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Ninehigh

posted on 29/9/13 at 07:01 AM Reply With Quote
Someone to give some c**p to

I sold my car on wednesday to a guy who wanted it for his girlfriend. Well it appears she doesn't want it as it's here!

So not only has this guy lied to me, he's now lying in the advert. Service done a month ago? No I did not! Cambelt changed at 75k? I know it wasn't changed at 86k! New tyres fitted (so he posts a picture of the old cheap ones, not the new Contis) AND the cheeky barstud is asking more than I was






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omega 24 v6

posted on 29/9/13 at 07:21 AM Reply With Quote
Sorry mate but that's business I'm afraid.
You sold it he bought it and now its his to do with as he pleases ( regardless of any lies he's telling )
caveat emptor in this case.

BUT I DO Feel your anger.





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Daddylonglegs

posted on 29/9/13 at 07:26 AM Reply With Quote
I was going to contact them myself, but as it's your advert you are probably the best person to report it. There is a fraudulent advert section here

It's one thing making a few quid on stuff, that's the nature of the beast when we sell cars, but out-and-out fraud ain't acceptable!

Go get him chap





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Ninehigh

posted on 29/9/13 at 07:29 AM Reply With Quote
Yeah I was expecting him to sell it on, which is why I went looking for it. If the advert checked out I'd have probably grumbled and left it. Heck he might have actually done the work anyway, just made it look like it's not been done yesterday






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fesycresy

posted on 29/9/13 at 07:47 AM Reply With Quote
I took my company Volvo T4 to the auctions, high mileage, poor service history, iffy turbo, and got what I expected, not a lot!

A week later it's on a 'reputable' forecourt for £4k more, with a very twisted description, local company owner, FSH, etc etc.

But it's theirs, not mine, buyer beware and all that....





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turbodisplay

posted on 29/9/13 at 08:05 AM Reply With Quote
Personally lying about the cambelt is unacceptable. That makes a massive different to the value of the car so is fraud!
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Mr Whippy

posted on 29/9/13 at 08:06 AM Reply With Quote
That still seems a very low price
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Wadders

posted on 29/9/13 at 08:51 AM Reply With Quote
What, a part time motor trader telling lies.........outrageous, who would have thought it
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loggyboy

posted on 29/9/13 at 09:13 AM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by omega 24 v6
Sorry mate but that's business I'm afraid.
You sold it he bought it and now its his to do with as he pleases ( regardless of any lies he's telling )
caveat emptor in this case.

BUT I DO Feel your anger.


+1





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designer

posted on 29/9/13 at 09:57 AM Reply With Quote
You sold it, it's his to do as he wants with it, and you really have no right to do anything.

If he's making a profit at that price, you sold it way too cheap!

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morcus

posted on 29/9/13 at 11:07 AM Reply With Quote
Granted its not your problem, but is it not iillegal to willfully lie about the condition of goods? If you know the claims are false you should report it, probablywon't make a difference.

Always best to try and avoid seeing your old cars after its been sold, though when i sold my last car i kept getting bothered by someone I think was trying to do the same.





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BenB

posted on 29/9/13 at 11:26 AM Reply With Quote
Just e-mail scam@autotrader.co.uk and let them know. It's fraud and I suspect Autotrader wouldn't want to be associated with it.
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ashg

posted on 29/9/13 at 12:02 PM Reply With Quote
it may not be the guy that purchased it. lots of scam scum steal your photos wait for your advert to go then reuse the pictures.





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Ninehigh

posted on 29/9/13 at 01:15 PM Reply With Quote
They're not my photos






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matt_gsxr

posted on 29/9/13 at 02:31 PM Reply With Quote
Lucky you didn't post the numberplate
as someone buying it might be disappointed when they do the inevitable google.

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scudderfish

posted on 29/9/13 at 02:58 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by matt_gsxr
Lucky you didn't post the numberplate
as someone buying it might be disappointed when they do the inevitable google.


What MC04KWW? Good job MC04KWW didn't get posted to this thread as it would be bad for the seller on AT if a potential customer was to search for MC04KWW and find this about a Peugeot 206 2.0 HDI with the registration MC04KWW.

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designer

posted on 29/9/13 at 04:07 PM Reply With Quote
quote:

Just e-mail scam@autotrader.co.uk and let them know



Surely that's just one's word against another?

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iank

posted on 29/9/13 at 04:10 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by designer
quote:

Just e-mail scam@autotrader.co.uk and let them know



Surely that's just one's word against another?


Yes, but if he sells multiple cars and gets a number of people saying the same thing it will start to stick.
If you know someone is breaking the law then staying quiet is, in the strictest interpretation, also committing an offence.





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morcus

posted on 29/9/13 at 06:11 PM Reply With Quote
AT are pretty good at dealing with dodgy ads, though most Of my dealing was with intentionally wrong pricing.

Might like to ad that you believe him to be a trader posing as a private seller, they really don't like that.





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JoelP

posted on 29/9/13 at 06:21 PM Reply With Quote
Did someone mention MC04KWW?



Google's got it!

[Edited on 29/9/13 by JoelP]






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