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[tony84]

They buy any car...im sure they dont have a massive stockpile of cars in their back garden and im also pretty sure theyre not green peace in disguise in order to get cars off the road.

What do they do with all the cars they buy?

They must be flogging them somewhere do they sell to dealers, put them in auctions or do they also own car dealerships?

 

Probably put them in auctions at the prices they buy at.

Earl

 

[theguvnor]

Its a very good idea actually. They are part of a big motor super market. The crap cars go to auction, the gooduns go to the car supermarket. It's like an auction they are in control of. Cherry picking i'm sure it would be called. Who ever thought it up is one smart cookie. Not so good if you are desperate to flog your car and have to take their low valuation.

 

[saxondale]

they also own Carcraft, large supermarket type dealership





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[tony84]

That makes a bit more sense, i kind of thought that might be the case. I was just being nosey really.

 

[saxondale]

That makes a bit more sense, i kind of thought that might be the case. I was just being nosey really.

I believe on most of the sales the money is made from the £49.00 admin fee.

 

[tony84]

seems strange based on all the advertising they do, that must cost a fortune

 

[saxondale]

seems strange based on all the advertising they do, that must cost a fortune

I didn`t mean it literally. There are all sorts of deductions from the online offer price by the time you arrive to sell at the dealership.

 

[matt seymour]

I'm sure they are making a small fortune if the insulting offer they made for my car is anything to go by!

I am amazed that anyone sells them their car to be honest.

 

[Gaskell]

Enter your Reg number now at we buy any car, any, any, any, any

Has anyone actually entered their reg number? their prices are rediculous.

 

[matt seymour]

Yep, see above.

They are taking the p**s!

 

[JohnnyCash]

What are you expecting for a distressed sale...

Of course its going to be way lower than market value - just the same as the people buying houses with the same business model.

Not sure why people on a business forum think they're "taking the p*ss" or "ridiculous" - looks like a solid business model to me

 

[cmcp]

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[Deleted member 3454]

A couple of years ago we sold our 4x4 to We Buy Any Car. They offered us far more than any other dealer had, including a 4x4 specialist. They also waived the admin fee and we had the cash in our account the next working day. It worked for us.

 

Seems OFT has taken them to task:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12934140

300k on training in a pigs eye.

Earl

 

[Paul Norman]

I have tended to find that the part exchange price offered by a main dealer is rather stronger, and less hassle!

 

[malahai]

Enter your Reg number now at we buy any car, any, any, any, any

Has anyone actually entered their reg number? their prices are rediculous.

That's the part of the idea. They buy cars for 75-80% of what they are really worth and later they sell they in places like Carcraft, where cars are usually 120-130% more expensive, that anywhere else.

 

[rayazsiddiqi]

They offered me £49 for my car, I sold it on Auto Trader for £500!!

 

[SamStones]

They offered me £50 for my porsche... tempting though it was I decided it was probably worth more a little more than that!

 

[Shay]

It used to be dealerships who would give you a below market price for your vehicle however these guys do it out in the open. As has been mentioned its a distress sale so its not them bent over a barrel.