The Dirty Secrets of Your TradeSo, Television is a hot bed of lies, deceit and made up competitions. We can't say that we are that surprised... every job is full of this stuff. It's not like the newspapers currently kicking TV whilst it is down are all that innocent.
We'd like you to even things out a bit. Spill the beans on your own trade. Tell us the dirty secrets that the public need to know.
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chthonic, Thu 27 Sep 2007, 10:31)
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Car AuctionsSurprise, surprise, car auctions are a bit iffy.
Many auction houses who are offloading ex-fleet cars for contract hire companies etc. will often 'pretend' to sell a vehicle to an imaginary bidder in an attempt to make it look like they are doing good business. Of course the car will reappear a couple of weeks later, possibly at a different auction.
More worryingly, if there is only one interested bidder bidding on a vehicle, the auctioneer will invent an imaginary rival bidder (no doubt towards the back of the hall) to help to drive up the price. Unbelievable, but true.
(, Fri 28 Sep 2007, 14:44, Reply)
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