ishmael

Dear Steve, I thank you. Yours faithfully, ishmael.

Dear Bazza, once again I thank you for taking the time and trouble to reply. No sir, you misunderstand me, I have no complaints about you, none whatsoever. I did report the posting by"Rob" No 7283. to a moderator called; "janey" I have yet to receive a reply. It would be refreshing if the words of your terms and conditions became deeds instead of being at variance with them. After all sir, one is no more and no less than one's word. Bazza, I wish you well. Yours faithfully, ishmael.

Dear Bazza, thank you for taking the time and trouble to reply. I wish to remind your goodself that you are not inundated with requests like mine, for, as you wrote further; "auction buying companies are new to me and i would guess most members here." ie; my request was therefore novel and completely unfamiliar. There is naught to forgive in one being "offish". It is not a sin and many cultures show initial reserve. Yet I feel that boorish and graceless postings do little to promote goodwill. I wish to draw your goodself's attention to your tems and conditions with reference to Forum Terms And Conditions; "be polite, treat your your fellow members with respect." And in Forum Conduct And Message Content; "We take the "be polite rule VERY seriously! We will not tolerate ANY rudeness etc". It is a shame that these rules will not be enforced. Censure should be based on an understanding of the facts, not an automatic and ignorant outcry. Sir, I posted for the first time in almost three years and look what I got. Would you ever post again? Yours faithfully, ishmael.

Dear Steve, I'm in Hampshire and I'd be delighted to exchange contact details with anyone respectable, and of a sober disposition. Using "Anonymizer" security software gives me a USA IP address;- somewhere in the state of Oregon I think. I feel that I have failed, despite my best efforts, to explain what information I wanted. All I wanted was a recommendation for a trustworthy car auction buying company. From perusing your replies I gather that you may not know what one is. I tried to explain but alas, I have failed to do so. I did offer two names, viz:-www.juliantrim.co.uk and www.auctioncarbuyer.co.uk. Since I first posted my request, these two companies have been recommended as trustworthy. Perhaps if your goodselves perused these two websites you may gain an inkling of what I wanted. Gentlemen, I shall leave you to your deliberations.unless you wish to contact me. I wish you well. Yours faithfully, ishmael.

Dear Steve, this is how an auction buying agent works:- viz:- One agrees with the agent what car, colour, price range, age, mileage ect. Then one pays a nominal deposit of one to two hundred pounds to show serious intent. If you cancel then, they keep that money, fair enough. The agent will then search upcoming auctions for what you want, tell you he's going for it and then on the day of auction, look at the car before it goes under the hammer. They will telephone you to report on it's condition and paperwork and (well, my last buyer did) give their opinion. They will then bid for the car within the agreed aforehand maximum price. If all goes well, he will have bought the car. You buy the car off him for the hammer price and as previously mentioned, 6% plus VAT;- about seven and a quarter percent on top of the hammer price. Then either go to the buying agent with a banker's draft for the full amount less the one or two hundred pounds ernest money and drive your new car away OR transfer the funds electronically and pay extra to have the car delivered to you. I believe the general term is employing an agent to buy on commission. It is done for all types of auction. My request for a recommendation for a trustworthy agent is because when money enters the deal, trust often flies out of it. There are very honest car buying agents out there and there are some who are less so. I hope this answers your question. Yours faithfully, ishmael.

Dear Steve, I'm sorry I mistook you for the moderator;- and thank you for your helpful reply. I'm seeking a four years old LS430. I believe it's the last year of that model. In the past I've used "Cars4Customers"; which is (or rather was), an auction buying agent. How much do I wish to spend?, ha! as little as possible, hence buying at auction. I have no desire whatsoever to be bid-up (again) by a spiteful dealer so I'd prefer to use a buying agent. Since posting my request this afternoon, I checked the "Daily Telegraph's Honest John" website and found two names. One of them is a gentleman called Julian Trim and the the other was a gentleman called Joe Dowd trading as auctioncarbuyer.co.uk. I have never used either. I paid "Cars4Customers" 6% plus VAT on the hammer price, I assume that's fair. I'm most surprised that no one on this forum appears to have heard of an auction buying agent. Steve, do you have any recommendations to give me? Once again, I thank you for your courteous and helpful reply. Yours faithfully, ishmael.

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Dear Sirs, forgive me please if I'm posting in the wrong place. If I am then will a moderator move it to a more suitable section please. I am seeking a trustworthy auction buying agent to purchase a used Lexus at auction for me. In the past I used Douglas Coker at Cars4customers. He was most competent and trustworthy but alas! he is now retired. I'd be most obliged to anyone for a recommendation. Thank you for taking the time and trouble to read this. Yours faithfully, ishmael.