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Is the company actually a non-profit? When I click the donate button Stripe says I'm giving to "Markups, LLC" and the IRS exempt organization search doesn't return results for orgs containing "Markups".
No we're not, we are a for profit llc and need to make sure the writer fixes that.
I'm genuinely curious why someone looks at that final price, and then decides to go ahead with the purchase. More money than sense and no idea of what a sensible price is?
Hey @TreyGuy (or others from Markup.org) How do you account for dealers which sell for $0 above MSRP but then include a non-negotiable $700 "paint protection" service? As a crowdsourced site, you'll get a ton of reports that a particular dealership has no markup and few if any reports from people who have actually been far enough into the purchase process to discover these hidden markups.
Just say "no".
If this downturn really deepens into a true recession (however it is defined) won't new vehicle markups go away naturally as fewer customers will be buying new cars? Isn't Markups a business that only is relevant during an inflated economy?
I doubt losing my business will cause anyone willing to price gouge to change their practices, but who knows what other evil things that kind of company will do to exploit you so I'll feel even better supporting a business that didn't go out of their way to take advantage of people who are struggling.
Everyone is manipulating this inflation sentiment to wring consumers out of every penny until they're broke.
Stop paying for things where the price has exploded higher and force businesses to deal with tighter margins. Prices will normalize.
Hey @TreyGuy (or others from Markup.org) How do you account for dealers which sell for $0 above MSRP but then include a non-negotiable $700 "paint protection" service? As a crowdsourced site, you'll get a ton of reports that a particular dealership has no markup and few if any reports from people who have actually been far enough into the purchase process to discover these hidden markups.
Nothing is "non-negotiable" in business. Just say "no".
> Me: I don't want that and won't be paying for it.
> Them: Well we do it for all new cars and you can't have us not do it.
> Me: Well then you can either eat the cost of this unnecessary "service" or sell me the car for $700 under MSRP to make up for it.
> Them: Sorry, we can't do that.
If this downturn really deepens into a true recession (however it is defined) won't new vehicle markups go away naturally as fewer customers will be buying new cars? Isn't Markups a business that only is relevant during an inflated economy?
Hey @TreyGuy (or others from Markup.org) How do you account for dealers which sell for $0 above MSRP but then include a non-negotiable $700 "paint protection" service? As a crowdsourced site, you'll get a ton of reports that a particular dealership has no markup and few if any reports from people who have actually been far enough into the purchase process to discover these hidden markups.
Nothing is "non-negotiable" in business. Just say "no".
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I doubt CarMax is actually placing orders, but I wouldn’t be surprised if CarMax is the first place anyone goes to scalp their own new model 3 and CarMax is happy to add an extra 5k to profit on their sale.
Possible, but unlikely. The sales tax+registration you'd be paying would be a lot on a new car, around $4000. I believe Carmax doesn't have to pay sales tax or registration on a new car because they're a dealer.
And that car was titled, just as every Tesla is after Tesla sells it.