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Old 06-28-2018, 08:43 PM
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You have no proof it was not a mistake.

The BBB is not a government agency. They are just a mediating and reporting group. If the dealer doesn't belong to the BBB they will not get involved.
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Originally Posted by 77Ranger460
You have no proof it was not a mistake.

The BBB is not a government agency. They are just a mediating and reporting group. If the dealer doesn't belong to the BBB they will not get involved.
proof is attached above. And dealer is registered thru bbb.
spoke to two sales associates. One even stated that he hopes his manager approves of price mistake.
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Originally Posted by 77Ranger460
Good luck
I guess your right. I have no proof it wasn’t a mistake. It would be he said she said. That’s why I asked what is the guidelines regarding advertised price if there are no disclaimers listed.

But thanks for the luck.
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Originally Posted by samcarlos
spoke to two sales associates. One even stated that he hopes his manager approves of price mistake.
of course, he wants to sell a damn truck.
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of course, he wants to sell a damn truck.
exactly. So I don’t think he would want to sell it if he wouldn’t make commission off of it.....,
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They didn't lure you to the dealership and try to sell you something else, so it isn't a case of bait and switch. It was an honest mistake. As soon as you contacted them, they told you it was a mistake and told you what the correct price was. Let this one go.
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I can’t believe you’re asking this. People make mistakes. How would you feel if you were selling a vehicle and you asked someone in your family to advertise it, they listed the wrong price, and there was a law that forced you to sell it for that price?

Car dealerships advertise prices they don’t stand by all the time. A dealership her in SC had a new 2014 Ram listed for $23000 on their Website. When I stopped to look at it the sticker had $31000. I inquired about the price difference and they said they’d honor the internet price if I paid full price for the accessories listed on their add on sticker. That brought the price almost back to the full sticker price. If that wasn’t bad enough, there were many items listed as “Deleted” on the vehicle sticker that were on the add on sticker.
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Originally Posted by chadfo
I can’t believe you’re asking this. People make mistakes. How would you feel if you were selling a vehicle and you asked someone in your family to advertise it, they listed the wrong price, and there was a law that forced you to sell it for that price?

Car dealerships advertise prices they don’t stand by all the time. A dealership her in SC had a new 2014 Ram listed for $23000 on their Website. When I stopped to look at it the sticker had $31000. I inquired about the price difference and they said they’d honor the internet price if I paid full price for the accessories listed on their add on sticker. That brought the price almost back to the full sticker price. If that wasn’t bad enough, there were many items listed as “Deleted” on the vehicle sticker that were on the add on sticker.
I get it. That’s a huge price error. This error is barley 10%. I don’t have a business selling cars. Dealers make tons of money and do rip off uneducated buyers all the time.m!! But no one stands up for them or crus about it. I don’t think this is a huge discount and would not affect a huge dealership. If it were a mom and pop dealer I would then reconsider a mistake. However in my opinion I think they have room to honor this price.


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