Might be very cheap

Could be the light but it looked like damp stains or cracks in the roof above the rear lounge to me. And what is it with people flogging stuff without fixing simple things like a fridge vent? It just makes me think if they can't be arsed to stick a £15 plastic cover on a vent what else have they not been arsed to look at?
 
barryd said:
Could be the light but it looked like damp stains or cracks in the roof above the rear lounge to me. And what is it with people flogging stuff without fixing simple things like a fridge vent? It just makes me think if they can't be arsed to stick a £15 plastic cover on a vent what else have they not been arsed to look at?
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My brother does not know how to put air in a tyre, many people are like that, all a mistery to them.
 
barryd said:
These are professional sellers though Trev. Its just being sloppy and lazy.
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Mathewsons don't do any work on vehicles that are put into auction by the public other than maybe jump start them so they can say ir's a runner. It's quite possible it has been put to auction just to get it out of the way by a family member.
 
The whole idea of going to auction house is to snap a bargain well below market price, then home a once over and make a few grand.
Not that i would ever have done this. ;)
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Its a fridge vent. They are peanuts, takes 2 minutes to fit. The more it makes the more they make. Might mean the difference of £500-£1000 in the sale price. As said, it would put me off.
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makes it a nice easy flip if all it needed was a vent to make £500. and maybe other bits like that. go for it!

But people don't do this. they don't do the easy fixes. I recall some time back someone selling their car to a dealer and then later on seeing a nice car for sale and wanting to buy it not realising it was their old car given some TLC.
 
barryd said:
Its a fridge vent. They are peanuts, takes 2 minutes to fit. The more it makes the more they make. Might mean the difference of £500-£1000 in the sale price. As said, it would put me off.
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That would switch me on, few bucks spent and as you say a extra £500 to a grand on sale price, i love a fast flip.
 
barryd said:
Its a fridge vent. They are peanuts, takes 2 minutes to fit. The more it makes the more they make. Might mean the difference of £500-£1000 in the sale price. As said, it would put me off.
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It could be that it was stolen whilst sat at the auction site, it is amazing what people will steal,
I had a fridge vent stolen last year whilst parked in an aire in France,
When I managed to find a replacement at a french motorhome dealers, it was 95 euro,
I wish it had been £15
 
Caveat emptor-buyer beware is something that is paramount when buying from auction. An auction house has no duty of care to buyers when it comes to selling, although they cannot purposefully mislead in descriptions when it is an online auction with no viewing days. If you bought a Rolex watch, described as a Rolex watch but was actually a battery watch made in India you would have a pretty good case for your money back either way
The duty of care to sellers goes only as far as achieving the best price possible.

The chap in the video, who clearly knows nothing about MH's and doesn't know a wet room from a parrot, would be safe in his description should the buyer try to get their money back.
 
izwozral said:
Caveat emptor-buyer beware is something that is paramount when buying from auction. An auction house has no duty of care to buyers when it comes to selling, although they cannot purposefully mislead in descriptions when it is an online auction with no viewing days. If you bought a Rolex watch, described as a Rolex watch but was actually a battery watch made in India you would have a pretty good case for your money back either way
The duty of care to sellers goes only as far as achieving the best price possible.

The chap in the video, who clearly knows nothing about MH's and doesn't know a wet room from a parrot, would be safe in his description should the buyer try to get their money back.
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I noticed that Ral - "No shower". I suppose they can't be experts in all vehicles though but you would think they would do some research/preparation before making a video!

I suppose the volume of videos they have to make hampers that though?
 
Robmac said:
I noticed that Ral - "No shower". I suppose they can't be experts in all vehicles though but you would think they would do some research/preparation before making a video!

I suppose the volume of videos they have to make hampers that though?
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I think in the chaps case I would have just let the video do the talking. 😂
 
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