Thanks for all the info. I have a whole raft of cars, bikes and other
projects that I'm going to sell (too much stuff, not enough time, and a
new Ferrari 360 Spider that I'm going to have to pay for in September) and
it's good to have some insight into eBay. I guess I'd better start taking
pictures and writing copy, what a drag. Hey wait, that's what I do for a
living.
-----Original Message-----
From: Group44TR7@aol.com [mailto:Group44TR7@aol.com]
Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2003 3:27 PM
To: fot@autox.team.net
Subject: Triumph Seller Perspective - Ebay Auction
Thanks to everyone who helped answer some potential bidders
questions.
While I am sure that the car has a TR2 front Apron, I am still not sure
where
the front tunnel on the TR3 small mouth has a complete tunnel or three
sides.
Some of you asked that I report back on the auction of the TR2
longdoor. The winning bid was $4001. However, the bidder failed to make
the 25%
deposit specified in the bid conditions. So, apparently no sale.
The bid process went rather smoothly. I choose the Ebay private
auction option which I think I would recommend against using that option
to anyone
else. The seller can only view the current high bidder and not the bidding
pattern among the active bidders. It also is not clear when a bidder stop
participating or when a new bidder begins.
Since the seller always has the opportunity to lower or remove the
reserve, I would recommend that you set it at what you think the car
should
bring. Then later lower it if you willing to compromise. Ebay does not
seem to make
it possible to add pictures after the auction is started, so be sure to
put
all pictures in placed in the beginning setup. The setup took me about an
hour
to complete.
The number of questions from potential buyers was manageable. The
questions were reasonable and generally not time consuming. However, i did
not
know the answer for some of the questions asked. I think the final number
of
viewers was over 3500, and there appeared to be at least ten bidder.
I have mixed feeling about the sale falling through, since I had
mixed
emotions about selling the car. I always thought that some day I would
find
the driver of a white TR2 longdoor racecar. But that is probably too much
to
expect when the much of the car's modification were generically done by
most
racers and the car could have been repainted. The only real remaining
distinquishing features is the oil cooler opening in the front Apron,
marks left from the
removal of the roll cage, and a hood with hinges replaced with pins.
Thanks Again To All That Helped.
Cary
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