"Call for price"

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diymirage said:
rule number one, if you gotta ask, you cant afford it
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Not necessarily - just that some people have unrealistic expectations of what their stuff is worth.
Good example: someone on CL right now has an early Valiant described as a ‘roller’ sitting in a field and they’re asking 12,000(!) Yeah they listed a price, but if they hadn’t and I called them I’d expect them to be asking 1-2K and I’d be floored if they told me they want 12 for it.
 
Topless69 said:
Not necessarily - just that some people have unrealistic expectations of what their stuff is worth.
Good example: someone on CL right now has an early Valiant described as a ‘roller’ sitting in a field and they’re asking 12,000(!) Yeah they listed a price, but if they hadn’t and I called them I’d expect them to be asking 1-2K and I’d be floored if they told me they want 12 for it.
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Look at this classic car dealer in Florida. Lots of really nice cars. Beautiful Olds 442's, nice Boss 351's, T/A Challenger...CALL FOR FREAKIN PRICE! Seriously? Why cant I see the price on the same website I see the car?
 
fratzog lover said:
Why is it a secret? Because they know it is laughably overpriced? When I go in Shop Rite or Publix I dont have to ask for the meat manager to see how much a steak is. It's right on the label. Why do classic car dealers make you go to this level of annoyance? If you buy the car, and that is the goal of the dealer, eventually the secret will be revealed, and you will find out the price. Rant over.
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newest dodge dealer is the same way on used cars ----
 
It's either bait and switch, ridiculous high price, or the opportunity to start a high pressure pitch.

All three are to be avoided by the reasonably intelligent.

Generally, in a market economy, the burden of setting a price falls on the selling party.

Some sellers mistakenly believe requiring a potential buyer to inquire about pricing or requiring them to make an offer weeds out "lookers", but in reality actually weeds out a LOT of potential actual buyers, and as illustrated above sets up a ridiculous lowball offer scenario.
 
Topless69 said:
Not necessarily - just that some people have unrealistic expectations of what their stuff is worth.
Good example: someone on CL right now has an early Valiant described as a ‘roller’ sitting in a field and they’re asking 12,000(!) Yeah they listed a price, but if they hadn’t and I called them I’d expect them to be asking 1-2K and I’d be floored if they told me they want 12 for it.
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ditto : I know where a 68 fastback has been setting for resale , about 4ish yrs., I stopped and asked what he wanted for it , he said $4500 , I left , there is absolutlely nothing on the car that isnt rusted out , except the windows and window trim, totally unsaveable in my opinion .
 
fratzog lover said:
Look at this classic car dealer in Florida. Lots of really nice cars. Beautiful Olds 442's, nice Boss 351's, T/A Challenger...CALL FOR FREAKIN PRICE! Seriously? Why cant I see the price on the same website I see the car?
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Quote their asking price!!! ha It will be so stupidly high most buyers just say, screw it, not worth the trouble to spend my time to try to get to the real price. Or they say, everyone just wants to haggle! Start HIGH!!!!!
 
barbee6043 said:
Quote their asking price!!! ha It will be so stupidly high most buyers just say, screw it, not worth the trouble to spend my time to try to get to the real price. Or they say, everyone just wants to haggle! Start HIGH!!!!!
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I can only imagine how much they want for the orange W-30 convertible.
 
I have seen some threads on here, where a guy buys a car off one of those "classic car dealers" The car is always on consignment and stupid price, but the buyer makes the co. and seller get real.
 
barbee6043 said:
I have seen some threads on here, where a guy buys a car off one of those "classic car dealers" The car is always on consignment and stupid price, but the buyer makes the co. and seller get real.
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Well now days with the financing of these older classics, you can get top dollar off these old cars. That is why there is a asking price and a cash price. Dealers want you to call then so they can get a feel of what type customer they are working with.
 
Gas stations clearly show a credit price and a cash price if they are different.

Just sayin'.
 
halfafish said:
I have a low tolerance for car salesmen, so when I was shopping for a new truck I v-e-r-y clearly told him to give me his best price, and that I was specifically NOT going to play the ping-pong game as he went to his supervisor, then the manager, then the sales manager, then the general manager, all fiddle farting around on the price. He gave me a price, I told him it was higher than I wanted to pay. He said just a minute, let me go check with my sales manager. He came back and the price was the same so I said thanks and got up to go. He says wait! I'll talk to the general manager! I walked out with both of them chasing me across the parking lot wanting to continue the negotiations. I had to resort to the kind of language that is impossible to misunderstand, to make sure they knew why I was taking my business elsewhere. Stupid ***** that don't understand plain English...
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Sounds like my Dad. He always told the salesman "Give me your best price" and made his decision on that. One of the cars Dad bought came down between a '66 Chrysler T&C wagon and a Mercury wagon. He started with the Mercury, got a price. Went to the Chrysler dealer, $300 less, bought the Chrysler. A couple weeks later he ran into the Mercury salesman on main street and the salesman asked what Dad decided to do. Dad said he bought a Chrysler. Salesman asked why. Dad said $300 cheaper. Salesman says that they could have met that. Dad just grinned and told him that apparently he didn't give him his best price. The salesmen do it to themselves.

BTW, that '66 was one of the best cars I've ever had the pleasure of driving.
 
DemonDave said:
Much like employers who don't state the salary of advertised jobs.... why would I waste my time sending a resume and attending an interview only to find out they're looking for slave labour?
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I walked into an interview and sat down. Introduced myself and asked "before we go any farther, I'd like to know the salary of this position. That information may save both of us a lot of time...." The look they gave each other was classic. I was out about 60 seconds later. That was worth me losing that piss-ant offer.
 
Ive tried to deal with the Chrysler Dealer here on my last 2 new vehicals. Both times I asked for their best price. I told them I will be buying a vehicle today. Do u want it to be from u? Apparently not. Kim
 
fratzog lover said:
Why is it a secret? Because they know it is laughably overpriced?
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How about the jerkoffs that won't tell you what the ASKING price was of the car they just bought?
Where is the harm in that?
Some people LOVE to get online to brag about some great car they just bought but won't tell what they paid or what the seller was asking.
This is selfish and annoying. **** off already if you want to brag but not tell the whole story.
 
Don't you usually have to "call for price" for a high priced hooker?
 
What you say is: "best price", what the salesman hears is: "starting point".

Always has been that way.
 
...and I'll add that none want to deal in cash lately.

They have incentives for getting you to finance through their finance dept or affiliate.

You can save thousands by financing and then paying it off in a month or two/three vs paying cash up front.

Be sure to ask about minimum term and early payoff fee.

My wife wanted to pay cash for her last new car ("last year's" brand new 2020 model in summer 2020), but saved $1900 by doing what I described above.

The minimum term was three payments.
She paid 3/4 of the vehicle cost the first month, then all but $350 the second, and that $350 plus about $10 in interest the third month.
 
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Ya gotta have that clear coat now....
 
A lot of dealers advertise the price but rarely the mileage unless its real low that is the most important thing. So I never trust a dealer that does tot advertise the price on all there vehicles for sale
 
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