to be seen.
And Voodoorider, I'm begining to think thats a made up username from Scooby23 with his number of posts an' all!!
As for Scooby23, I know its a bit late and he might not be online but I'd quite like an apology for ruining my ad and posting something that had **** all to do with him.
Whether I get it on not remains to be seen.
And Voodoorider, I'm begining to think thats a made up username from Scooby23 with his number of posts an' all!!
24 April 2009, 11:33 PM
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Nobody forced him to buy the car did they? Simple supply and demand. You had it and he wanted it so you sold it for a price you were both happy with. I don't see the problem at all. Good on ya, carry on and i hope you make more on the next one.
24 April 2009, 11:40 PM
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I guess I'm going to be flamed here.... I'm all for a bargain and keeping it but this smacks of using SN like e-bay 
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24 April 2009, 11:44 PM
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ha ha my mate did same think on hear just before new year bought a classic wagon wrx auto for 800 quid THAT NO ONE WANTED he travelled 5 hours on train bought it and 3.5 hours drive back getting back at 11.30pm on new years eve just in time for a beer to see new year in .spent a week minting it and advertised it for 1700 quid and lots of people slagged him off calling him tosser and alot more .
all i say mate is good on u
all i say mate is good on u