By nature, I am leary of someone selling a car via an auction (online or
live). Either 1) they have no idea what the value is or 2) they are hoping
that the auction fever will take it beyond its actual value or 3) (rarely)
someone is needing to close the deal quickly. There are so many other
avenues for individuals to sell these cars and too many ways the buyer can
get burned. If they are savvy enough to find ebay they should be able to
find the other resources available for selling them via the internet. VTR
being just one. IMHO
That being said there is an interesting TR2 long door on eBay now. Listed
by a self proclaimed European Sports Car "dealership"; bunch of photos that
give a good idea of condition. See the slide show link at
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/aw-cgi/ebayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1804971140
&r=0&t=0 or if you want to avoid eBay at
http://www.stevesbritishconnection.com/cgi-local/ss1.pl . It's value - who
knows; what it will sell for - an even bigger question; but I'll watch and
see.
C.
-----Original Message-----
From: Greg_Hutmacher@i2.com [mailto:Greg_Hutmacher@i2.com]
Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2002 3:12 PM
To: mike@gsta.net
Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: E-bay games
The seller on the MG had zero feedback. Which may not be that uncommon if
someone is selling their car for the first time on ebay as opposed to a
dealer who sells many cars. But, your point is well taken. I actually
was going to bid on a Bentley TR6 manual the other evening that was selling
for relatively cheap ($18.50) with only two bidders with 30 minutes til the
end, but I researched the seller's feedback and found several negatives.
That by itself is not necessarily a deal killer because if someone sells a
lot of stuff on ebay, they are eventually going to encounter some buyers
here and there that just cannot be pleased. But the negative feedback on
this seller had an ominous pattern. Comments like "no response after end of
auction despite numerous emails" and "did not receive goods for over a
month" and several others indicating the seller didn't follow through or
didn't even respond. After reading a few of those (despite much positive
feedback also), I decided I wasn't willing to risk my money even if it was a
bargain price. I'll pay a little more from a reliable seller and know that
I can count on the service and follow up.
-Greg
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 17:05:29 -0500
From: "mike" <mike@gsta.net>
Subject: Re: E-bay games
Greg,
How was the feedback of the seller you were referring to? The few times I've
bid on something as large as a car on ebay I always scrutinized the
feedback. Even if the person had stellar feedback but none of his recent
auctions were vehicles, it still made me uncomfortable enough not to bid.
This might be a little over-cautious but when this kind of money is involved
it's better to be safe than sorry.
~Mike Brooks
www.rustfreeroadsters.com
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