E-bay works......WOW

[94 RT/10 Black MAMBA]

A friend of mine just bought a 1995 Black Viper with 000196 original miles (yes that's 196 miles) on e-bay for $40,600.00.

What a steal. We're driving to Florida to pick it up this weekend.

 

[viper585]

Excellent deal for a brand new car!!

 

[Gerald Levin]

Incredible deal. I'm also a firm believer in buying on ebay as long as you are careful and knowledgable about the scammers, its a great place to buy. Imagine the price of that car if it was part of the Nelson Collection? It would have cost you at least another $10k. Congrats.

 

[Achilles99]

Yeah, I've bought three cars from Ebay. Tack an extended warranty on it, and you are trouble free

 

[DodgeViper01]

Same here. Purchased my RT/10 on eBay and loved it. Brand new at a dealership that just got over their head. Saved a ton and got the K40, Borla, and Tinted windows included. eBay is more for the buyers when it comes to cars but sellers can do okay as well.

 

[Gerald Levin]

Ebay especially works when you work out a deal in advance of the auction end that the transaction is contingent on an inspection by a dealer or a fellow VCA'er. If they have nothing to hide, they would have no problem doing this.

 

[iispms]

I bought my 98 GTS with 18k miles for 40,100 about 9 months ago on ebay. Worked out great!

 

[GG]

I agree, EBay can be great on expensive items as long as you do your homework ahead of time to eliminate scams and protect yourself. My personal pet-peeve however, is the seller bail out "car subject to prior sale and early auction end". What a one-way advantage to the seller. I would never bid on such an auction without the same out on the buyer side.

 

[DodgeViper01]

Yes, check before purchase. I flew down, looked over the car and drove before I said the offical yes. Great transaction.

 

[GraphiteGTS]

Bought my eleventh car on the Bay last week. (I need to get to Birmingham to pick the thing up.) Got it for 1000 less than my bid. That's a great thing about eBay.

 

[Sam 01 RT10]

Sounds like a great price on a practially new car.

I haven't bought a car there, but I did sell my T/A there last year, and got a bit more than I expected for it.

My old baby:
http://www.radiantvegas.com/sam/sam-1.jpg

 

[94 RT/10 Black MAMBA]

What I can't get over is that there were only three bidders on this car!

And to think $40,600.00 for a 196 mile car!

 

[GraphiteGTS]

Paul, there are very few North Americans who will buy a car sight unseen. They would as soon buy a house that way. Plus, they don't have the money. True story: I found a car for a friend for 9900 on eBay. He got cold feet and bought virtually the same car locally (Mercury Sable) for 13900, but was happy to "eliminate the risk".
I agree, though, I would have expected more bidders.