[Bob O]

I've purchased two cars on ebay ..an 03 Ford Escape and the Boxster, and sold one, my 79 911. Both purchases were from dealers, the Escape from a ford dealer somewhere in PA (I forget where exactly) and the Boxster from a used car dealer in Pittsburgh. Both cars and both transactions went exceedingly well, with no problems or unexpected issues. I flew to Pittsburgh, got a PPI done at a dealer and drove it home. Both were under factory warranty when I bought them so that helped my mindset a little. You DO need to do a lot of research before buying, not only to check out the seller but the car. I talked to both of them quite a bit on the phone before making the deals. I got tons of photos from each of them, photos that weren't on their ad. I know that photos can be manipulated but they were useful anyway. And no money changed hands until I personally saw, drove and had inspected each vehicle. If the seller won't agree to those tems, walk away. THere's always another one out there. BTW.. the Escape was about $5,500 less than the asking prices locally for that same vehicle. The 250 air fare, one night's motel room, gas, food and two days on the road, were farrrrrr cheaper than trying to deal here. Similar analysis for the Box.

Bob