SELLING PRICE

Ffermer Bach

Member
Livestock Farmer
I searched TFF last night to try and find the answer to this very question, as maybe it's been covered before. No luck though .
I guess the answer is if they don't bother stating the price, then don't bother asking 🤔. Really annoying.
I am pretty sure, I started a thread with something similar- a while ago, it really annoys me when the web site can't put the price
 

JD6920s

Member
Mixed Farmer
Location
Shropshire
Latest wheeze is to tell you " The price I quote is only valid for 7 days ". I can't help feeling amused when the tractor is still in the yard unsold a month later......
Recently had a quote for a complete heating system in a house including new boiler. Took two weeks to come after measuring up, and at the bottom of the email it said,
“we can hold this price for 12 hrs” !

Someone else got the job!
 

Nigel Wellings

Member
Don't think I've ever seen a car or commercial vehicle advertised with POA. They generally also take trade-ins. So it cant just be the trade-in excuse. POA is a con just to try and find the keenest buyers.
Surprises me that more people dont advertise secondhand machinery themselves and that most are content to just trade in to dealer. I have always sold cars, tractors, machinery secondhand myself and have always got much better price than offered as trade in. Usually get trade price from dealer so can go back to them if I can't sell and then advertise privately. Recently got £3000 more than trade in on sale of 3 year old Discovery. Last tractor was a JD6920 where I think we sold for approx £5000 over dealer trade in offer. This approach is more hassle but I think the price gain is worth the hassle.
 
Don't think I've ever seen a car or commercial vehicle advertised with POA. They generally also take trade-ins. So it cant just be the trade-in excuse. POA is a con just to try and find the keenest buyers.
Surprises me that more people dont advertise secondhand machinery themselves and that most are content to just trade in to dealer. I have always sold cars, tractors, machinery secondhand myself and have always got much better price than offered as trade in. Usually get trade price from dealer so can go back to them if I can't sell and then advertise privately. Recently got £3000 more than trade in on sale of 3 year old Discovery. Last tractor was a JD6920 where I think we sold for approx £5000 over dealer trade in offer. This approach is more hassle but I think the price gain is worth the hassle.
unfortunately there is no ( CAP ) OR ( GLASSES GUIDE ) available For used tractors and machinery and every dealer has guess a value , some you win some you dont
a car dealer will take a px at trade value and sell at retail price or above ( some used cars are going for silly money at auctions at the moment .
I'm a firm believer of if someone is a genuine buyer they will phone and ask more questions than just the price .
 

bazzer

Member
POA is a particular pet hate of mine, both dealers and private sellers. If you are selling something you clearly know how much you want for it so why not just put the price on for all to see? Almost as frustrating as classified listings without photos! Happy Friday!
I couldnt agree more :)
 

Mark Hatton

Staff Member
Media
Location
Yorkshire
unfortunately there is no ( CAP ) OR ( GLASSES GUIDE ) available For used tractors and machinery and every dealer has guess a value , some you win some you dont
a car dealer will take a px at trade value and sell at retail price or above ( some used cars are going for silly money at auctions at the moment .
I'm a firm believer of if someone is a genuine buyer they will phone and ask more questions than just the price .
Whilst I completely understand theres not a published second hand guide to work from, as a dealer you must know how much margin and what profit you have in a machine when the you trade it against another item, which then gives you your advertised selling price?
 
do you put a price on an ex farm condition ( yes we know the price ) or do put it through the workshop and advertise it fully serviced and washed / repair all the faults that wasn't mentioned when the deal was done IE ( intermittent electrical fault when the engine is warm ) or noisy gearbox when or brake linings worn ) its unbelievable the amount of tractors that have major repairs needed just by being driven on the lorry.
 

Mark Hatton

Staff Member
Media
Location
Yorkshire
do you put a price on an ex farm condition ( yes we know the price ) or do put it through the workshop and advertise it fully serviced and washed / repair all the faults that wasn't mentioned when the deal was done IE ( intermittent electrical fault when the engine is warm ) or noisy gearbox when or brake linings worn ) its unbelievable the amount of tractors that have major repairs needed just by being driven on the lorry.
Agreed there are many variables and you won't always know of any underlying issues, I see both ends of the spectrum with the amount of machines I see on a daily basis through Farm Classifieds. I'm sure there has been a thread about on similar lines on the forum. Modern tractors at the value they are, surely command a higher premium if they've been through the workshop, had minor repairs undertaken and are cleaned and valeted?
 

Mark Hatton

Staff Member
Media
Location
Yorkshire
@Clive and @Chris F and @Mark Hatton can you not stipulate that adverts are only accepted with a price attached and poa is unacceptable.
nick...
I wish...the software doesn't allow it...I do tend to email sellers if there aren't photos, politely requesting they add them before I activate the listing, POA is more of a dealer issue to be honest which gets missed sometimes due to the volume.
 

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