jaymzjr
Well-Known Member
There was a time....
.... when selling direct between forummers, between direct owners....
.....meant reasonable prices and levels short of what u can get in the market... amicable deals where buyers pay a little more than dealers' prices.... and sellers gained in this manner. sellers also gain in knowing their cars are sold to a fellow forummer who shares his enthusiasm...
Of late, and perhaps in the past year... i have been absolutely flabbergasted by 'forummers' who have been less than truthful with their selling prices. sure, u can try, but within a forum?
i may not be an active contributor, neither am i a current bmw owner, but having been around from the days where car groupies started with gatherings (when internet forums weren't exactly born yet), i feel i just have to say this...
Buyers, pls do your homework and beware. i can understand some pple lowball, but to see the consistency of those trying to 'High-ball' their way around has been an absolute revelation that the forum spirit is pretty much lost.
maybe it's time an actual dealer enthusiast get invited to the forum panel to Input an arbitrary fair value for any car being advertised. Else it's been an absolute sham to see some early 2009 cars actually try to make a gain of 50-60k purely from the current coe value. it's fine and dandy to do so on sgcarmart... But to do this on a forum for enthusiasts certainly goes against the spirit of the very existence.
my apologies to those selling their cars here who may feel offended, it is not in my intention to offend sellers, but to protect ignorant buyers who let down their guard and trust too easily simply becos they are buying from a 'fellow forummer'. i'm not here to sow distrust either... but seriously... Just do your homework.
buyers beware....
.... when selling direct between forummers, between direct owners....
.....meant reasonable prices and levels short of what u can get in the market... amicable deals where buyers pay a little more than dealers' prices.... and sellers gained in this manner. sellers also gain in knowing their cars are sold to a fellow forummer who shares his enthusiasm...
Of late, and perhaps in the past year... i have been absolutely flabbergasted by 'forummers' who have been less than truthful with their selling prices. sure, u can try, but within a forum?
i may not be an active contributor, neither am i a current bmw owner, but having been around from the days where car groupies started with gatherings (when internet forums weren't exactly born yet), i feel i just have to say this...
Buyers, pls do your homework and beware. i can understand some pple lowball, but to see the consistency of those trying to 'High-ball' their way around has been an absolute revelation that the forum spirit is pretty much lost.
maybe it's time an actual dealer enthusiast get invited to the forum panel to Input an arbitrary fair value for any car being advertised. Else it's been an absolute sham to see some early 2009 cars actually try to make a gain of 50-60k purely from the current coe value. it's fine and dandy to do so on sgcarmart... But to do this on a forum for enthusiasts certainly goes against the spirit of the very existence.
my apologies to those selling their cars here who may feel offended, it is not in my intention to offend sellers, but to protect ignorant buyers who let down their guard and trust too easily simply becos they are buying from a 'fellow forummer'. i'm not here to sow distrust either... but seriously... Just do your homework.
buyers beware....
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