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Please share your professional opinions on this one.
Seller looks to be ok with solid feedback, other similar class cars, and appears to have carved out a niche selling the lower 'grade' exotics which is fine. It's a terrible ad but that doesn't mean it's a bad car and since he wasn't the previous owner shouldn't have much bearing on car condition. Check it out carefully and have it inspected at a good independent prior to sending payment and you might be able to land a good deal by going the extra mile to do the research yourself instead of counting on the seller to provide it. You should do those things anyhow so it's not like it's much more effort and trust only what you know as fact.
edit; only concern is the black wheel which either means they upgraded the wheel to that silver two-tone and could only find it in black or it's possible they blew the airbag and that was the easiest one to find. I'd bet on the former because that's a terribly lazy way to try to hide an accident so it's likely just questionable taste.
WOW. 2002 6spd with 107k miles for $32k. That's actually pretty cheap. Looks decent shape too.
On what basis does it look cheap? For all we know it might have thousands in deferred maint. The seller doesn't know or doesn't give a **** apparently, not sure which is worst.
On what basis does it look cheap? For all we know it might have thousands in deferred maint. The seller doesn't know or doesn't give a **** apparently, not sure which is worst.
Yup, it might and it might not have thousands in deferred maintenance.
I'm not in the market for another 996tt so I'm not willing to invest any more time into seeing if this car is a good buy or not. I'm not implying someone should hit the "buy it now" button without doing their homework.
That is interesting. It shows to still be for sale at $98k even on their carsfromusa website but sold with no reserve on ebay for much less.
Just an FYI on this car, I actually ended up the high bidder and when I called to make arrangements for the payment, the Seller refused to sell the car for the final price. He said his secretary had made a mistake in not listing it with a reserve price. When I spoke with him a couple of days earlier he of course never mentioned this situation. That possibility aside, he was very sarcastic and unpleasant on the phone and should the opportunity arise, you should be very careful in dealing with him. On to finding another 2005 TTS coupe!
Just an FYI on this car, I actually ended up the high bidder and when I called to make arrangements for the payment, the Seller refused to sell the car for the final price. He said his secretary had made a mistake in not listing it with a reserve price. When I spoke with him a couple of days earlier he of course never mentioned this situation. That possibility aside, he was very sarcastic and unpleasant on the phone and should the opportunity arise, you should be very careful in dealing with him. On to finding another 2005 TTS coupe!
Just an FYI on this car, I actually ended up the high bidder and when I called to make arrangements for the payment, the Seller refused to sell the car for the final price. He said his secretary had made a mistake in not listing it with a reserve price. When I spoke with him a couple of days earlier he of course never mentioned this situation. That possibility aside, he was very sarcastic and unpleasant on the phone and should the opportunity arise, you should be very careful in dealing with him. On to finding another 2005 TTS coupe!
Have you tried filing something through ebay? In principle auctions should be honored.
Just an FYI on this car, I actually ended up the high bidder and when I called to make arrangements for the payment, the Seller refused to sell the car for the final price. He said his secretary had made a mistake in not listing it with a reserve price. When I spoke with him a couple of days earlier he of course never mentioned this situation. That possibility aside, he was very sarcastic and unpleasant on the phone and should the opportunity arise, you should be very careful in dealing with him. On to finding another 2005 TTS coupe!
Wow! That's unreal. I would be HOT!! Sorry to hear that. Definitely try to report him to eBay.
**Edit** Were you the high bidder the first time around, or this most recent listing?
I couldn't care less. There's a thing called professional business etiquette. If you don't intend on selling a vehicle for a certain price and honoring your deal, then don't offer it at no reserve.
If I am the high bidder on a car (I have been twice on eBay, fortunately both sellers were honest people and the transactions went off without a hitch) and you decide you're not going to sell that car to me, prepare yourself for a very unpleasant situation.
Corso - Just giving you a hard time. That gif cracks me up whenever I see it! I agree with you that it is pretty crappy to back out of a deal, whether ebay treats is as a binding offer or not.
12-23-2016, 01:35 PM
