For those who haven’t been around on prime for 20 years like some of us you may not be aware of how the “old timers” here have tried to look out for the community. You may have missed how often a good deal was snapped up by someone claiming to be looking for their dream car, talking a good game and then turning around and relisting it for $10-20k higher almost immediately. Certain members turned out to be dealers/flippers and by doing so real enthusiasts were missing good opportunities to join our small but close knit community.
We are not against persons making a “profit” on their cars and some have done quite well after holding onto and driving their cars and then selling them for well over their purchase price. But we have tried to do what we can to assist buyers with getting a fair deal on verifiable cars by providing as much information on the history of a car including price. Many of us would help newbies by offering to visit and inspect a car in our area and report back as a courtesy to help with a purchase.
When a flipper/dealer is suspected, we generally provide pricing history so that a newbie buyer who may not be familiar with our documented histories of cars on prime could understand that there may be room to negotiate from an asking price. The market will bear whatever the price should be but by knowing how much a flipper/dealer has in a car helps an uninitiated new member get a fair deal many times.
We have seen many similar stories like this thread where a deal is made and a seller who has been a long time member of our nsx family believes their car is going to a new family member only to learn that the intent was to flip. A lot of us like to know our cars will continue to show up for meets and drives and we welcome the new owners with open arms. Although life changes happen, when we hear that someone intends to keep the car for years and enjoy it and it turns out that they didn’t really intend to be a part of the community but just use it to make a quick profit then you see posts like these.
And when someone legitimately needs to sell shortly after buying because of life or family issues we step up to try to help with a sale when that is known. However, when we get responses like we have here then it raises some red flags and we become protective of our community.
It may be viewed as harsh by some newer members but that is probably because many have not seen some of the stories we old geezers have seen and how much we look to protect the real enthusiasts who actually dream of owing an nsx and joining the family.
We are not against persons making a “profit” on their cars and some have done quite well after holding onto and driving their cars and then selling them for well over their purchase price. But we have tried to do what we can to assist buyers with getting a fair deal on verifiable cars by providing as much information on the history of a car including price. Many of us would help newbies by offering to visit and inspect a car in our area and report back as a courtesy to help with a purchase.
When a flipper/dealer is suspected, we generally provide pricing history so that a newbie buyer who may not be familiar with our documented histories of cars on prime could understand that there may be room to negotiate from an asking price. The market will bear whatever the price should be but by knowing how much a flipper/dealer has in a car helps an uninitiated new member get a fair deal many times.
We have seen many similar stories like this thread where a deal is made and a seller who has been a long time member of our nsx family believes their car is going to a new family member only to learn that the intent was to flip. A lot of us like to know our cars will continue to show up for meets and drives and we welcome the new owners with open arms. Although life changes happen, when we hear that someone intends to keep the car for years and enjoy it and it turns out that they didn’t really intend to be a part of the community but just use it to make a quick profit then you see posts like these.
And when someone legitimately needs to sell shortly after buying because of life or family issues we step up to try to help with a sale when that is known. However, when we get responses like we have here then it raises some red flags and we become protective of our community.
It may be viewed as harsh by some newer members but that is probably because many have not seen some of the stories we old geezers have seen and how much we look to protect the real enthusiasts who actually dream of owing an nsx and joining the family.
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