car auctions

Chippy_Minton_2

passatrider wrote: »

Little comfort I know but my advice would be to sell it for spares on Ebay and move on.

Or put it back into the auction if someone was bidding against you.

duncan303

laila25 wrote: »

thanks duncan for your comments.

Glad to be of help....

laila25 wrote: »

the deal was delayed on the night for the auction to contact seller.

a provisional sale, did the bell ring? what this means is that the reserve set by the seller was not met, the bell rings or the sign lights up when the bidding has passed this reserve.
If not the auction house telephones the seller and asks them if they agree to reduce the reserve or loose the sellers auction fee.

the vehicle was a renault megane scenic 1.9dt. the decision for me now is scrap or sell spares or repair??????????? totally gutted!!!!!!!

remember that you only paid one more than the last bid, so there is somebody outthere to maybe meet that again.

Does it have any road tax left on it, you could get a refund.

You have not said whether it is a non runner......even with a blown gasket...... all you need to do is get it to start in the storage lot and drive a few feet into the sale room.

so relist it with no reserve.

therefore you are only likely to be down both premiums (sellers £60/buyers£60) say £120 and the proposed difference in the bidding say £25... so £150 approx

but thats almost the price of a gasket repair.........

I guess you don't like this car that much now anyways so relist it and bid for another and walk away.

Consider that your mistake(if it is one ) has only cost you £150 but by bidding on another car it could save you many hundreds ....................:D

Tell us what year registered and miles showing on clock.


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harveybobbles

duncan303 wrote: »

remember that you only paid one more than the last bid, so there is somebody outthere to maybe meet that again.

Unless the auctioneer spotted that it was a private buyer and was bidding them off against the wall, the celing and the lights...

Chippy_Minton_2

harveybobbles wrote: »

Unless the auctioneer spotted that it was a private buyer and was bidding them off against the wall, the celing and the lights...

Good point there!

I saw it happen when the auctioneer did this, upped the bid and the bidder dropped out. Very embarrassing for him

duncan303

harveybobbles wrote: »

Unless the auctioneer spotted that it was a private buyer and was bidding them off against the wall, the celing and the lights...

I did not mean that kind of bell......... ringing:eek:

anyway it still remained a provisional so..... the christmas fairy lights wern't up yet.





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harveybobbles wrote: »

Unless the auctioneer spotted that it was a private buyer and was bidding them off against the wall, the celing and the lights...

Indeed, a very good reason for private buyers to not buy from auctions, if they don't know how they work, they have no chance.

fto

Car auctions charge a small fortune to sell your car & you may get charged even if it does not sell.Also if you do, put a reserve on the car, or after the auction house charge, you could be left with nothing or worse.
Ebay is probably your best bet.

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Breakers Yard may be a better option.;)

laila25

first registered 1997, 133722 unverified miles and mot till oct 2010.
what are the chances of this being worse than a blown gaskit? what would this cost in parts and how big a job in terms of time does it take? guna post this question anyway so no worries if your not sure. cheers dunc

mrscb

I agree with with the majority.You have no comeback at all at the auction(i am sure if you read the t&c it will state your rights)the person that put it in the auction probably knew the head was on its way out and put the mot on to get a better price(he hasnt done anything wrong unless he knew it was a dodgy mot).Put it down to experience and be more prepared next time you buy a car.Also dont believe everything the AA man said ,it might just be his opinion or he may be trying to make money by getting you to buy one of their checks.
You arent the first person to have their fingers burnt at auction and certainly wont be the last.