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Post by pho3nix on Jan 15, 2007 12:10:50 GMT
Hell, hell and bl**dy hell - the people have just phoned who had "bought" my lorry and said they can't raise the money - and the want the flipping deposit bacK - no chance!!!!! Talk about timewasters - I must have had twenty calls over the weekend for it and told them all it was sold. People (or at least some of them) really take the pi**.!!! lol they want the deposit back?? Any deposit made is non refundable on cars and lorries from dealers, so y would they expect to get it back from a private sale? Some people are sooo stupid  oh well, hope they gave u a good deposit! |
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Post by lolly on Jan 15, 2007 13:16:20 GMT
Oh dear, at least you get to keep the one you like, Just hold out if you can until Easter then everything will sell, Ime sure of it. Fingers crossed xx
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Post by Guestless on Jan 15, 2007 13:37:59 GMT
Hell, hell and bl**dy hell - the people have just phoned who had "bought" my lorry and said they can't raise the money - and the want the flipping deposit bacK - no chance!!!!! Chancers! You would think that before going to look at lorries, you would make sure you have the money to actually buy one. I would hate to find the ideal lorry and then not be able to actually purchase it.  Hope they left you a decent deposit to make up for your wasted time. |
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Post by ferret on Jan 15, 2007 13:54:07 GMT
sorry to be off track , can someone tell me why i am now a junior member and have two stars ??!! sorry am not too sure how these forums work yet !! he he !! Thankyou
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Post by pho3nix on Jan 15, 2007 13:58:02 GMT
sorry to be off track , can someone tell me why i am now a junior member and have two stars ??!! sorry am not too sure how these forums work yet !! he he !! Thankyou I'm guessing it is to do with either the number of posts you make or the length of time you have been a member of the forum :-P either that of the mods like u and gave u a promotion!  could do with one at work tho haha |
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Post by Guestless on Jan 15, 2007 15:04:00 GMT
sorry to be off track , can someone tell me why i am now a junior member and have two stars ??!! sorry am not too sure how these forums work yet !! he he !! Thankyou You are elevated to junior member at 50 posts, and then there are other levels on from that according to the number of posts you have done, ie full member I think is 100 posts. There's senior member after that and I think possibly God status if you get to 1000. |
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Post by Interlude on Jan 15, 2007 15:13:36 GMT
Lolly I really sympathise. I advertised my lovely horse in june this year after 4 wonderful years with him. It wasn't his fault I decided to sell him but circumstances dictated it. I was inundated with people who wanted to buy him over 150 phone calls - the vast majority were shocking and should NEVER have been allowed to buy a horse. I will never sell another - its just too traumatic. I'll go down the loan route if we reach another awful decision. On another note being a purchaser is not much fun either! I once travelled 100 miles to see what sounded like a perfect pony. The buyer knew I wanted it to show and had answered my questions brilliantly. It also looked good in the photo so off we trotted. Unfortunately they neglected to mention the pony only had ONE EYE!!!  The owner then had the cheek to say 'if I told everyone that noone would come to see him!' Said pony had a ridiculous price tag to match  Fetherston I'm really sorry to hear about your lorry also. I've just placed a wanted ad for a lorry in the wanted section - if yours matches please let me know! |
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Post by pho3nix on Jan 15, 2007 15:18:00 GMT
sorry to be off track , can someone tell me why i am now a junior member and have two stars ??!! sorry am not too sure how these forums work yet !! he he !! Thankyou You are elevated to junior member at 50 posts, and then there are other levels on from that according to the number of posts you have done, ie full member I think is 100 posts. There's senior member after that and I think possibly God status if you get to 1000. my old gaming forum i'd be god 4 times over hehe oh well, yes i was bored  |
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Post by toastie on Jan 17, 2007 18:44:30 GMT
Can anyone tell me were Captain Hastings is advertised and how much he is? He is beautiful and perfect for an amateur to do I believe. Think would do well as a large
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Post by sallyw on Jan 20, 2007 8:33:42 GMT
I am fast learning about selling here's my tips so far:
1. When you get a deposit get a good amount of cash. A cheque for £100 is worth nothing and they can stop it.
2. Never tell someone they can have first refusal and then wait a week for them to come. Other people who have been enquired and told that they can see it at the weekend if it is not sold will just go elsewhere - and of course the dead keen buyer will not buy.
3. Never ever agree to deliver a pony 300 miles away and collect the cash when you get there. It will not happen.
4. Never let anyone drive your lorry even if it is insured unless you are really sure they can drive. Even if the insurance pays for the repairs you will still have th excess to pay.
Do these tips have the ring of experience about them? If so please send waves of sympathy!!
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Post by hackety on Jan 20, 2007 13:50:10 GMT
 Fetherston, I am sending you oodles of sympathy I have been following this thread as it is sometimes very funny and I can identify with some of the experiences described. However, if I were you I would either be in a lunatic assylum or in prison for GBH! Fingers crossed that you get a 'real' buyer for something soon.
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Post by flashthecash on Jan 21, 2007 0:57:20 GMT
Fertherston I simerthies with you. I have sold a couple of wagons. The first one I had was over weight. So advertised the body only. Had load of calls, wanting to put it on the same chassie  told them NO!. I sold it in the end to somebody who had a bigger chassie. Only to find they never converted it and to this day is still the same On another note trying to buy a new horse is just as bad. I've been looking for over two months. Been up & down the country for said horse, only to find it on my doorstep  A wild goose chase might have been the word I have seen some Donkeys that are HOYS bound sadly I didn't want a donkey... just a horse ;D Good luck selling the wagon |
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Post by sallyw on Jan 22, 2007 13:34:41 GMT
Thanks for good wishes! I did sell the little lr pony to a lovely home at the weekend so things are starting to move. Had yet more timewasters to the lorry. "Will you knock off £500 because it will need some new tyres some time this year or next" does not cut any ice with me!! Had a bizarre conversation with man from Isle of Wight. "Will my wife be able to drive it". "Yes, you can try it out it is insured for anyone over 25". "No, do you think my wife in particular will be able to drive it" "Who is she?" "Her name is Amanda". "Do I know her?" Well, I thought you might" "But we live in Warwickshire". "I know, but do you think she will be able to drive it?"
Throw mobile phone into freezer in Tesco and cause small stir amongst nearby customers as smoke comes out of my ears. Help!!!
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Post by flashthecash on Jan 22, 2007 15:03:58 GMT
;D fetherston, would have loved to be in tesco's at the same time. Good to hear you have found a lovely home for your LR. £500 off of tyers I've just bought four new ones for £100 cheeky B**ers Hope you sell it soon. |
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oh well, hope they gave u a good deposit! 
could do with one at work tho haha
The owner then had the cheek to say 'if I told everyone that noone would come to see him!' Said pony had a ridiculous price tag to match 
Fetherston, I am sending you oodles of sympathy 
told them NO!. I sold it in the end to somebody who had a bigger chassie. Only to find they never converted it and to this day is still the same 
A wild goose chase might have been the word