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#161 of 225 Re: sold one [qbrozen] by raybear May 08, 2006 (3:34 am)
Replying to: qbrozen (May 06, 2006 9:31 am) I've never had luck getting what I wanted for a car on ebay. I use craigslist.com because the price is right, plus cars.com, autotrader.com and the local Bargain News online edition. So far Autotrader has been the best for me. Replies to this message: mikefm58 (May 08, 2006 3:57 am)
#162 of 225 Re: sold one [raybear] by mikefm58 May 08, 2006 (3:57 am)
Replying to: raybear (May 08, 2006 3:34 am) I too have had the best luck using autotrader.com as well as cycletrader.com for motorcycles. My son tried ebay selling his motorcycle, sold it 3 times and each time the deadbeat bidder didn't follow through.
#163 of 225 Re: Feedback System a Farce on Ebay Motors - Pro Auto Group Scam [sseale] by sseale May 16, 2006 (8:36 am)
Replying to: sseale (Apr 29, 2006 2:49 pm) In the way of an update, since I posted this review, my story was broadcast on a Consumer Watch Report on the local ABC affiliate. It features a independent and expert mechanic verifying the damage was pre-existing and confirms the deceitful tactics of Pro Auto Group and Ebay Motors. You can read the accout and view the report on the KVUE site - http://www.kvue.com/aboutkvue/consumer/stories/050806kvueinternetcarsales-cb.20f- e5015.html.
#164 of 225 Another reason e-bay is a bad way to sell and buy cars by larsb Sep 26, 2006 (2:06 pm)
3-Yr-Old Boy Buys Car on E-Bay   Could this have happened at a Dealership? Replies to this message: qbrozen (Sep 27, 2006 5:21 am) tidester (Sep 27, 2006 9:07 am)
#165 of 225 Re: Another reason e-bay is a bad way to sell and buy cars [larsb] by qbrozen Sep 27, 2006 (5:21 am)
Replying to: larsb (Sep 26, 2006 2:06 pm) oh that's low. Blaming their 3-year-old for making a purchase they didn't want. tsk tsk tsk.
#166 of 225 Re: Another reason e-bay is a bad way to sell and buy cars [larsb] by tidester HOST Sep 27, 2006 (9:07 am)
Replying to: larsb (Sep 26, 2006 2:06 pm) Could this have happened at a Dealership?   I doubt it even happened on ebay.   tidester, host
#167 of 225 following up by occupant1 Nov 25, 2006 (4:46 pm)
I posted #39 in here with the 9 cars I previously bought on eBay...   I bought a tenth one and ALMOST bought an eleventh.   #10 1970 Ford F-100 pickup, rough as a cob, $406.00 #11 1996 Olds Ciera sedan, cop impound, $172.50   The truck ran fine for four months, required a steering bushing, a couple wheel cylinders for the rear brakes, a good brake bleeding, and two used tires. It was stolen from me in October 2004. Which really was sad because it wasn't worth stealing IMO. But what was sadder is the seller never gave me a title, disappeared from eBay, and there wasn't anything I could do with it other than drive it until the tags went out in December. But someone took it away before I got those last 2 months out of it and then I was going to try and bond a title.   The Ciera was said to run and drive and I was standing in line at the Greyhound bus counter to go pick it up when the seller called and said he couldn't get it to start. He had walked back to it and was going to drive it up front and put the paper tag on it but it was locked up from sitting for 6 months I guess. He told me not to worry about it and I saved myself a big headache.   The Caprice wagon I had got towed away by the city. Seems they decided one night to make the street a no parking zone and I couldn't afford to tow it around the corner to the apartment's parking lot. So it went away.   The Ciera I gave to a mechanic in exchange for the brake work on the truck.   And now I'm looking to buy two cars from a guy in Missouri. A 1988 Town Car for $275 and a 1977 Cutlass for $299. They both are said to run and drive. I missed out on bidding but I called him and he says he'll re-list them soon. I can't wait. My very first car was a 1975 Cutlass so I'm keeping it, and my wife likes the shade of blue on the Lincoln.
#168 of 225 Another reason buying a car on E-Bay is ridiculous by larsb Feb 21, 2007 (7:11 am)
E-Bay car buyers robbed at gunpoint (doofus alert)   What happened, according to court documents: Dewan Anthony Horne had invented a scam that was both cunning and criminal. He would advertise vintage "muscle cars" for sale on eBay and offer a good price. Once Horne struck up a conversation with a prospective buyer, he'd suggest coming to Indianapolis and paying for the car in cash or the equivalent.   The hitch: the cars for sale didn't exist. When the would-be purchaser showed up at a garage on the east side of Indianapolis, Horne and at least one gun-toting accomplice would attempt to rob the eBay buyer of the cash and anything else of value.   Horne didn't seem very good at his line of work. Beyond the detail of being nabbed by the police, court documents indicate that he managed to complete only one robbery.
#170 of 225 Works for some people by irismg Sep 13, 2007 (9:33 pm)
There's a guy on the Corollaland forum that has bought six cars off ebay. He has a trailer and goes to get 'em, no matter what state. I asked him about it, and he says for him personally, being mechanically inclined, it doesn't matter what all may be wrong with it. He doesn't buy to re-sell, he buys to drive. Said he'd be willing to answer any questions if I wanted to look into buying from an online auto auction.   I personally think that rather than listen to people who just want to talk someone out of using eBay (and ultimately avoiding the issue of why buyers don't want to play the traditional games), listen to the people who have had good and bad luck and figure out what the lucky ones did right and the unlucky ones did wrong, and see if it's worth your while to pursue it.   Interesting that eBay real estate wasn't as successful as ebay motors, though. Replies to this message: im_brentwood (Sep 13, 2007 10:47 pm) irismg (Sep 14, 2007 7:19 am) im_brentwood (Sep 14, 2007 8:27 am) and 4 more...

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