The Biggest Farce In North Cyprus!

daisy dukes


Joined: 06/09/2008
Posts: 3815

Message Posted:
08/10/2009 18:24

How would you feel about spending a £100 in advertising your house?....Not a bad price...but would you like to know how many people saw the ad?........how long do you think the 'auction' should have been advertised? Is 6 days enough to generate interest?



did you see the ad?







Donaghy and Beyler had an auction ...how many of you knew about it....and did you know it was a 'silent auction'.....? Did you bid.....?

DutchCrusader



Joined: 19/05/2008
Posts: 11281

Message Posted:
08/10/2009 18:30

Oh, Daisy! I'm so glad I didn't win (the joys of having) another house...

negativenick


Joined: 10/11/2008
Posts: 6023

Message Posted:
08/10/2009 18:35

£100 bargain ! - stick me down for two please....

Geejay


Joined: 18/04/2009
Posts: 475

Message Posted:
08/10/2009 18:39

More to the point daisy...did they sell any ? or was this a fix ?

Dixie Normus


Joined: 22/02/2008
Posts: 820

Message Posted:
08/10/2009 19:15

Sounds like they had their fingers burnt forkin out for the Malpaz Auction a couple of months back, no doubt the tables will be well loaded on their side, only folk with their backs to the wall use this service so they usually have you over a barrel.



D.N

negativenick


Joined: 10/11/2008
Posts: 6023

Message Posted:
08/10/2009 19:26

nothing like being held over a barrel Dixie...

keithcaley



Joined: 13/06/2008
Posts: 2521

Message Posted:
08/10/2009 19:59

at the (slight) risk of being pedantic, I would point out that you cannot be held over a barrel whilst standing with your back to the wall...



- and nn, you're starting to sound like dear Eric (Pikey, et al) - he had an eye for the slightly lewd 'double entendre' - it's a fine tradition, keep it up! (OOPS!)

newscoop


Joined: 23/12/2007
Posts: 2197

Message Posted:
08/10/2009 22:58

Speaking of Pikey; what on earth did you lot do to the poor man?



He's calling 44 all kinds of names on the other forum.

Lilli



Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
08/10/2009 23:53

Keith you are so naughty. News I dont know why he has to go on the other ones I loved his views he got things going on here. No matter how many names he had xx

No1Doyen


Joined: 04/07/2008
Posts: 16617

Message Posted:
08/10/2009 23:57

Bring back Pikey!! Or is he already here? )

Maz


Joined: 29/03/2009
Posts: 1924

Message Posted:
09/10/2009 00:12

Could you clarify what this is about. I am totally confused. What house? Where? What auction?> What £100 for what? Is this something we have all missed?

petez


Joined: 04/12/2008
Posts: 560

Message Posted:
09/10/2009 01:00

(sorry blatant plug)

You can advertise your property on Lincguide for £30 for 30 days and your ad will get seen by alot of people.

http://www.lincguide.com/for-sale

AlexF065


Joined: 07/09/2009
Posts: 271

Message Posted:
09/10/2009 03:31

most auctions take place over a 4 week period

the properties to be auctioned are cataloged and the catalog distributed to the customer list and also adverts appear in the papers on property day

being the uk not one red cent is paid up front the vendor has a solicitor to prepare the legal pack which now has to be in the form of an exchange ready HIP.

At least 3 viewing times are allocated per property and the legal pack is available at least 1 week before the auction date

I would say that property at auction tends to be a minimum of 25% below market value

bazilbrush


Joined: 29/03/2008
Posts: 404

Message Posted:
09/10/2009 10:21

I never saw any advertising for this auction and I was hoping to go along again. Now I understand it was a silent auction which is just a way of getting customers in your office. I think you have every right to be angry Daisy especially if you were not aware of this from the start. There is always another horror story here, when will we learn to be wiser to the antics of these professional people?

No1Doyen


Joined: 04/07/2008
Posts: 16617

Message Posted:
09/10/2009 10:27

Petez. "You can advertise your property on Lincguide for £30 for 30 days and your ad will get seen by alot of people"



Roughly how many people will see your advertisement. £30 a month seems very reasonable to me - but where do they advertise?



Thanks

zerochlor


Joined: 03/04/2009
Posts: 4024

Message Posted:
09/10/2009 10:31

The Biggest Farce In North Cyprus!





i didnt think it was a auction!





i thought is was the buying process?



did i buy it or didnt i buy it!!

zerochlor


Joined: 03/04/2009
Posts: 4024

Message Posted:
09/10/2009 10:32

is it mine or isnt it mine !

tarry67


Joined: 16/05/2008
Posts: 1053

Message Posted:
09/10/2009 15:27

So the last auction didn't go well someone mentioned earlier. Last time there was a whole page in the Cyprus Today paper or was that another company that had an auction. You must be livid Daisy as I would be in your situation if you didn't realise it was an auction behind closed doors. Never heard of a silent auction must be a new thing I suppose in the uk.....!!!!!!

petez


Joined: 04/12/2008
Posts: 560

Message Posted:
09/10/2009 16:38

Re Message 15

Hi No1doyen



The Lincguide site has between 300-500 visitors per day.

Approx 70% of these are new visits.



So if you advertise for 30days your ad could be potentially seen by over 10,000 different people give or take a thousand.

http://www.lincguide.com/for-sale



Our visitors are increasing every month too. (blatant plug over, there are other north cyprus property sites available)

Dixie Normus


Joined: 22/02/2008
Posts: 820

Message Posted:
09/10/2009 16:57

Does a silent auction mean sealed bids? I heard the geezer who normaly does the auction bit for D&B got the boot thats probably why the the things turned chaotic. Swedish prices for the old Bangladeshi service comes to mind, as Negative Nicks Uncle percy used to say.



D.N

Lilli



Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
09/10/2009 17:01

Daisy funnily enough I have some brochure dropped in and I have seen your advert xx Complete with one of the dogs

Hector


Joined: 26/08/2008
Posts: 2352

Message Posted:
09/10/2009 17:53

A silent auction is simply sealed bids. This was a Donaghue & Beyler attempt to sell property. I saw a single leaflet gathering dust at the Chateau Lambousa hotel market last Saturday. Be interested to know how successful it was.

tarry67


Joined: 16/05/2008
Posts: 1053

Message Posted:
10/10/2009 13:07

Hi Sam

Anymore news on the auction ie did they sell any, did you get any enquiries on your property at all.

Storm



Joined: 03/03/2009
Posts: 240

Message Posted:
10/10/2009 13:54

Dixie Normus : You really should get your facts right before mouthing off.

Mark Weavers is a very good friend of mine and ......... not that it's any business of yours, but I will put you straight : He did not get "the boot" as you put it - he left D&B of his own accord. After being in the Real Estate business for some 20 years he has decided to pursue a new career. Personally, we wish him all the best in his new venture.



I will not be responding to any other inane remarks.

daisy dukes


Joined: 06/09/2008
Posts: 3815

Message Posted:
10/10/2009 19:24

I was under the impression that an auction took place in a room where people raised paddles in an attempt to buy an item/property at its lowest bid! (correct me if i am wrong) Therefore i happily paid one hundred pounds for this privelege.



However, the advertising lasted less than a week and there was no venue for raising your paddle, for this i was not aware...(being of the old school mind where you go to do this)



Apparently the new way of bidding, is to go into the shop and ask to see what is on offer...again, correct me if i am wrong, but, isn't this what you do when you are simply looking for a place to buy???



Have i just paid for free advertising.....??? (free for DnB...not me, obviously)



DD