Comments on: Buyers may sometimes be liars but transparency is the key

By: Mark Robbins

Mark Robbins — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 09:05:01 +0000

No offence taken Sally, but this is the UK not the US, I welcome buyers with open arms but not the timewasters, go waste someone else’s time, plus this is my business, if you use half a million pounds plus of your OWN money (not the banks) nor Main Agent selling (WHICH IS JUST A NUMBERS GAME) and again not your own money then its a whole different ball game. I hear the same argument time and time again, but believe me when every penny in that business is yours the last thing you want to do is waste time with certain people, as for your comments, “How many cars did you sell last month” ive been doing this job for nearly twenty seven years and have probably sold more cars than you have ever seen Sally. No offence !!

By: Sally Jackson

Sally Jackson — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 14:39:57 +0000

No offence but are you sure you are in the right business? Just how many cars did you sell last month? Selling autos is a differnt ball game now. Customers today, especially in the US, expect the salesperson to work hard for the sale. I think your attitude may scare away the timewasters but how many potential buyers go away with them? Have you heard the phrase “adapt or die”? Sally

By: Mark Robbins

Mark Robbins — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 12:14:01 +0000

Because they always think a “better deal” is just around the coner Sally, sometimes it isnt! after 26yrs of dealing with the public I think i can spot the timewasters pretty well, usually within the first few minutes you know! I have no problem with talking about cars to potential customers but I am certainly not going to discuss their life story with them first, many so called customers do anything but talk about the purchase! as for a numbers game, have never believed in the “Main Agent Attitude to selling” no point in being “a busy fool” but I will not suffer fools gladly, I am not here to waste mine or their time, simple as that really.

By: Sally Jackson

Sally Jackson — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 09:37:15 +0000

If you don’t talk about the cars then you will not sell them! Maybe you are in the wrong game? You are right about one thing the very best salespeople can spot a time waster a mile off…but they still need to talk to them first. It is a “numbers game” after all the more people you speak with the more you will sell to. Your best deal is your best deal but why don’t your customers believe you? Maybe you need to look within rather than without. Just my humble opion. Sally

By: Mark Robbins

Mark Robbins — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 09:11:03 +0000

True, both parties do and will lie occasionally, it depends on the degree of the lie, for example, if i am asked by the customer (as we all are from time to time) “Why did the last owner sell it?” I am not about to turn around and say “Because they really hated the way it drove / no boot space / uses to much fuel” etc, as for giving the best deal, I have said time and time again on this forum, sometimes a customer really is being offered the VERY BEST deal you can give without going backwards but its still not enough! no wonder salesman that know their job quantify a customers value, I for one will not spend an hour or more with someone that has no intention of buying, yes the customer is important, but so is my time, shoot me down here but more often than not nowadays it is the customer who continues to play games, the salesman i know just dont have the time or inclination for it, they want to sell cars, not talk about them!