Thanks all!
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Originally Posted by herr_oberst
Matt, there's a guy here in Portland who does essentially what you are doing. He had all his inventory indoors, and he dealt mostly BMW's with the occasional Porsche, Merc or LandRover plus whatever trade in he might take...
Business has been good for him, he relocated to a larger space; I check his inventory from time to time, and stuff seems to move. (Stuff always seems pretty high to me, too, but I guess you need some wiggle room)
(BTW, he is just a super nice guy, no hint of a used car salesman in his persona.)
Good Luck in this endeavor. I'd buy a car from you, if the need arose!
He maintains a simple website...
WELCOME TO STAN BENNETT SALES inc. |
I'm proud to say that I'm not a former salesman of any kind. That's definitely not part of my business model. BTW, I want to meet the guy that gives $17950 for 944S. YGBSM!
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Originally Posted by vash
chit..that is a nice jeep!!
good luck..i've always thought one should use their siuperpower for good..and we all know what your superpower is...finding great cars..
have fun!!
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I'll make you a good deal on it.
1999 Jeep Wrangler Sahara - Exceptional Condition TJ
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Originally Posted by KC911
Best of luck to ya Matt! Thanks for posting this...
ps: The fellow I bought my F150 from has a small lot but a huge % of his sales are via the Internet....someone else does all that for him though. Something to think about as this goes forward...
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At the moment I'm 100% marketing via the internet. Right now it's purely Craigslist, Ebay, and possibly Autotrader. I've considered a website but don't know how I would get the traffic that the aforementioned sites would get. As for having someone else do it, I suspect I'd pay a fortune to get the level of fidelity that I expect. If you check out my Jeep ad link above, I'm big on detail.
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Originally Posted by Seahawk
You know how fond I am of you, Matt. You are just one of those guys.
I can't tell you how much confidence I have in your abilities to make this work.
Good on you, young man.
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The feeling is absolutely mutual. When you finally wear out that 4Runner, I'm here to help.
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Originally Posted by biosurfer1
I've always wanted to get together with someone like you to detail for. I was a detailer for years back in college and keep the hobby alive with my personal cars but I like bringing beat up cars back to former glory and since my personal cars never get too bad, it's not as fun. It always amazes me how few sellers understand that simply turning on a vacuum can do wonders for your sale chances!
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I honestly spend more time detailing than anything else. Were I to start increasing my inventory I likely wouldn't have the time and would have to consider subbing some of it out. I agree though, it's amazing how few people actually clean their car before selling.
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Originally Posted by fastfredracing
Welcome to the auto biz Matt! You'll do fine, sounds like you have a lot of experience already. Just remember the golden rule, buy low, sell high.
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My grandfather was a self made businessman, he made most of his money by starting multiple mobile home parks and sales lots. He had two favorite sayings:
"You make your money when you buy, not when you sell"
"If they don't say no at least once, you paid too much"
He was a huge influence on me, I'm doing my best to channel him in this business venture.