On Monday, 5 December 2016 15:51:12 UTC, Theo wrote:
tabbypurr wrote:
I'd never buy from a dealer - unless buying new.

The thing is there's lots of 'private sellers' that are in fact dealers.
They buy random junk from the auctions, mark it up a bit and flog it on
Gumtree, failing to mention the faults that were in the auction catalogue.
You don't get any comeback and they don't have any reputation to protect.
The only advantage over the auction is you get to test drive it first. But
you do have to ask why somebody sold it at auction in the first place.

Of course - much like private sellers.


NT