Auction vehicles on Ebay

Poppy9

How does this work?

A car auction site lists cars with a price but then sends you to a link where you have to register and enlist a spotter.

So what price do you pay for the car? Do you have to pay the spotter commission.

Listing here to show you what I mean

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Poppy9 wrote: »

How does this work?

A car auction site lists cars with a price but then sends you to a link where you have to register and enlist a spotter.

So what price do you pay for the car? Do you have to pay the spotter commission.

Listing here to show you what I mean

It appears they are just advertising their service.

The 'spotter' appears to be what others may call a proxy bidder - someone who will place bids for you at the auction (so you don't have to be there in person)

You cannot buy the item through ebay. It is a classified ad and specifies only the 'guide price' for the vehicle.

Edit: The 'spotter' appears to be a free service they offer, but you will have to pay a buyers premium if you win an auction as is typical. Also the 'spotter' may try to sell you finance, warranty, etc. for any vehicle purchase (but there is no obligation to purchase these extras)

thegirlintheattic

Whatever it goes to at auction. It clearly says guide price and you are then commissioning someone to bid on it at auction on your behalf.

This is against e-bay T&C and probably no cheaper than going to the actual auction yourself.

I also would baulk at the price personally for a car that's done 80,000 miles in 3 years.

Poppy9

Just to update. My friend rang and spoke to them and it doesn't appear to work as an auction.

He asked do I tell you my max bid etc. and you bid on my behalf and they asked what he wanted to bid (it was about £600 less than ebay guide price) and they said "no way it will go for at least the guide price on ebay so there was no point him bidding!

Norman_Castle

It's not an ebay sale. It's a company using ebay to promote their auction.

Classified Ads

When you see a Classified Ad listing (in the Property; Cars, Motorcycles & Vehicles; Vehicle Parts & Accessories; Accommodation; and Business, Office and Industrial categories), it means that you deal directly with the seller and buy the item at a fixed price. Because your Classified Ad purchase is outside eBay, you won't be able to use the eBay Feedback or problem resolution services.

vaio

Merthyr motor auctions used to be a proper auction with all the advantages & disadvantages that come with it.

These days I think is more of a retail operation with the auction format to try & fool punters into thinking they are getting a bargain

I've looked at a couple of the vans they have for sale & the prices they are asking are dealer level or more and dealers not only have SOG obligations but also don't expect you to register & pay to see full details of the stock

My inclination is stay away and either go to a dealer or proper auction