Thread: E-Bay Can Work

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It's got the usual Small Block Chevy, I can live with that. The guy I got it from had done a really good job of detailing it. I don't have a picture of the engine as a matter of fact those pic's are the sellers pic's from the E-Bay ad.

As far as paying to much, I usually do. Guess I'm not smart enough to haggle well. This one though I think I did real well on. Bought it just as it appears in those photos for $8,000. Guy needed money for his tax's and needed to sell it real bad. Got to meet his family real nice folks and I hope the 8 grand solves there problems, and I mean that.

This damn economy, and the fools "WE" all let make choices for us in Washington have a lot of folks over a barrel. Toys are usually the first thing to go, and that means there are right now some real bargins out there in a lot of areas, toys can be a huge bargin.

Roland

Eight Grand!!...Wow...If that car looks even half as good in person as in the pics, I'd say you got a darn good deal!!!! Hey, now you should buy my 47 coupe project (listed here in the classified) and have his and hers cars!!!......

Hombre, looks like you scored there! For all that we're told the sky is falling, you bought one, I sold one on ebay last week, so for "the right deal, right buyer/seller" cars are still moving.

Great find very sharp looking car . Have that invested in one needing to be restored .

Joanne took these as I was laying under it tying it down for the trip home. I almost never let anyone take my picture, seems she snuck these of my old wore out butt. Man I need to do something about all that grey no white hair. And guys the car looks every bit that good just standing right next to it. I am jazzed about this one.

Roland

I have sold many and bought many cars and trucks on Ebay...They keep changing the rules there...Now selling there(fee increased by over 50%) is not as good as it was but it's still a decent deal for buyers....Selling parts is still OK there..http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...m=160178406797 This is a hilarious protest of the current system there...Check it out

Originally Posted by Daffy427

...Now selling there(fee increased by over 50%) is not as good as it was but it's still a decent deal for buyers....

I think that depends in part on the car being sold, and in part on your expectations. I was pleased to see their new "flat rate" program. $125 fee only applies if the car sells. That wouldn't be too good on a $1000 clunker (but then why would you put that on ebay when craigslist exists with "free" ads.......other than it didn't sell on craigslist and now you're praying for some out of state buyer). It's possible to advertise your car for no insertion fee if you want the bare bones ad/picture format. I took every photo option except I had only 14 pictures instead of the max 24, and my insertion fee was $12...........pretty cheap for an "ad" that goes round the world. I also was posted in three more local car ad sites that only yielded one real interested potential buyer. With ebay I had many prospects, including one who asked most of the "right" real buyer questions and multiple emails, from Switzerland. The car ended up selling to a guy from California who wouldn't have likely (and actually didn't)have seen the ad otherwise. And if you think about it, in a situation like brother Youther describes, the seller would likely have not even paid the selling fee..........not exactly fair to ebay, but that's the gamble they take.

Over the last two years I've made a very good living selling on Ebay,yes the rules change, but all it takes is a little education to evolve with it. The money spent on fees is still well worth the amount of people see your add, can't buy that even in Hemmings.