autopitch.com

[MullerToyota]

I received a lead from AutoTrader.com yesterday asking for our best price. Responded with the typical, offer best prices online, but happy to work out a deal if you like the vehicle enough to buy it, etc, etc.

Here is the response I receive in return:

Clay

OK thank you. I am shopping around for a buyer that I represent. I uploaded your offer on our website: autopitch.com/xxxx

He will let you know in 5 days if he would like to buy it. If he accepts your offer, we will collect a $150 deposit from the customer, which we keep as our referral fee. So your price will be $150 lower than what you offered us. If you are not comfortable with this referral fee, I can remove your offer from our site.

You can manage your listing and price by logging in with these details:

User Login
User: xxxxx
Password: xxxxx

If you want to learn more about our site, this video sums it up:

Thanks!
Brad- Autopitch.com
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I emailed them back and told them to get lost, but seriously, does this guy have balls or what? Completely unprofessional. Any thoughts?

 

[Alex Snyder]

If he accepts your offer, we will collect a $150 deposit from the customer, which we keep as our referral fee. So your price will be $150 lower than what you offered us. If you are not comfortable with this referral fee, I can remove your offer from our site.

Buddy. I would have told him to pound sand too.

 

[Matt DoCampo]

Whatever happened to people walking into a showroom, going on a test drive and making an offer? Oh wait...nevermind I remember... the internet.

 

[Justin Duff]

The guy from autopitch.com was on this forum a little while back asking dealers what they would pay for his "service". I remember him not getting much positive feedback.

http://forum.dealerrefresh.com/f43/how-much-should-i-charge-dealers-buyers-1344.html

 

[davidmoon]

Wow! Totally not the way to do it.

 

[Alex Snyder]

The guy from autopitch.com was on this forum a little while back asking dealers what they would pay for his "service". I remember him not getting much positive feedback.

http://forum.dealerrefresh.com/f43/how-much-should-i-charge-dealers-buyers-1344.html

Yep - I'm starting to get the feeling Autopitch and DealerRefresh are not a match made in heaven

 

[Jerry Thibeau]

I think he should have named his company "Autopinch."

 

[MullerToyota]

Glad I got the same reaction I felt. Didn't want to think that I was the crazy one.

And yea, I pretty much told him where he could put his service.

 

[Ryan Thompson]

We should make an example out of him and post comments on his video.... sorry maybe I'm just having one of those days. Pretty wack way to generate new dealers to work with.

 

[ed.brooks]

If he had only explained his service in the original request for the quote - along with the fee - instead of acting like a retail customer. I have to think this would have helped make the dealer more receptive.