718 GT4 RS & Spyder RS For Sale (inc auction) Thread
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Originally Posted by gesmith55
(Post 18578356)
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Was just about to post this. Love the public price discovery aspect of BaT.
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I know the listing says private party, but wonder if the Porsche dealer (Porsche Lehigh Valley) that took in this car is conducting the auction. Some Porsche dealers have done auctions on BaT and have listed as being a private party. If it is not Porsche Lehigh Valley and is indeed a private individual then they will likely get blacklisted by the dealer because of this very public flip.
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I like the color, but I'm really glad I didn't order the WP. I don't like the CF
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+1 for where this ends up at the end of the auction :corn:
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Originally Posted by RapidGT
(Post 18578466)
I know the listing says private party, but wonder if the Porsche dealer (Porsche Lehigh Valley) that took in this car is conducting the auction. Some Porsche dealers have done auctions on BaT and have listed as being a private party. If it is not Porsche Lehigh Valley and is indeed a private individual then they will likely get blacklisted by the dealer because of this very public flip.
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Depending on where this ends up, it likely won't be the last. . .
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Originally Posted by RapidGT
(Post 18578466)
I know the listing says private party, but wonder if the Porsche dealer (Porsche Lehigh Valley) that took in this car is conducting the auction. Some Porsche dealers have done auctions on BaT and have listed as being a private party. If it is not Porsche Lehigh Valley and is indeed a private individual then they will likely get blacklisted by the dealer because of this very public flip.
Porsche Lehigh Valley is a very small volume Porsche dealer. As a result, they don't get many GT car allocations. It's possible that this may be the only GT4 RS allocation they ever got... Edit: * The ebay sale I saw Lehigh Valley post in 2020 I believe was actually listed as "used." But like this GT4 RS, it was a brand new delivery miles car. |
If this is a 100% a private sale Porsche won’t say a thing to the dealer. They can’t. The dealer could threaten the buyer on future purchases but why would they? Personally, I have zero issue. Let’s hope it hits 300k. Then I can brag about this being the next 7.2RS in terms of long term value.
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While its technically true that Porsche has no authority over the owner's decision to sell this car, it is *not* true that they have no influence. Porsche can (and, in my view, should) make every effort to limit flipping. Why? The same reasons why Rolex and Ferrari do. It erodes brand value (its an ugly spectacle), denies true enthusiasts the opportunity to own and enjoy the product, and makes customers unhappy (case in point: Chris Harris' instagram video this morning).
This isn't about free market capitalism - Its about taking care of your most loyal customers and being polite. |
Originally Posted by Bahnbrenner
(Post 18578981)
While its technically true that Porsche has no authority over the owner's decision to sell this car, it is *not* true that they have no influence. Porsche can (and, in my view, should) make every effort to limit flipping. Why? The same reasons why Rolex and Ferrari do. It erodes brand value (its an ugly spectacle), denies true enthusiasts the opportunity to own and enjoy the product, and makes customers unhappy (case in point: Chris Harris' instagram video this morning).
This isn't about free market capitalism - Its about taking care of your most loyal customers and being polite. |
One netted best part of 90k over list for the seller on Collecting Cars in the UK 2 weeks ago.
150 mls. Gentian Blue WP, no mags, no LED PDLS or PCCB. |
Beautiful car, above my pay grade and talent level. Will be interesting to see if the reserve is met and what it goes for.
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Perhaps the supply of the RS will be so low that demand will consistently out strip it but some of these excessive premiums makes me think of musical chairs. At some point the music usually stops.
The upshot is that whomever owns the GT4RS has got a heckuva Porsche regardless of price. Still I sense this fearless paying of premium stems from the belief that someone somewhere will pay even more. |
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