M market watch

pvr said:
Absolutely no problem if you advertise it on Pistonheads etc. Not so much if you advertise it amongst forum members within a few months of obtaining it.
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If bought , garaged , polished & then relisted i would agree but as thats plainly not the case here then i don't see the issue
That said if it was me i wouldn't have listed it here for the very reason we are now exchanging thoughts :?
Ultimately it will sell for its worth whether that be £13500 or £15k ? Even then it doesn't define a cars value as i'm sure you are aware , that is what someone else is prepared to pay as with Mr B & your own car :wink:
 
pvr said:
Absolutely no problem if you advertise it on Pistonheads etc. Not so much if you advertise it amongst forum members within a few months of obtaining it.
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I've gone into some detail as why I have to sell, isn't that punishment enough? looking at the list of metal you have on your signature, you are clearly not short of a bob or two so can probably stand losing £2,000 some of us are not so fortunate.
 
mr wilks said:
StevenH72 said:
mr wilks said:
Factor in a full set of OEM discs+pads + 2 brand new rear tyres & suddenly a £2k "profit" isn't all it seems 8)
You should also factor in location when a car is being sold as you can easily lose a few hundred just getting hold of it
Makes me laugh when i see folks who look at 2 figures & assume shangri la :wink:
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Sooooo, I've just had an Insp II on my car, can I now sell it for £750 more than I would have a few weeks back. Also just spent £100 on cleaning products, better factor that in. Ooh and the custom geometry...oh ooh ooh and the 300 mile return trip from when I bought the car. Better bear this in mind for the agreed valuation next year.

Or maybe I can sell it for more now,than I could a year ago, because the market is stronger too.....
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You can do what you want mate , i couldnt give a hoot but when you imply someone is "profiting" from a purchase then subsequently a sale perhaps you should consider the facts before posting ?
However way you look at them they factor into the deal so a £2000 profit is highly unlikely & if there was then perhaps the car was undersold in the first place
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I never said profiting, I said its a decent return, which it is. In the normal pattern of used cars you'd struggle to get back what you put into a car maintenance wise, however recent the works may have been. This is a thread looking at the market for Ms, perhaps my post was ambiguous, or perhaps you've jumped to conclusions but my point was more to do with the strength of the market than lambasting somebody for profiteering greed (which I don't think this is).

Maybe next time just don't be so bloody patronising.
 
mr wilks said:
pvr said:
Absolutely no problem if you advertise it on Pistonheads etc. Not so much if you advertise it amongst forum members within a few months of obtaining it.
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If bought , garaged , polished & then relisted i would agree but as thats plainly not the case here then i don't see the issue
That said if it was me i wouldn't have listed it here for the very reason we are now exchanging thoughts :?
Ultimately it will sell for its worth whether that be £13500 or £15k ? Even then it doesn't define a cars value as i'm sure you are aware , that is what someone else is prepared to pay as with Mr B & your own car :wink:
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I agree. What paza3 did was wrong, certainly to list it on here anyway, but if prices are on the up which they seem to be then I don't see an issue.
 
halifaxbantam said:
pvr said:
Absolutely no problem if you advertise it on Pistonheads etc. Not so much if you advertise it amongst forum members within a few months of obtaining it.
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I've gone into some detail as why I have to sell, isn't that punishment enough? looking at the list of metal you have on your signature, you are clearly not short of a bob or two so can probably stand losing £2,000 some of us are not so fortunate.
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Nobody wishes you bad luck here, and we are not talking about a loss here but a potential profit. When I saw you had posted it on Pistonheads, I thought - good luck, as that is precisely the place where to put it if you are looking at maximising the value. Just when it came here I did not quite feel the seem.

If you had put it up for slightly more than you paid (no idea what that was obviously), and with the car needing a service in the next couple of months, it would have been a "fair" non loss situation which everyone would understand / appreciate. I guess it is just the level of increase that is slightly surprising irrespective of reasons.
 
If you knew the full tale about the original purchase of the car, rather than speculating then you would know there is no profit in the car whatsoever, flight, replacement tyres on the way home, overnight accommodation , new discs pads, wipers, & two brand new Michelin Sport Pilot Sport 3's to go on the car when the weather improves.
Plus the advertised price is not necessarily the sale price, once the cost of an oil & brake fluid service is factored in.
 
srhutch said:
mr wilks said:
pvr said:
Absolutely no problem if you advertise it on Pistonheads etc. Not so much if you advertise it amongst forum members within a few months of obtaining it.
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If bought , garaged , polished & then relisted i would agree but as thats plainly not the case here then i don't see the issue
That said if it was me i wouldn't have listed it here for the very reason we are now exchanging thoughts :?
Ultimately it will sell for its worth whether that be £13500 or £15k ? Even then it doesn't define a cars value as i'm sure you are aware , that is what someone else is prepared to pay as with Mr B & your own car :wink:
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I agree. What paza3 did was wrong, certainly to list it on here anyway, but if prices are on the up which they seem to be then I don't see an issue.
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I agree srhutch, well put. :thumbsup:

In a rising market you're hardly going to sell your car below market value to appease the Forum. But if you bought it from the Forum one week and advertised it on here the next, at a higher price, that would be extracting the urine a little I think.
 
mr wilks said:
StevenH72 said:
Maybe next time just don't be so bloody patronising.
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Nice 1 Steven :( i shall take as a compliment the fact you felt the need to end the debate with a insult :thumbsup:
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I enjoy a debate (as I'm sure much of my post history would reveal), but speaking down at / patronising people is not good form IMO. You can take whatever moral high ground you think you have here, but starting a debate by using phrases such as "makes me laugh when people" when quoting an individuals post is probably going to elicit a spiky response.
 
StevenH72 said:
mr wilks said:
StevenH72 said:
Maybe next time just don't be so bloody patronising.
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Nice 1 Steven :( i shall take as a compliment the fact you felt the need to end the debate with a insult :thumbsup:
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I enjoy a debate (as I'm sure much of my post history would reveal), but speaking down at / patronising people is not good form IMO. You can take whatever moral high ground you think you have here, but starting a debate by using phrases such as "makes me laugh when people" when quoting an individuals post is probably going to elicit a spiky response.
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I like a debate myself Steven & always enjoy a "spikey"response but I'm somewhat insulted now mate & more than a little w4nk3d off
Ive never talked down to anyone either here on the forum or in the real world & patronising anyone is certainly never my intention , to be quite blunt ive found many of your replies both on this post & other topics thoroughly condescending , sarcastic & at times aloof , maybe that's just the manner they come across ? maybe not i don't know because ive never met you
.As for you being offended by my finding funny your apparent take on the situation ?
You intimated a forum member was about to make £2000 simply by buying a car then selling it , that genuinely made me laugh as it was clearly said without digesting the actual facts .
I'm leaving this topic now for obvious reasons but feel free to PM me & i would be happy to forward my mob number
 
Yep , like a grown adult i had to go out & have some Contis fitted to my TT to restore my good karma :oops:
Nice to chat with Steven & any misconceived differences reconciled which is why this forum is the success it is
Its over to the Snake Pass / National meet posts if you want to see some handbags swinging :D :thumbsup:
 
mr wilks said:
Yep , like a grown adult i had to go out & have some Contis fitted to my TT to restore my good karma :oops:
Nice to chat with Steven & any misconceived differences reconciled which is why this forum is the success it is
Its over to the Snake Pass / National meet posts if you want to see some handbags swinging :D :thumbsup:
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Just had a look. Like being back at school. :rofl:
 
StevenH72 said:
Beedub said:
** unable to find popcorn smiley**
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:wink: , too late I'm afraid, Andy and I have already reconciled our differences over the ol dog and bone :thumbsup:
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good we all getting on bit now for internet beef, i don't even bother myself now-days when once upon a time id have met in a carpark to trade blows!! lmao!!
 
This is my new car!!

It sold within 24hrs of being advertised privately a couple of weeks ago and I was gutted to have missed out!

Imagine my surprise (and delight) when a close friend at Sytner (although not BMW) told me that it had appeared on their Stock list!

I have seen the car "raw" this weekend - before they have done the cosmetic items (wheel refurbs, fix loose trim, small dent removal, small scuff/marks etc), and the car is having an Inspection 2 Service completed as it is due based on time (not mileage!) along with being sold with a AUC Warranty.

The price agreed is far less than the £22,850 it was advertised at!

Hope that it will be ready to collect in the next week or so!

Tom.
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Did your purchase fall through? The car is back on autotrader now
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classif...new/usedcars/postcode/ox30dy/page/1?logcode=p
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Not sure how it got relisted.

It's definitely my car, I collected it earlier in the week!


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halifaxbantam said:
If you knew the full tale about the original purchase of the car, rather than speculating then you would know there is no profit in the car whatsoever, flight, replacement tyres on the way home, overnight accommodation , new discs pads, wipers, & two brand new Michelin Sport Pilot Sport 3's to go on the car when the weather improves.
Plus the advertised price is not necessarily the sale price, once the cost of an oil & brake fluid service is factored in.
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why are you putting on two brand new MSP 3's on when you've already put on new Hankooks? Just so they're the same tyres all around for the next buyer?
 
Darren M said:
Will be interesting to see if they can shift them as quickly as their cheaper ones recently and determine whether they have gone too high. I have talked to them about the red one and gave it more thought but not raising my offer. I'll for now probably scour the private ads and see if a seller comes along who has enjoyed what they have owned and wants to price for a quick low hassle sale.
It's a bit more difficult I think looking for one having owned one before. It's more of a nice to have as a toy than "I WANT".
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If you want to know anything about the red one let me know by PM ;)
 
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