Apologies if this is the wrong category. I am not sure if I am allowed to post this in the Marketplace forum.
I contacted a Leasehackr Marketplace broker about buying a Mercedes. I needed a specific car (with driver assistance and a tow hitch), and he offered me a fantastic deal. Unfortunately, he only had one color since he works with one specific dealership/automotive group. Is it worth contacting other LH Marketplace sellers to get more color options, or is this not good practice? How many do you typically contact?
Of course, why not? You shop multiple dealerships, so do brokers.
It’s your money your purchase.
For finding out their dealership - well either you call 20+ dealerships or you are smart enough to guess it from the information they had.
Contact more if that gives your more options and more peace of mind. Its not unethical whatsoever, however going around brokers to find their dealers after they(brokers) have engaged with you, is not really a nice thing to do.
Not going around the broker or dealership. In facts it is the opposite. If a broker works with a specific dealership, then I want to make sure I don’t contact another broker who works with that dealership. Thats why I want to find out what dealership brokers work with. That being said, maybe it just a coincidence that the 2 cars that this LH broker sent me were from the same dealership.
It is possible that both brokers are working with same dealership. I wouldn’t worry about it and eventually get the deal done with one who makes it easier for me or makes better sense financially.
