Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2006 13:11:27 +0000
Reply-To: joe trussell <vanagongl@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: joe trussell <vanagongl@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: buying vans off ebay
In-Reply-To: <45197A29.9040301@gwtc.net>
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I bought my latest Vanagon off of Ebay; it was listed by a used car
dealership in Concordia, KS. They said in the description that they had it
for sale on their lot as well as on Ebay, so they would end the auction
early if they found a local buyer.
I called them and offered them cash for it, and they ended the auction
early. I gave them a $1000 deposit, and they brought it to Denver on a
trailer.
The deal was that if I didn't like it, they kept $300 for their travel
expenses and refunded me $700. It pulled up to my house, we got it off the
trailer, and I test drove it. After the test drive, I couldn't give them
that check for $2500 fast enough....
So, $3500 for a one-owner Wolfsburg Westy, and the only thing I had to risk
was $300. I'd call it a successful off-Ebay transaction.
I do know a guy here in town who bought an '86 GL off of Ebay from somebody
in Minneapolis; they had spray-painted gold paint over all of the extensive
rust that had destroyed the van. It looked beautiful in the pictures, but
in person it was a total loss, and this guy didn't have a leg to stand on.
I guess you never know.
Joe T.
>From: Jeffrey Olson <jjolson@GWTC.NET>
>Reply-To: Jeffrey Olson <jjolson@GWTC.NET>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: buying vans off ebay
>Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2006 13:06:17 -0600
>
>I bought a Toyota Solara off EBAY through a second chance offer. I
>talked with the seller prior the bidding ending about the car's
>condition, and said I wouldn't be raising my bid. After the bidding was
>over he came back with an offer and we negotiated a price that saved me
>$1500 from anything I could find within 500 miles of here.
>
>Florian's description is exactly what I did. The seller and I agreed on
>a price. He went into EBAY and adjusted the second chance offer. I
>accepted it. I live in South Dakota and picked the car up in Portland
>Oregon. The key piece is checking out the seller's feedback. This guy
>had sold 8 or 9 cars for relatives/friends, all positive experience for
>buyers.
>
>Jeffrey Olson
>Martin, SD
>85 Vanagon with a 2.5 Subaru engine ready to go in...
>
>Florian Speier wrote:
>>Hi,
>>
>>in respect to buying vans off ebay, I have a couple of recommendations:
>>
>>-when a new van is listed, always ask the seller if he offers you a
>>buy it
>>now or cash price if you come around/fly in to check it out. Yes, many
>>sellers say no, and it is not following ebay policy, but many of ebays
>>best
>>deals go this way. For a prime example, check out this link, the 1991
>>westy
>>was sold for 5000 cash: http://tinyurl.com/p7uyg
>>
>>-when you bid on a vehicle at ebay, you will get second-chance offers
>>afterwards. 99% of these are spoof. However, I bought my van last year
>>through a legitimate second chance offer and got a decent deal that
>>way. So
>>how can you tell? A legitimate second chance offer will have your full
>>REAL
>>name in the headline (not only your ebay name) and will have a link to an
>>ebay site setup for this transaction. In other words, it links you
>>back to
>>the auction, but its a specially made site that has a buy it now
>>button at
>>the second-chance price. check that the browser adress is
>>motors.ebay.comnot
>>ebay.sendmemoneytonigeria.com. Also, any second chance offer that
>>tells you
>>to close the deal by emailing the seller is SPOOF.
>>
>>hope this helps. I also post most good california craigslist offers to
>>the
>>list
>>
>>flo
>>
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