On line dealer

[FlatBroke]

I filled out a questionnaire on the Internet and I only put in my name and email address. The dealer followed up with a phone call. How could he get my phone number? Yes I should have asked him but I doubt I would have been given a reasonable answer. Any pertinent ideas?

[Executive45]

ChopperBill wrote:
Gave real name, could have been my down fall. No address or zip code. Could have put name and email address together and searched I suppose. If I want a phone call I would have filled in the blank. Too bad nothing is sacred anymore. Dealers that hound you are making tough for the dealers with at least some amount of integrity.

Live and learn...lots of Smiths, Jones, and Garcias out in internet land...just sayin...:W.....Dennis

[FlatBroke]

Gave real name, could have been my down fall. No address or zip code. Could have put name and email address together and searched I suppose. If I want a phone call I would have filled in the blank. Too bad nothing is sacred anymore. Dealers that hound you are making tough for the dealers with at least some amount of integrity.

[The_Texan]

leeper wrote:

The Texan wrote:
LOL ..... not very internet savvy I guess. Just type your email address into Goggle Search and see for yourself how he got everything about you.

I put my Email in google search and found NO information about myself.

I guarantee you that at least 4 ads came up that would have give you every bit of info on your life, if you had continued with them. We used the same resources in law enforcement that are available to you and with your email, I could find everything about you since birth. All of these large companies use these same resources. Whether you like it or not, you live in a glass house today and are very visible to every salesman in the world, that wants to spend a few dollars and subscribe to the correct websites.

[austinjenna]

Its not that hard and like Executive said, if you gave them your real name then that is all it takes.

[Executive45]

If you provided them with your REAL name, Google, Spokeo, Linkedin... any of those will provide anyone with your address and phone number...nothing is sacred anymore...Dennis

[leeper]

The Texan wrote:
LOL ..... not very internet savvy I guess. Just type your email address into Goggle Search and see for yourself how he got everything about you.

I put my Email in google search and found NO information about myself.

[FlatBroke]

StarkNaked wrote:
Did you give them your VIN when you filled out the questionnaire?

Nope

[StarkNaked]

Did you give them your VIN when you filled out the questionnaire?

[DSDP_Don]

Chopper Bill wrote:
Yes confusing thats why I edited for clarification. I googled IP address and found that they cant get your address or phone number from it. I emailed RVT.com and and asked how they could have got my number because the inquire was sent through them to the dealer but they have not replied.

They lost your number! :B

[FlatBroke]

bcbouy wrote:
this is a very confusing post.so anyway, how did he get your # ?

Yes confusing thats why I edited for clarification. I googled IP address and found that they cant get your address or phone number from it. I emailed RVT.com and and asked how they could have got my number because the inquire was sent through them to the dealer but they have not replied.

[2oldman]

ChopperBill wrote:
Phone number is cell number which is on no call list.

All cell numbers are automatically on a no-call list.

If this dealer had done that to me I'd be pissed. Doesn't he realize you left your phone number off for a reason?

[bcbouy]

this is a very confusing post.so anyway, how did he get your # ?

[FlatBroke]

OP edited for clarification.

[Executive45]

Nevadanick is spot on!!!

Sounds like the OP is a salesman's dream customer. I'll give you $100,000 for your trade in if you'll overpay $150,000 on the coach I'm selling.....:S.

When trading in a car/truck/rv etc. The ONLY thing that's important is the DIFFERENCE between the two. Negotiations 101.....Dennis