i got screwed!

[wulf]

guys, just wanna share: last monday, i texted someone w/ an ad here in tsikot for a 97 safari selling for 480k. he said the car is just in his shop. so i went to his shop to check out the unit,left at 4pm w/ my daughter, figured we'd be back by 5pm to fetch my wife & son. when i got there, the guy said the safari is still w/ the client's place w/c is 20-30min away.since i had to fetch my wife, i said another day na lang.but he was insistent,so i said why not.we already traveled for 20min,what's another?so off we went.

when we got there, the safari was parked outside,dirty & obviously unused. he went inside & got the keys. the car wouldn't start.i inspected it,the driver's panel was almost ready to fall off.the back door paneling was also in bad shape. the hood was misaligned.i couldn't wait to get out of there. i told the guy i have to go to fetch my wife na. he asked me to wait,he'll just return the keys. he made me wait for 20min.i kept texting him, "sir,i've to go".finally he came down w/ the owner & his entourage.the owner had the batt replaced. since he went to all that trouble, i indulged him & test drove it around the block (couldn't help but notice that the horn was a siren...hehe).the owner was a portly chinese man w/ blings all over .apparently,he was a big supporter of a controversial,losing presidential candidate & bought the patrol to be used as an escort during the campaign. he seemed nice enough so i asked him his last price.he asked the agent who responded, 480t.i thought about it,then asked him if he'd consider 400k.he laughed,fell silent for about 30seconds, then said, "why not?i just want to get rid of it.i've 4 lexus in my garage & 2 other patrols. i'm not into selling cars, i just want to get rid of it. just give my agent a commisssion & we're ok". i couldn't believe my ears!i thanked him profusely, told him i'll be back in 2 days to pay for it & couldn't give a deposit coz i had nothing on me, no cash or check. he said it's fine,just coordinate w/ the agent. i couldn't help but call my wife & tell her the good news.t'was a blessing, i thought.

on our way back,i brought the agent back to his shop.he was telling me we could sell it for 420k right away,i'd make money instantly. i said i'm not into buy&sell,& the car is perfect for our need for bigger space & a diesel ride (not to mention limited budget).

so the following day,even though i wanted to go back & give a deposit, i couldn't cause i had 2 presentations w/c i had to work on.i tried contacting the agent though cause i couldn't get the excitement out of my system.no luck.so i just texted him if he can already get the unit & detail it (fix the misaligned door & hood coz he had a detailing shop).that night he called me & said, "oh,there's a prob w/ the papers, its still w/ the bank w/ 4 attached deeds of sale,etc...also,the owner changed his mind & brought the price back up to 480k...wanna hear the good news?i already fixed the door & hood & detailed everything." i was flabbergasted!i didn't want to think the worst about the guy but i think it was obvious that i was getting screwed out of a deal that was rightfully mine!i wanted to go the owner & confirm but i haven't had time all week...i even came from an out-of-town shoot that had me coming home at 4am this morning...and when i woke up to get my morning dose of tsikot, what do i find?nothing really,just the same safari, now in good condition, selling for 550k, under a different name! hmmmm...i don't want any trouble, but unethical practices like this shouldn't go unpunished, lest they continue to screw others in the same manner...so there...sorry for the long rant,guys...what do you think i should do?

[GlennSter]

give me the link of the ad.ill give it to the admin of tsikot.

[GlennSter]

heto ba!?

http://tsikot.yehey.com/auto-classif...&cat=23&page=1

[empy]

bah, if that's the whole story then you're better off not making the deal anyway. mahirap kausap ang taong walang isang salita. at least you saw his true colors before losing any money or suffering greater disappointment.

plus if the door and hood are misaligned i seriously doubt it can be fixed just by detailing it. more likely it sustained frame damage.

remember that if a deal is too good to be true, it probably is.

[ILuvDetailing]

The warning signs are there, bragging about his cars, etc. etc. making you wait for 20mins or so, changing prices when a deal was made. In short walang isang salita. Back out of the deal.

[wulf]

my suspicion is,it's the agent rather than the owner...coz he couldn't believe i got it down to that price, and he said that since it was kinda far,i was the first one to actually look at the car...before we went there,he said he'd get it for himself but since the owner is his client (he details all the cars) it might not look good if he's the one to buy it....feeling ko,he jumped on the opportunity,me opening the door for the price & him pretending to transact on my behalf...i dunno lang

[basti08]

oo nga baka yung agent....kase mukhang OK naman yung owner.

for 550K, forget it.

[Chip]

duda ko rin yung agent... but tama din si ILD.. parang weird vibe yung galing sa owner when he brags about his cars..

anyway, dami pang mas ok na deals dyan.

[seonadancing]

Sana di na nya mabenta yan! labas mo yun pangalan dito.

[cutedoc]

duda ako dun sa agent, parang me sayad, the ownwe seems mayabang as well, though if indeed he has 4 lexus and 2 more patrol pwede siya magyabang.

check on the car history din when buying a second hand car lalo na yan na ginamit on campaign period, you wont know if there has been a bad incident with the said car, lalo na kung gusto idispatcha agad ng me ari, actually eto ang kinakatakot ko kaya ayaw ko bumili ng second hand cars from unknown owners

[artpogi]

dudable yang mga ganyang seller, better find another na lang

[wulf]

duda ako dun sa agent, parang me sayad, the ownwe seems mayabang as well, though if indeed he has 4 lexus and 2 more patrol pwede siya magyabang.

i got a glimpse of the slightly open gate,there indeed was at least 2 lexus 4x4 inside ung mekaniko nya na kumuha ng car battery,sakay ng gen2 pajero....the owner seems friendly enough,was even inviting me for coffee & politics (i'm not exactly a big fan of his candidate & my wife was waiting so i passed)

[Hayward]

Palagay ko rin yung agent ang me topak. Blessing na rin siguro that the deal fizzled out. Malay mo baka kung ano pa ang palitan nya sa car bago nya ibigay sa iyo because he feels shortchanged sa deal na yun. Karma na lang ang balik sa kanya. Marami pa ang darating na pagkakataon at mas maganda pa. Just treat this one as a forgettable experience.

[Sheep]

suggestion : if the tsikot admins can make the car finder section only for direct sellers (owners mismo na nagbebenta ng car and walang mga buy and sell shops or used car agents) so as to benefit the tsikot community and lurkers as well when we are scouting or in need of a pre owned car at least it would put the cost down (no middle man)
leave the buy and sell peeps to autolink.ph napansin ko kasi karamihan ng naka advertise ay hinde mga owners ng car kung hindi mga car buy and sell shops

[nugundam93]

back out na kayo jan bro. spells of a bad sale

[konde]

mahirap talaga pag naransan mo yan. pero we are living in not a very fair world. pag dating sa ganyang bagay, "caveat emptor" holds true.

[falken]

Palagay ko rin yung agent ang me topak. Blessing na rin siguro that the deal fizzled out. Malay mo baka kung ano pa ang palitan nya sa car bago nya ibigay sa iyo because he feels shortchanged sa deal na yun. Karma na lang ang balik sa kanya. Marami pa ang darating na pagkakataon at mas maganda pa. Just treat this one as a forgettable experience.

My sentiments exactly.

[empy]

suggestion : if the tsikot admins can make the car finder section only for direct sellers (owners mismo na nagbebenta ng car and walang mga buy and sell shops or used car agents) so as to benefit the tsikot community and lurkers as well when we are scouting or in need of a pre owned car at least it would put the cost down (no middle man)
leave the buy and sell peeps to autolink.ph napansin ko kasi karamihan ng naka advertise ay hinde mga owners ng car kung hindi mga car buy and sell shops

tough call....pag direct sellers lang ang pwedeng magpost, baka madalang na lang ang ads at maging walang kwenta ang classifieds natin

[sequoia]

kumausap ka ng kakilala mo at siya ang paharapin mo sa owner since alam nyo na yung place.

[BoEinG_747]

kumausap ka ng kakilala mo at siya ang paharapin mo sa owner since alam nyo na yung place.

Right,kung talaga kursunada mo ,gumamit ka muna ng ibang tao,at batakin nyo uli sa presyong binigay ng may ari(400K)by pass na ninyo ang agent tutal nga alam na ninyo ang lugar at dapat kausapin na tao(owner)

pero kung nag bago sila ng price at ayaw na ibalik ng may ari sa 400K,hanap na lang ng iba,dami pa diyan