Car selling experiances on ebay

blacksta

I generally find that ebay car prices are more expensive than a similar you will find in autotrader or gumtree - Why should i pay over the odds just because it is on ebay.

pitkin2020

blacksta wrote: »

I generally find that ebay car prices are more expensive than a similar you will find in autotrader or gumtree - Why should i pay over the odds just because it is on ebay.

Standard Ebay fever though, especially on auction format. Its on ebay so it must be cheap lol

bigjl

I have never had any issues selling cheap cars that were less than perfect.

However when I have tried to sell low mileage minters i have never sold one and been met with nothing but chancers and tyrekickers.

ecw2002

Only 4.5 hrs on our listing. We've had no offers but plenty of views. Looks like it won't sell. Will be putting it in Autotrader tonight.

vax2002

Guy across street put his old car on e.bay, idiot who won the auction turns up, wants to test drive before buying, says he has third party insurance, takes the car out, they get pulled by a volvo t5 he gets his insurance out, the cops get on the phone and it only covers if the car has insurance held upon it that he is driving.
He calls his mate who brought him who pulls up and waltzes away with the buyer and cash leaving him stuck with the police, who did not see him leave.
The car got impounded and it cost £380 to get it out. 1 month insurance and £240 fees.
The buyer is now ignoring the seller
The car was only worth £1200.
The police say they are not interested, he complains and they say they may now charge the seller with allowing a vehicle to be used without insurance.
what an utter mess !

mikey72

ecw2002 wrote: »

Only 4.5 hrs on our listing. We've had no offers but plenty of views. Looks like it won't sell. Will be putting it in Autotrader tonight.

I only bid in the last 30 seconds.

ecw2002

mikey72 wrote: »

I only bid in the last 30 seconds.

is that normal for people to bid at the last moment - It is a Buy it Now!

scheming_gypsy

vax2002 wrote: »

Guy across street put his old car on e.bay, idiot who won the auction turns up, wants to test drive before buying, says he has third party insurance, takes the car out, they get pulled by a volvo t5 he gets his insurance out, the cops get on the phone and it only covers if the car has insurance held upon it that he is driving.
He calls his mate who brought him who pulls up and waltzes away with the buyer and cash leaving him stuck with the police, who did not see him leave.
The car got impounded and it cost £380 to get it out. 1 month insurance and £240 fees.
The buyer is now ignoring the seller
The car was only worth £1200.
The police say they are not interested, he complains and they say they may now charge the seller with allowing a vehicle to be used without insurance.
what an utter mess !

the guy across the street should know that the car needs to be insured, for somebody else to drive it on their third party only cover.

mikey72

ecw2002 wrote: »

is that normal for people to bid at the last moment - It is a Buy it Now!

I don't normally go for buy it now, I may make an offer though, if it's but it now with offers, but maybe a lower offer early depending on the price

vax2002

scheming_gypsy wrote: »

the guy across the street should know that the car needs to be insured, for somebody else to drive it on their third party only cover.

Some do cover you , some dont cover you, depends on your insurance.
I would insist, pay now, drive later or dont use an auction site to buy things.