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Originally Posted by blue2000s
I've always wondered who'd be brave and/or dumb enough to buy a car on ebay. Have you had people looking at it locally before bidding? Do they ask questions and ask for an inspection? Who are these people?
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I bought mine on ebay. My thinking was this: People down in New Orleans do not take care of anything. It is almost impossible to. The roads are terrible, the city is filthy, the drivers are horrendous (and even worse when they park next to you), it get's a lot of sun, and it had a hurricane. Most people where I live commute to New Orleans daily for work.
I bought it from a house wife. A very wealthy and meticulous one, at that. They kept the car waxed and in a garage and had every single record. The husband listed it on ebay because she went out and bought a new car and the dealership wouldn't give her anything on trade. The deal was, I would meet them at the airport, If I liked the car, I would pay them and be on my way, if not, I would have taken a one day vacation. I loved it, and drove it all the way home that day.
The upper hand that you have on ebay over local lots is there is no dealer markup, and a real person often will let you leave with it at a discount so they can move on.