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My car is pristine & 99% stock with only 49K miles. I sent these guys some pics just for the hell of it. Their verbal offer was really sad. These guys are typical horse traders.
And at my age: (IMG:style_emoticons/default/av-943.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/av-943.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/av-943.gif) |
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Senior Member ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 1,856 Joined: 17-December 07 From: Blackhawk, CA Member No.: 8,476 Region Association: None ![]() |
Almost pristine.
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914-6 GT in waiting ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 19,324 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region ![]() ![]() |
When I sold real estate, investors bought at 2/3 of retail.
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can't remember ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 3,172 Joined: 3-June 11 From: Madison, WI Member No.: 13,152 Region Association: Upper MidWest ![]() ![]() |
When I read about those gentlemen it is usually a story about a car that is about to break in two. Which rules your car totally out.
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Custom Member ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 24,591 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States ![]() ![]() |
What are you selling?
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windforfun |
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Senior Member ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 1,856 Joined: 17-December 07 From: Blackhawk, CA Member No.: 8,476 Region Association: None ![]() |
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Chimp Sanctuary NW. Check it out. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 22,098 Joined: 2-March 03 From: Orion's Bell. The BELL! Member No.: 378 Region Association: Galt's Gulch ![]() |
How low was the pitch?
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Senior Member ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 880 Joined: 27-July 14 From: Wisconsin Member No.: 17,687 Region Association: Upper MidWest ![]() ![]() |
I know this will sound crazy, but I have sold BHCC 2 cars. Both times were very easy, an virtually painless.
Yes, they don’t want to pay top dollar, yes, they mark the car up quite a bit more than they pay. They also, pick them up, ship them across the country, which isn’t cheap. One car was a project car, had some rust issues, but a car that should have been fixed. The other was my weekend driver. Very reliable, but was also a very nice project car that could be driven as it was fixed up. In both circumstances, I personally didn’t want to have 200 phone calls and untold amount of texts, 10 test drives, then deal with, do they even have the money. Both times I had money in my account within an hour. The cars were picked up within 3 days of sale. Do they sell some junk, YES! They do! But with any sort of volume buyer/seller that is going to happen. I am sure they have a few good cars come through their hands as well. The buyers need to be educated and ask questions. But this is true with any vintage vehicle purchase, or they could get burned. At the end of the day, the seller needs to be comfortable with the sale price. And the buyer if a retailer, needs to make money or they won’t stay in business. For me, it was a bit less money. For the trade off of less questions, less time for sale, no test drives, less pictures/videos sent, etc. Anyone trying to sell to a dealer, most likely is not going to get the same money as they would selling to a collector/ enthusiast. If the car is an excellent example, there are definitely better avenues to take other than BHCC. My .02 cents. |
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Advanced Member ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 2,215 Joined: 29-November 06 From: New York Member No.: 7,276 Region Association: None ![]() ![]() |
Why sell to a dealer? I get that question a lot.
Most of the people who sell to me do it because they want a combination of Peace of Mind, privacy, and speed. What does that mean? It means you will paid quickly and the funds are available. It means I won't take a million pictures of your other cars and post them all over the place. I also won't try and aggressively buy all your other cars. But some dealers are better than others. Many start from the bottom and work their way up if they have to. This can be dangerous because once you piss a seller off it can be hard to recover, you've offended them and their car, more money might not close the deal. I prefer to come with a strong offer that is very close to the top dollar I will pay. As a result I usually get the car. Obviously I make money on it but maybe not always as much as the guy who starts at 50% of his highest offer. But what's 50% of nothing? Because that's what you have if you don't buy the car. It also comes down to volume, when you call a high volume dealer like BHCC they just start as low as they can and probably don't really care if they buy the car or not. You also didn't tell us what the car was, so it's hard to determine how sought after the car is. But bottom line if you want top dollar you aren't going to get it from a high volume dealer, you'll have to put in the work yourself and yes it is work. |
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Senior Member ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 1,075 Joined: 29-July 20 From: Colorado, USA, Earth Member No.: 24,549 Region Association: Rocky Mountains ![]() |
What is the average margin a dealer is looking for?
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windforfun |
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Senior Member ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 1,856 Joined: 17-December 07 From: Blackhawk, CA Member No.: 8,476 Region Association: None ![]() |
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windforfun |
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Senior Member ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 1,856 Joined: 17-December 07 From: Blackhawk, CA Member No.: 8,476 Region Association: None ![]() |
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914 Idiot ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 14,991 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Silicon Valley / Kailua-Kona Member No.: 121 Region Association: Northern California ![]() ![]() |
They probably would have paid more if the car was rusted in half. That seems to be their specialty...
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Advanced Member ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 3,686 Joined: 1-December 17 From: soCal Member No.: 21,666 Region Association: None ![]() ![]() |
They have a very specific business model, which obviously works for them, so it is completely expected that you got a low offer.
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Get that VIN ? ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 9,328 Joined: 1-May 03 From: Sunset Beach, CA Member No.: 643 Region Association: Southern California ![]() ![]() |
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