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garrardrj:
I was going to post this on the "My Dads ED30 For Sale" Advert but thought it would get more input on this section . I was one of the people who commented on the price but quantified my post by saying "people can ask what they want" . People also say "your car is too cheap" and i have done so in the past .... We , that do comment feel we are being helpful as there is one main reason and that is the purpose of an advert is to sell the item advertised?
Now going to an extreme , if a car was advertised at £20k would someone post it was overpriced ?
We are all MK5 enthusiasts and surely we can offer our input when someone is selling one ?
The reasons the OP has seen several at similar prices on Autotrader/Pistonheads is the answer to the question .... THEY ARE STILL FOR SALE !
The OP wants to sell his , i needed to sell mine (ED30 23k in April 2014) as i needed to get something that i could put a towbar on (didn't want to ruin the ED30 look) I looked on the internet , i looked on every site that sells cars , i monitored cars that had sold and pm'd sellers to ask the selling price so i could price my car correctly . I advertised mine for sale at £10k and sold in 2 weeks . If you ask the right price for something at the outset , you get the result quite quickly . I am older than most on here and would consider my input as a fatherly advice .
This issue (your car is too much money) has previously raised concerns and i would suggest that comments on For Sale adverts be restricted to just the seller . We could then PM the seller with our thoughts if we felt it necessary ..... So those that run the site should consider it , or give the poster of the advert a delete button for comments on their adverts ?

Discuss ?

olethalb:
i find if something is over priced (IMO) then the seller has 2 options if they want to make the sale -

reduce the price off their own back until it sells

play the waiting game until someone is willing to part with what may seem excessive amounts to buy the item

i do sometimes see for sale adverts and in a wierd way find it rude / cheeky someone is asking so much in an attempt to 'rip people off' but then remember if someone is stupid enough to pay over the odds then thats their own fault

(i haven't seen any mentioned for sale adverts this is just buying / selling in general)

dazza:
People do seem to get upset with other commenting on their prices, IMO its a good thing our members know these cars inside out. If i was selling something to cheap or expensive i would appreciate the input of other members.

Some members really want a quick sale and do what ever it takes dropping the price removing parts etc.

Regarding restricting posts and op being able to delete them. This will not happen. Maybe a member has some relevant background history on the car/seller.

If the comments are out of order please let me or one of the moderators know and we will remove them.

Andy:
The seller can lock his own thread if he doesn't want comments on it and make it pm only

garrardrj:

--- Quote from: maxitrol on August 26, 2015, 11:40:51 am ---The seller can lock his own thread if he doesn't want comments on it and make it pm only

--- End quote ---

I forgot to mention that bit , which i knew . If you have left your advert open for discussion then ..... Well you know what i'm going to say .

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