Bastard stole my Z!!!
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about a week ago i went to the dealership and had the salesman and the dealership find me some z's, i wanted either daytona blue or ppw (pref. ppw) anyways, they say no problem, come in monday and give us $500 for the shipping then it will be here in a few days... today (monday) rolls around and i go in early, so early i beat the salesman there, i give him the $500 cash and he then says it will be here in a few days, about an hour later i get a phone call from the manager of the dealership and he said that the car was STOLEN... i told them they need to find me one asap luckily a few more hours later and i got another phone call saying they found the same one (with a few more options) and it would be here in about a week...
Last edited by robertsowka; Aug 14, 2007 at 09:46 PM.
Here, I will help you.
In retail sales, a bait and switch is a form of fraud in which the fraudster lures in customers by advertising a product or service at an unprofitably low price, then reveals to potential customers that the advertised good is not available but that a substitute is. The goal of the bait-and-switch is to convince some buyers to purchase the substitute good as a means of avoiding disappointment over not getting the bait, or as a way to recover sunk costs expended to try to obtain the bait.
In retail sales, a bait and switch is a form of fraud in which the fraudster lures in customers by advertising a product or service at an unprofitably low price, then reveals to potential customers that the advertised good is not available but that a substitute is. The goal of the bait-and-switch is to convince some buyers to purchase the substitute good as a means of avoiding disappointment over not getting the bait, or as a way to recover sunk costs expended to try to obtain the bait.
Originally Posted by robertsowka
about a week ago i went to the dealership and had the salesman and the dealership find me some z's, i wanted either daytona blue or ppw (pref. ppw) anyways, they say no problem, come in monday and give us $500 for the shipping then it will be here in a few days... today (monday) rolls around and i go in early, so early i beat the salesman there (i was VERY pumped) i give him the $500 cash and he then says it will be here in a few days, about an hour later i get a phone call from the manager of the dealership and he said that the car was STOLEN... my heart stopped, i told them they need to find me one asap luckily a few more hours later and i got another phone call saying they found the same one (with a few more options) and it would be here in about a week... YAY
Hmm.. I bet they knew you're really craving for a Z. So they slapped on a few more options on the exact same car, made up a story about the car getting stolen and sells you the car for more. Now that's what I call an ultimate stealership. I'm suprised people'd actually fall for that old school trick.
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Originally Posted by Conceyted
Here, I will help you.
In retail sales, a bait and switch is a form of fraud in which the fraudster lures in customers by advertising a product or service at an unprofitably low price, then reveals to potential customers that the advertised good is not available but that a substitute is. The goal of the bait-and-switch is to convince some buyers to purchase the substitute good as a means of avoiding disappointment over not getting the bait, or as a way to recover sunk costs expended to try to obtain the bait.
In retail sales, a bait and switch is a form of fraud in which the fraudster lures in customers by advertising a product or service at an unprofitably low price, then reveals to potential customers that the advertised good is not available but that a substitute is. The goal of the bait-and-switch is to convince some buyers to purchase the substitute good as a means of avoiding disappointment over not getting the bait, or as a way to recover sunk costs expended to try to obtain the bait.
And some one was even nice enough to write it in long hand for you.. how nice is this guy..
Originally Posted by fairlady350z33
yup happens all the time. tell them you don't want the other one, you want the exact same one you agreed on. i bet the other one will soon magically show up
NOt likly.. as it was stated before.. they suck you in with the theory of the cheaper car then sell you the same car with more options.. it was the loaded car all along.. is what im saying..
Ive worked at many dealerships and i have to say ive been lucky enough to work were this has never happened as its such an old school sh*t thing to do to some one.. but apparently it still happens from time to time..
Originally Posted by fast kiwi
And some one was even nice enough to write it in long hand for you.. how nice is this guy..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bait_and_switch
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Originally Posted by robertsowka
about a week ago i went to the dealership and had the salesman and the dealership find me some z's, i wanted either daytona blue or ppw (pref. ppw) anyways, they say no problem, come in monday and give us $500 for the shipping then it will be here in a few days... today (monday) rolls around and i go in early, so early i beat the salesman there (i was VERY pumped) i give him the $500 cash and he then says it will be here in a few days, about an hour later i get a phone call from the manager of the dealership and he said that the car was STOLEN... my heart stopped, i told them they need to find me one asap luckily a few more hours later and i got another phone call saying they found the same one (with a few more options) and it would be here in about a week... YAY
To add to the B&S chorus, unfortunately, some of the blame falls on you. Rule #1 when buying a car is don't appear desperate/over-eager. The salesperson was probably salivating over taking you for a ride as evidenced by the fact that you showed up earlier than he did and you handed him $500 with nothing in return from them.
To them, this behavior makes them think that you're an easy mark (or a "laydown" in car salesperson parlance).
To them, this behavior makes them think that you're an easy mark (or a "laydown" in car salesperson parlance).
