nairabacks:
Why won't the car section be dead ?
Pre-ordering a car from here is now a confirm mugu's game.
Place is filled with a lot of loud-mouthed confidence men shouting "send me dollars, I will deliver in 4 weeks, then pay the balance.."
Sounds sweet but in reality...

As for crayfish pricing, some dealers are just greedy and living in Fantasy island - like the OP.

Agreed, the naira isn't worth much these days but price gouging isn't the way to have a steady stream of buyers.
Again, car dealing isn't for everybody. Most people get into it because they think its easy money but in an economy like ours every seller needs to find a balance.

dollz:
When I join the auto section in 2009/10, it was vibrant in terms of sales, dealer partnership and transparency.
However ,in the last few months, I think our auto section is dying.
I joined NL to sell cars and learn more about the car business but it seems like serious clients go to olx,cheki and efritin.com.NL is now full of online pricers who probably have 15mb data to burn.I have nothing against speculators but I'm incensed particularly at those who price cars like crayfish in oyingbo market.

My question is how do we get serious paying clients to come to the auto section without investing in heavy dollar ads

Urs truly

texazzpete:


To be fair, it became FAR more annoying when this site became overrun with extremely greedy, unethical dealers.
What we get now is resellers annoying potential buyers with insane markups, and dealers refusing to post prices publicly for discussion.


A long time ago, it was the norm to post prices, high quality photos AND the VIN number of vehicles so buyers could do their own homework. Now even to post pricing information is a struggle.

kayjasper:


I doff my hat for you brother!!

If the section is bad....then its the dealers we should blame. Dealers like the Op Dollz.
She said that people price cars like crayfish from Oyingbo. Just imagine the Arrogance, on top my money?

You want to sell a car and I should not price? And why won't I price a car and know what it costs before leaving my place to come check the car out?

So u think I will waste my time and energy to come and inspect your car, then I like it and you tell me some bullshit price after wasting all my time?

Forget all that nonsense you just said Dollz, reasonable people will price and know what their budget is before setting out.
Na only you expect anyone to come and be viewing a car that they can't afford?

In all sincerity I find the auto dealers on Nairaland very arrogant and full of themselves.
They behave as if they are doing their prospective clients a favor.

They won't answer any questions from clients, and later just like this Op they will call it "Crayfish Pricing". Just imagine?

1. Check out the post of dealers here, maybe two pictures only, picture of the tyres alone and the back seat. And when u ask them for more pictures they say, call or come for inspection.

Won't you know the value of what u want before spending money to go and see the "junk" car they have for sale?
Or u think everyone stays in Lagos like most dealers?


2. She said people on Olx are more forthcoming, well since OLX doesn't have space to interact with sellers except to make calls, they may be calling but how many people believe in OLX and its credibility?

3. Olanshi, u sef dey open mouth for here....I laugh at you.
All your cars are over priced and out of range from the "average market price" and u want people to buy from you?
Guy, go and learn that to sell a car, you don't want to put all your gains in just one deal.
When a Nairaland dealer will want to gain 300k on just one ride? Who will come and buy from you?

4. Finally, i will advice you dealers to always make sure u post detailed pictures of cars u want to sell. Full engine pix, front pictures, both sides, rear view, dashboard, front seats and back seats....that's a total of 7 pictures.
Is that too hard to do?

5.
And all these [b]yeye believe] that a serious buyer will call you is nothing but a fallacy!!
I have helped a lot of friends and Family source cars here on Nairaland successfully.
I will see a good car and the moment you refuse to put a price I won't call you.!!!
Why do u want to sell a car and don't want people to know the car price? Na free?

And then when we ask the Dealers questions, all they will keep saying is "Available", " Going ".
Going to where? Nonsense people.

If u dealers stop being arrogant and silly maybe more people will be buying cars from y'all.

kayjasper:


I doff my hat for you brother!!

If the section is bad....then its the dealers we should blame. Dealers like the Op Dollz.
She said that people price cars like crayfish from Oyingbo. Just imagine the Arrogance, on top my money?

You want to sell a car and I should not price? And why won't I price a car and know what it costs before leaving my place to come check the car out?

So u think I will waste my time and energy to come and inspect your car, then I like it and you tell me some bullshit price after wasting all my time?

Forget all that nonsense you just said Dollz, reasonable people will price and know what their budget is before setting out.
Na only you expect anyone to come and be viewing a car that they can't afford?

In all sincerity I find the auto dealers on Nairaland very arrogant and full of themselves.
They behave as if they are doing their prospective clients a favor.

They won't answer any questions from clients, and later just like this Op they will call it "Crayfish Pricing". Just imagine?

1. Check out the post of dealers here, maybe two pictures only, picture of the tyres alone and the back seat. And when u ask them for more pictures they say, call or come for inspection.

Won't you know the value of what u want before spending money to go and see the "junk" car they have for sale?
Or u think everyone stays in Lagos like most dealers?


2. She said people on Olx are more forthcoming, well since OLX doesn't have space to interact with sellers except to make calls, they may be calling but how many people believe in OLX and its credibility?

3. Olanshi, u sef dey open mouth for here....I laugh at you.
All your cars are over priced and out of range from the "average market price" and u want people to buy from you?
Guy, go and learn that to sell a car, you don't want to put all your gains in just one deal.
When a Nairaland dealer will want to gain 300k on just one ride? Who will come and buy from you?

4. Finally, i will advice you dealers to always make sure u post detailed pictures of cars u want to sell. Full engine pix, front pictures, both sides, rear view, dashboard, front seats and back seats....that's a total of 7 pictures.
Is that too hard to do?

5.
And all these [b]yeye believe] that a serious buyer will call you is nothing but a fallacy!!
I have helped a lot of friends and Family source cars here on Nairaland successfully.
I will see a good car and the moment you refuse to put a price I won't call you.!!!
Why do u want to sell a car and don't want people to know the car price? Na free?

And then when we ask the Dealers questions, all they will keep saying is "Available", " Going ".
Going to where? Nonsense people.

If u dealers stop being arrogant and silly maybe more people will be buying cars from y'all.

kayjasper:


I doff my hat for you brother!!

If the section is bad....then its the dealers we should blame. Dealers like the Op Dollz.
She said that people price cars like crayfish from Oyingbo. Just imagine the Arrogance, on top my money?

You want to sell a car and I should not price? And why won't I price a car and know what it costs before leaving my place to come check the car out?

So u think I will waste my time and energy to come and inspect your car, then I like it and you tell me some bullshit price after wasting all my time?

Forget all that nonsense you just said Dollz, reasonable people will price and know what their budget is before setting out.
Na only you expect anyone to come and be viewing a car that they can't afford?

In all sincerity I find the auto dealers on Nairaland very arrogant and full of themselves.
They behave as if they are doing their prospective clients a favor.

They won't answer any questions from clients, and later just like this Op they will call it "Crayfish Pricing". Just imagine?

1. Check out the post of dealers here, maybe two pictures only, picture of the tyres alone and the back seat. And when u ask them for more pictures they say, call or come for inspection.

Won't you know the value of what u want before spending money to go and see the "junk" car they have for sale?
Or u think everyone stays in Lagos like most dealers?


2. She said people on Olx are more forthcoming, well since OLX doesn't have space to interact with sellers except to make calls, they may be calling but how many people believe in OLX and its credibility?

3. Olanshi, u sef dey open mouth for here....I laugh at you.
All your cars are over priced and out of range from the "average market price" and u want people to buy from you?
Guy, go and learn that to sell a car, you don't want to put all your gains in just one deal.
When a Nairaland dealer will want to gain 300k on just one ride? Who will come and buy from you?

4. Finally, i will advice you dealers to always make sure u post detailed pictures of cars u want to sell. Full engine pix, front pictures, both sides, rear view, dashboard, front seats and back seats....that's a total of 7 pictures.
Is that too hard to do?

5.
And all these [b]yeye believe] that a serious buyer will call you is nothing but a fallacy!!
I have helped a lot of friends and Family source cars here on Nairaland successfully.
I will see a good car and the moment you refuse to put a price I won't call you.!!!
Why do u want to sell a car and don't want people to know the car price? Na free?

And then when we ask the Dealers questions, all they will keep saying is "Available", " Going ".
Going to where? Nonsense people.

If u dealers stop being arrogant and silly maybe more people will be buying cars from y'all.

texazzpete:


To be fair, it became FAR more annoying when this site became overrun with extremely greedy, unethical dealers.
What we get now is resellers annoying potential buyers with insane markups, and dealers refusing to post prices publicly for discussion.


A long time ago, it was the norm to post prices, high quality photos AND the VIN number of vehicles so buyers could do their own homework. Now even to post pricing information is a struggle.


Take a look at your own posts. You have an ancient 2003 Corolla up for sale...Nigerian used, 110k + mileage and you're listing it up for 1.1 million, why will buyers not call to price at hundreds of thousands of Naira below your list price, since that is the going rate in the open market?

oyb:
The dealers don't want to accept that the days of high margins on used cars are dead.

elshanAutos:

I'm not guilty of any of these, and have only gotten one buyer via nairaland in the past month, Whereas Olx has smiled me to the bank (as Olanshi said ) more in recent times. Why is that so?
Dollz does have a valid point still..
But as Calculus said, most cars get sold via referrals (friends,family,customers,mechanics, etc)

kayjasper:


I give it to you Mr Elshan, really your cars and adverts make more sense than most others here.

So for the benefit of doubt I just went over to OLX for the first time to check out their car section.

My Observation:
The cars posted there are much cheaper and realistic than the ones here on Nairaland!!
I do not believe it's the Shylock dealers we have here that still post there.
Most of the sellers are the direct owners.

That's where the price difference comes in.

To each dealer his own.
If you over price your car and you don't get buyers then its your fault.
Nobody forces anybody to buy anything but the moment you come and start complaining of low patronage then that's your own cup of tea, not the buyers'.

Cc:
Olanshi

kayjasper:


I doff my hat for you brother!!

If the section is bad....then its the dealers we should blame. Dealers like the Op Dollz.
She said that people price cars like crayfish from Oyingbo. Just imagine the Arrogance, on top my money?

You want to sell a car and I should not price? And why won't I price a car and know what it costs before leaving my place to come check the car out?

So u think I will waste my time and energy to come and inspect your car, then I like it and you tell me some bullshit price after wasting all my time?

Forget all that nonsense you just said Dollz, reasonable people will price and know what their budget is before setting out.
Na only you expect anyone to come and be viewing a car that they can't afford?

In all sincerity I find the auto dealers on Nairaland very arrogant and full of themselves.
They behave as if they are doing their prospective clients a favor.

They won't answer any questions from clients, and later just like this Op they will call it "Crayfish Pricing". Just imagine?

1. Check out the post of dealers here, maybe two pictures only, picture of the tyres alone and the back seat. And when u ask them for more pictures they say, call or come for inspection.

Won't you know the value of what u want before spending money to go and see the "junk" car they have for sale?
Or u think everyone stays in Lagos like most dealers?


2. She said people on Olx are more forthcoming, well since OLX doesn't have space to interact with sellers except to make calls, they may be calling but how many people believe in OLX and its credibility?

3. Olanshi, u sef dey open mouth for here....I laugh at you.
All your cars are over priced and out of range from the "average market price" and u want people to buy from you?
Guy, go and learn that to sell a car, you don't want to put all your gains in just one deal.
When a Nairaland dealer will want to gain 300k on just one ride? Who will come and buy from you?

4. Finally, i will advice you dealers to always make sure u post detailed pictures of cars u want to sell. Full engine pix, front pictures, both sides, rear view, dashboard, front seats and back seats....that's a total of 7 pictures.
Is that too hard to do?

5.
And all these [b]yeye believe] that a serious buyer will call you is nothing but a fallacy!!
I have helped a lot of friends and Family source cars here on Nairaland successfully.
I will see a good car and the moment you refuse to put a price I won't call you.!!!
Why do u want to sell a car and don't want people to know the car price? Na free?

And then when we ask the Dealers questions, all they will keep saying is "Available", " Going ".
Going to where? Nonsense people.

If u dealers stop being arrogant and silly maybe more people will be buying cars from y'all.

elshanAutos:

I'm not guilty of any of these, and have only gotten one buyer via nairaland in the past month, Whereas Olx has smiled me to the bank (as Olanshi said ) more in recent times. Why is that so?
Dollz does have a valid point still..
But as Calculus said, most cars get sold via referrals (friends,family,customers,mechanics, etc)

ben4ever:
I think most of these self acclaimed dealers are mere resellers who just want to make abnormal profit than even the original owner of the vehicle. How can i buy a car for 1.5 million when i can source it nearby for less than 1.2 million

olanshi:





Jasper abi wetin be ur moniker, Olanshi offers one of the best prices and cars here on nairaland. I'm very much experienced than you can ever imagined and my client satisfaction is my priority.

I'm not that kinda fellow that just wanna sell a car, but someone that keeps relationship with my clients and there colleagues by offering them top-notch ride.

Ofcourse, I don't compromise my standard and never will I. If you can't afford a clean title car like the ones I offer, you can settle for the ones that are substandard. It's your choice! Part of the reasons most of you fall for scam!

My cars are not for everyone but for the right person. Soup wey sweet Na Money Kill ham!

I'm a businessman that takes to details and my client knows me for that, and that's why they stick to us when they need top-notch whips!


I don't know what you mean by arrogant and silly dealers, did any dealer here forcefully deep hands in your pocket before?

So, keep laughing at yourself.

olanshi:



My cars are not over priced and am not complaining of low patronage to you and to fellow nairalanders.

The level of serious customers here are just within 5/10% others are just time wasters, scammers and window shoppers.

I have cut a lot of deals off nairaland, I don't complain. I run my deals come rain, come sunshine.

Nairaland is still part of the forum I visit often.