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Buying off eBay
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TrickyWicky wrote: »Yep, we've had several 4 via ebay. Only one turned out to be a bit of a p!ss£r when the OH discovered tons of welding had been done underneath on this 'immaculate' car. Despite this she still brought the money pit home and we've had it a good 2 - 3 years now. Still got two of the others we found on ebay too.
In all, yes if you know what you're looking for and you know the questions to ask and the answers to expect you can find good cars even if they are a distance away. Out of the 4 cars we've had via ebay, 3 of them were over 100 miles away. 2 of them were a good half the length of england away requiring a virgin hi-speed train to get to one and for the other we did an all night drive to get it arriving home at 5:15am.
Just do your research on the car, it's weakpoints, general service items etc and you should be ok. Remember that if the seller lies you can make their life very difficult via ebay/paypal. As long as you've asked the questions and got clear replies then you'll be ok.
Also I've noticed it depends on the type of car you're looking at too. If you're looking for a small car then the odds are the previous owner didn't have much money and it might not of been high up on the priority list for maintenance. If it was an expensive car then the odds are its been looked after better.
You will struggle to get any help from ebay if you go through with the sale as motors aren't under the same protection that ebay offers on most other auctions. Paypal even less so as not many sellers of cars will accept a paypal payment, and as they have had no involvement they won't get involved.
TBH you would be mad to accept paypal as a seller of a car as paypals protection system for the buyer would offer zero protection for the seller.Everyones opinion is the most important.....no wonder nothing is ever agreed on.0 -
pitkin2020 wrote: »You will struggle to get any help from ebay if you go through with the sale as motors aren't under the same protection that ebay offers on most other auctions. Paypal even less so as not many sellers of cars will accept a paypal payment, and as they have had no involvement they won't get involved.
TBH you would be mad to accept paypal as a seller of a car as paypals protection system for the buyer would offer zero protection for the seller.
It doesn't offer protection for the buyer for cars.0 -
Didn't know about that! We've only ever bought them never sold them!0
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pitkin2020 wrote: »It still offers some protection and they can still get a refund. Which for someone who wanted to scam a seller out of car is all they would need.
How?
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TrickyWicky wrote: »Yep, we've had several 4 via ebay. Only one turned out to be a bit of a p!ss£r when the OH discovered tons of welding had been done underneath on this 'immaculate' car. Despite this she still brought the money pit home and we've had it a good 2 - 3 years now. Still got two of the others we found on ebay too.
In all, yes if you know what you're looking for and you know the questions to ask and the answers to expect you can find good cars even if they are a distance away. Out of the 4 cars we've had via ebay, 3 of them were over 100 miles away. 2 of them were a good half the length of england away requiring a virgin hi-speed train to get to one and for the other we did an all night drive to get it arriving home at 5:15am.
Just do your research on the car, it's weakpoints, general service items etc and you should be ok. Remember that if the seller lies you can make their life very difficult via ebay/paypal. As long as you've asked the questions and got clear replies then you'll be ok.
Also I've noticed it depends on the type of car you're looking at too. If you're looking for a small car then the odds are the previous owner didn't have much money and it might not of been high up on the priority list for maintenance. If it was an expensive car then the odds are its been looked after better.
Its a BMW 5 Series, around £1,000 at the moment. Looks like its really been looked after, even has the original first aid kit, tool kit and torch that it came with! (Might need to replace the first aid kit though thinking about it!). Of course, photos can be used to show the good stuff and ignore the bad stuff. But I've been sent 45 photos, covering pretty much everything.
I've done my research into it, mate from work has one and given me lots of advice on what to look out for. Step dad is going to ask his friend if he is able to come up with us, he has had BMWs for years and really knows his stuff.What is pi? Where did it come from?0 -
How?
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well looking it up it appears now they won't refund what so ever, regardless if the sale goes through. I was pretty sure you could still cancel a transaction and get a refund. Learn something new everyday. You should still have protection through your CC though if they do offer protection for paypal purchases.
That just makes it even clearer not to use paypal what so ever with regards to motors buying or selling.Everyones opinion is the most important.....no wonder nothing is ever agreed on.0 -
pitkin2020 wrote: »well looking it up it appears now they won't refund what so ever, regardless if the sale goes through. I was pretty sure you could still cancel a transaction and get a refund. Learn something new everyday. You should still have protection through your CC though if they do offer protection for paypal purchases.
That just makes it even clearer not to use paypal what so ever with regards to motors buying or selling.
That's why I won't pay a deposit, you have no chance of getting it back if it's a dodgy seller, and I can't see a decent one needing one anyway.
CC chargeback can be hit and miss, some won't as paypal is the third party, and it's an authorised transaction.
Paypal normally ban you for life afterwards as well.
Cash on collection is the only way for me.0 -
Nope, the poster I quoted did not qualify in that way.
It is *always* possible to nit-pick, no matter how full and complete the description is.
The time to find this out is *before* you waste the seller's time.
I personally know a couple of people who, when looking for a car, bid on two or three on ebay on-spec then pull out if they're not fussed. It's pathetic.
He did actually qualify his comment, it was that you walk away "if needs be", most people read that to mean if it wasn't as described, I certainly did.
The other comment about having wasted the listing fee isn't entirely correct either, if the sale falls through due to a total plonk, the car can always be offered to the 2nd highest bidder, ok may be a few quid down but it's often very close.;)I like the thanks button, but ,please, an I agree button.
Will the grammar and spelling police respect I do make grammatical errors, and have carp spelling, no need to remind me.;)
Always expect the unexpected:eek:and then you won't be dissapointed0 -
Well I won it
. Wasn't expecting it really, so really pleased. Got it for £999.
Contacted the seller about the deposit, as I could only find a way to pay the whole balance, but he said not to worry about it. Even better.
Going to pick it up tomorrow. What is pi? Where did it come from?0 -
Great, as I expected about the deposit. Let us know how you get on!Well I won it. Wasn't expecting it really, so really pleased. Got it for £999.
Contacted the seller about the deposit, as I could only find a way to pay the whole balance, but he said not to worry about it. Even better.
Going to pick it up tomorrow.
Is your sig quoting that girl in Educating Essex? :rotfl:0
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