Main dealer selling bikes at auction. . . . . .

[luke scott]

http://www.merlin.ie/carlist/#/?saleId=2882&pageSize=10&sortBy=make_asc&page=14

Is it common in the UK for main dealers to sell stock off at motor auctions ? I've not seen it happen here before

 

[mikeyboy]

Course it's normal,have a punt,bid away,see how well you fair against professional buyers and sellers,
It's a good laugh!

 

[wessie]

Yes, many vehicles in motor auctions are vehicles taken in part exchange punted out for a quick return.

Some dealers will not sell used stock over a certain age or mileage in their main franchise. Some will have separate used vehicle dealerships to sell the better vehicles. For those vehicles too scruffy for that arrangement or where the dealer does not have a used vehicle outlet the dealer will try to shift to a trader lower down the ecosystem - usually referred to as underwriting e.g. a BMW dealer is not going to take a 3 year old Ducati Panigale in part exchange for a S1000RR without agreeing a price from an associate who specialises in such exotica. Any vehicle that is too scruffy to go to another trader will find its way into an auction where it will be bought by a chancer with a can of T Cut and a bottle of Back to Black before being put on Ebay with a fake service history.

 

[essjay]

Wonder how much that 2008 1200 will go for. Need a bike (mainly to keep my no claims active)

 

[DrFarkoff]

YA dont "really" need to spend that much on one to keep NCB

Why not get something like this from a fellow forum member and you can have a cheapish runabout of decent cc and comfort LINKY

Wonder how much that 2008 1200 will go for. Need a bike (mainly to keep my no claims active)

 

[frank1200]

merlin sell the odd bike, a couple a year and normally not bad stuff either, there is a post on face book about this with 120 plus comments mostly saying there must be something wrong with them and no warranty etc
well worth a punt but as someone said trade retail and have a go guys looking it could be ahrd to get a bargin

 

[frank1200]

nice 1100rs there jay

 

[DrFarkoff]

Not mine Frank just one in "E Bay" section

Its a forum users bike

Nice to look at and VERY Functional I had mine for many years although I made it a bit of a Hybrid

 

[essjay]

Nice RS's and would be perfect for nipping around on. Realistically I'll be spending much less on a bike though...... (was looking at the 1200 in jest...)

 

[*touring ted*]

Dealers usually have a book full of traders who they sell to. A PX comes in and if its no good for the showroom, they collect bids and sell to the highest. No hassel of auction and the fees etc. They send it to auction if no trader wants it or if there's something wrong with it.

 

[DrFarkoff]

Or there's a glut of the similar bikes/cars in the marketplace?

Or its simply not "the season" to sell them

They send it to auction if no trader wants it or if there's something wrong with it.

 

[*touring ted*]

Or there's a glut of the similar bikes/cars in the marketplace?

Or its simply not "the season" to sell them

Yeah, hence why "No trader wants them"

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[frank1200]

market is very slow at the moment for cars anyway briexit seems to have killed the market here or sent everyone across the water to buy and prices have fallen a lot very quickly

 

[marcopol]

Merlin results

The 2010 R1200GSA went for €7700, the 2008 R1200gs went for €5650, the K1600GT for €9800. All exclude fees etc.
Good price for the GSA and the K, but only if you were looking for one.

 

[frank1200]

k1300s 2011 7850 incl vrt and fees
k1600gt 2011 10100 incl fees
r12gsa 2010 8000 incl fees
r1200gs 5900 incl fees (no luggage)
c600s 2013 4800 incl fees

all provisional sales so did not make reserve but might be sold at the price
all to online buyers so most likely dealers

was there any bargins there

 

[frank1200]

The 2010 R1200GSA went for €7700, the 2008 R1200gs went for €5650, the K1600GT for €9800. All exclude fees etc.
Good price for the GSA and the K, but only if you were looking for one.

true good value if you were looking for 1 but not to go again with

 

[TheMcQuaid]

Fun morning

 

[marcopol]

Fun morning ��

Get anything ?

 

[luke scott]

Fun morning ��

It was my intention to pay the €5 entry just to see what they made but a meeting for work stopped fun. I'll guess Mark wont tell us what the prices were ? ?

 

[DrFarkoff]

The 2010 R1200GSA went for €7700, the 2008 R1200gs went for €5650, the K1600GT for €9800. All exclude fees etc.
Good price for the GSA and the K, but only if you were looking for one.

k1300s 2011 7850 incl vrt and fees
k1600gt 2011 10100 incl fees
r12gsa 2010 8000 incl fees
r1200gs 5900 incl fees (no luggage)
c600s 2013 4800 incl fees

Did you miss these above Luke?

It was my intention to pay the €5 entry just to see what they made but a meeting for work stopped fun. I'll guess Mark wont tell us what the prices were ? ?