₦airaland Forum

dokyOloye:
You were selling cars on nairaland but your moniker is less than 1 month old?
And how did you transit from som1 who solely knew the Nigerian market to selling cars in Italy,a non English speaking country where you've barely visited just once?
I have not said anything ooo

Thanks for commenting. It will be best if Nigerians learn to ask question in a dialogue manner rather than a confrontational manner. Anyway I understand where all the confrontational mentality comes from. It's the frustration. Let me answer your questions

1. I was not selling cars on Nairaland. Read my post again. I looked for cheap cars on Nairaland and helped the seller get buyers. Please read the second paragraph in my post.

2. I don't sell cars in Italy. The dealership is an export only dealership. The dealership is a non-vatable dealership. Cars that are exported do not pay VAT. And the dealership only does export. I sell cars to Nigeria. I sell cars to my connects in Nigeria.

ogawisdom:
Why did you prefer WhatsApp for further enquiries rather than here? It's to make your game private.

Not everyone is as dull as you bro

U are pained I unboxed your package

U r somewhere in Ibadan eating once a day yet hustling for men to scam lol. Try harder

Peace my brother. It is well. Have faith

ogawisdom:
I am not saying this is scam package but it sounds like one lol

Never mind congratulations bro

You do not have wisdom. It's clear. I mentioned that I did not use any agent. I did it all myself. You can also do it all yourself.

I know how bad things are over there. Almost every Nigerian sees evil in everything because of suffering and frustration. That's why I left. I smiled when I saw your comment. I'm happy I left. I would have been talking like you.

Today makes it exactly 1 year I left Nigeria. To mark this little anniversary, I decided to share how it happened for me on the forum that made it happen. I am not a good writer. Pardon me if the sequence of events in my story appear scrambled.

About 3 years ago, after graduating from Poly Ibadan with my OND, I searched for work everywhere. All the pay in Ibadan were under N20k. I decided, instead of taking a job for N20k, I should pursue my passion which is cars. I became an agent selling cars. I would visit car stands. Take pics, share on whatsapp, social media and all. I was able to get by with few sales every month. I would also look for cheap cars on Nairaland and help the seller get a buyer within Lagos/Ibadan/Ogun states.

In 2017, people started asking me if they can import their own cars directly. I would help them search on mobile.de and autoscoute24.de for cars. To cut the long story short, I assisted to import 4 cars before the end of 2017. 3 of the cars were from a particular car dealership in Genoa, Italy. In January 2018, anther buyer needed a car. We did our search and found a car from this dealership. Since I already saved some money as commission from the cars I have sold, both imported and locally, I decided to try my luck with the dealership. I requested that they allow me come check the car in person. And, they sent me an invitation without hesitation. I did the Visa and all. Then I traveled to Italy February 7th 2018.

While in Italy, I talked to the MD of the dealership. I told him to look at the few sales I have brought him. I told him I can do more if I am employed as his sales agent. He said sales men in his dealership are commission based. I said I can accept the commission based job because I have a lot of connects in Nigeria. After a second discussion with him, he offered me the job. The job had monthly and quarterly sales targets. No salary. Only commission. The good thing was that there was no resumption or closing time. No fixed working hours. Just meet your target. This will enable me take up other fixed paying jobs in Italy while I sell cars on the side.

After all was concluded, and I received my appointment contract, I returned to Nigeria. I reapplied for a working Visa this time around. My previous visa was a visit visa. I would have been able to apply and do the change in Italy but the process would have taken a longer time. The best option was for me to return to Nigeria and reapply. My Visa was granted. And on the 20th of March 2018, I left Nigeria to resume my job.

It has been great since I got here. Absolutely great. I traveled without using agents or anything. Only trying my luck in requesting for what I wanted. If you are looking for a way out of Nigeria, this could be your best route. This can work with any dealership in Europe and in any European country.

As you celebrate with me today, I wish you success in your endeavours. If you have questions you can drop your number for whatsapp.