[Tech1] We Buy Any Car

[Dave Plowman]

They do seem to say on their site the price is based on the car being 
pretty well perfect. And most don't sell their car when it is. Unless a 
regular change for a new car. Which few of us lot have ever been able to 
afford.

On 10/11/2021 15:57, Alan Taylor via Tech1 wrote:
> There have been a number of reports on the Banbury Facebook site about 
> WBAC offering an attractive price but then when push comes to shove, 
> they suddenly find any number of flaws with that particular car and 
> can only offer a reduced price after all.
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> For anybody thinking of selling via them, just remember that the only 
> price that matters is the one they actually end up paying. Some 
> reported having received a good price, others felt ripped off. It’s 
> also worth bearing in mind that for some sellers, a quick hassle-free 
> sale might outweigh possibly getting a higher price elsewhere.
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> Alan Taylor
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>> On 10 Nov 2021, at 15:36, Bernard Newnham via Tech1 
>> <tech1 at tech-ops.co.uk> wrote:
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>>  After ten thousand exhortations from Phillip Schofield I tried 
>> typing my registration number into the website.  It valued my 2011 
>> Toyota Avensis auto estate at £5800, rather more than Auto Trader. I 
>> don't want to sell the car - it's only done 51000 miles and they 
>> don't tend to make estates any more, even though they are extremely 
>> versatile. It was just curiosity.
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>> More interestingly, after a couple of days, they emailed me to offer 
>> £6200, then a couple of days later £6800.    That's about half of 
>> what I paid nine years ago. Hmmm.  I wonder if when they value cars 
>> on site they suddenly discover they are worth a lot less.
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>> B
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>> PS someone really should tell Phil that he is wearing out his welcome 
>> on those ads. He certainly doesn't need the money.
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