Fordlover wrote:
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Bad Business practice at the Holiday world in League City, Texas yesterday.. Located a trailer I liked. Salesman quoted me the price, I made a conter offer, salesmen checked with his boss and returned and said he would sell it a that price. Went back inside and started Filling out the paper work and credit application waiting for the wife to arrive to show her the trailer. After filling out all the paper work and giving him a $2,000 dollar deposit, He came back and said it was sold 10 minutes ago... I guess someone must of had a better $ offer after we walked away from the trailer ....You would think that the sales manager would have contact the salesman to verify he was still working on the deal and paperwork... I spoke with the sales manager and he said Sorry! This seems to be Bad Business practice. What a waist of time at the Holiday World in League City Tx. I will look some where else to buy !!!
I know it sucks, but that is how it works at least on the car lot. The rule at the dealer I worked at was whoever had the keys to the car had first rights to sell it. And to keep salespeople from hording keys, they would get in trouble if they had keys checked out of the machine for more than a couple hours.
Exactly right. I used to work at a dealer and that is exactly how it works. when I bought my X back in 06 there was another guy that just finished looking at it and told the salesman that he was going to go get his wife. I thought ya sure I know how the stories work! well I looked at it and decided I wanted it. was going to low ball them, but as we were doing the paper work, we had the keys and were in the process of doing paperwork, the previous guy came back with his wife! (sometimes the stories are true). so yes that is how it works. however I agree it is wrong to sell it when they know they have a buyer already in the process of paperwork!
