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Cavey
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Registered: 11th Nov 02
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1st Apr 05 at 03:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I'm looking at buying a car on eBay because everything local to me is out of my budget, i'm after a dirt cheap shitter for a year or so basically.

Would you win an auction on a car without viewing it first ?
Luke1.4
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1st Apr 05 at 03:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i got a shitter and it has been fine

[Edited on 01-04-2005 by Luke1.4]
Carr
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1st Apr 05 at 09:27   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
No
I'd go and look at it before bidding
Welsh Dan
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1st Apr 05 at 09:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Depends how much.
Cavey
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1st Apr 05 at 13:54   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Only looking at £250 maximum, and i've got no transport to get there before bidding really, thats why i'm a bit buggered on it
Carr
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1st Apr 05 at 13:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
How will you get there when you win then? and if you get there and it doesnt work how will you get back?
Cavey
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Yeah, it's a shit position to be in. Would get there on the train if i won it. But for £250 i dont see the point of getting a train there and back to view it, and then another up there if i win the auction.

I've just been told the reserve and dont wanna pay that much anyway so might have to try and blag something after the auction finishes as long as no-one else wins it.
Ian
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1st Apr 05 at 17:40   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
If in doubt, don't bid as much.

You'll still end up with a shit car, you'll have just paid less.
Colin
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Cant you just go round some dealers and see if they have any trade ins with good Tax & Test for a couple hundred quid cash???
Assy D
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1st Apr 05 at 19:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Nope unless it was cheap as fuck and i saw a pic
Paul H
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1st Apr 05 at 19:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
would never buy a car without seeing it first
L33 LEG
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1st Apr 05 at 19:26   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
for only 250 id probably take the risk and buy without viewing. u wnt loose much if the worse happens
pauls corsa
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i would for a couple of hundred quid as l33 leg said u cant loose much
Andrew
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1st Apr 05 at 20:37   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
£250 is hardly nothing these days -- especially for a car.

If the car is a complete shitter then you can always stick it back on eBay on a mates account or something.
langey
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1st Apr 05 at 20:53   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i went all the way down to luton without seeing the car 1st, just went off other peoples coments and pictures.
got there and everythin was fine (Y)
Colin.S
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1st Apr 05 at 21:02   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by langey
i went all the way down to luton without seeing the car 1st, just went off other peoples coments and pictures.
got there and everythin was fine (Y)


Brave man
Kerry
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1st Apr 05 at 23:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i have bought 3 cars on ebay and all were fine
at the end of the day if u ask enough questions and see enough pics and you get there and the car is not how it was described then you dont buy it
VegasPhil
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1st Apr 05 at 23:16   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
There was a Sweet old Skool Polo on eBay I was looking at yeasterday. A buy it now price of £350. I'll look for it...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=9873&item=4540196258&rd=1

[Edited on 01-04-2005 by VegasPhil]

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