FRporscheman

Both of my cars were found on craigslist but two of my friends bought theirs from ebay and both are happy. I have seen periods with no 968s on ebay but not for a while.

The man I bought my '95 from had 5 other 968s at the time. Last time I saw him, he had only 2. It's funny how hoarding 6 968s can affect the market. Then suddenly selling 3 of them is like a stimulus plan.

JDS968

Why would anybody do that, does he think their value will suddenly skyrocket and he'll be rich?

dkdm

odurandina,
This add says that color is merlot -
http://tucson.craigslist.org/ctd/1762436518.html

Damian in NJ

It looks Amethyst, nice 17" Cup 1's, but I bet it's not a true full leather interior car.

Fox944

i wouldnt buy a car off ebay outright, as in bid on it and then buy after winning the auction. I did purchase a couple cars off ebay in my lifetime. But not in the typical ebay fashion. I contacted the seller, went to drive/ppi the car and then had them end the auction early after an agreement on price was made.

jeff968

You are correct Damian, it is just the standard black partial leather. That said, it is 1 of 21 NA 968 cabs painted in F9 Amethyst and 1 of only 2 paired with a black interior and a black top. It is pretty well loaded as well with painted crests, headlight washers, 17" cup1s, dual full power seats, hi-fi speakers and a CD changer.

rgs944

I do not think it matters where you buy your car (or anything) if you do your homework and you set your price and stick to it. I usually like to buy private but I consider everything out there to find the right one.

rgs944

2 968's just listed. One coupe and one cab.

jeff968

Here's a neat one from eBay Canada:

http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...:X:AAQ:CA:1123

Even though it is listed for sale in Canada it is not a Canadian or North American car as you can tell from fender side lights.

RajDatta

+1. After a recent incident, where a friend purchased a car based on description/site unseen, I have learnt my lesson as well. I would never recommend purchasing a car site unseen, no matter how honest the seller might sound. You would be surprised at the kind of scumbags that are out there. When it comes to $$, I no longer trust people. Pictures can be extremely misleading.
Raj

RajDatta

Jeff, those side markers can easily be added. Trevor did this to his old 968 turbo coupe.
Raj

Vilhuer

Possible 15+ years old ROW model in Canada is 95% surely used import from Japan. Most Japanise cars are LHD even though they are RHD country. Canada is full of those cars and likely 968 have been imported also. Geting one to US is another matter.

odb812

Check out the reverse lights. Those were only available in Japan, right?

Vilhuer

White reverse lights was generic ROW setup and mandatory in most if not all EU countries at the time. In many cases people have painted them red or changed entire lights but usually ROW cars had white setup when they left factory. This includes Japanise models also.

rgs944

Purchasing a car without seeing it is scary. When I purchased my 968 I thought of buying it without going to look and I am very glad I did not. The owner was not dishonest he just did know cars that well. After pointing out what the car needed he accepted a much lower offer. I might have low balled him a little, but what I paid for the car was much much closer to actuall value than his initial asking price.