Shout out to @anon57239611 first and foremost. After He posted his thread about wanting help on a new 530e lease (530e 2018 Deal Finder Help) I reached out because I thought I could help. I got him almost exactly where he wanted to be (2k Drive Offs 509 including LA county 9.5% tax, 36/12k, 13.3% off MSRP on a brand new car) which was a mission on it’s own.
@anon57239611 Asks for a breakdown of the deal, no big deal, people want to make sure the numbers add up and they’re getting a good deal. What I wasn’t expecting was for him to use the MSRP I sent him to find the car and the dealership I was working with and back door me the same night. The funny thing is he went and bought the car for exactly what I offered it to him for, so there wasn’t even a point in back dooring me because it didn’t save him any money.
Just wanted this to serve as a reminder to some people out there that we in the business are people too, if we work hard to get you what you want at a reasonable price then have the decency to not screw us over.
Is it? All I’m asking for is common courtesy. This post doesn’t apply to 99% of the people on this forum who are awesome people just looking for a great deal.
I’m not sure I agree. Seems to be a pattern of this happening here lately, and it’s a sure fire way to make sure honest dealers and brokers don’t participate here.
That said, to OP, other brokers have had to change how they collect fees and present deals to avoid this exact scenario from completely screwing them over. Sorry to say you may need to do the same.
What if he doesn’t charge clients and gets paid by the dealer? Agree with you and totally disagree that 99% won’t do it. I think that at least 20% will try to screw a broker.
He probably should have given you a chance to lower your price. If I was able to get the same price from the dealer I would have cut out the middle man too. I expect a broker to get me a better deal than I can get on my own.
He didn’t get it on his own. He took my quote in writing to the dealership I was working with and told them to match it. The best quote he had received prior was $20 higher payment with less miles per year (10k vs. 12k)
I think I’m not clear on what the comp method is. But i would have expected his quote and buyer would have been registered with the dealer before sending it.
It is frustrating to think that people would behave like that over a few hundred bucks. Can’t change low integrity, only protect yourself with an upfront retainer.
I would hate to see brokers that are honest and fair not coming back because of a dick wad move like that.
