Any one ever bought a car on e-bay?

Question

Has any one ever bought a car on e-bay?, if so, do you recommend? ,and if so why?

Answer 1

bad idea,,i,ll tell you why,,i own a repair shop,,and a friend of mine bought one from there,,so i went with him out of state to get it,,when we got there the guy who owned it suddenly had to go out of town,,and we thought,,well that's OK,,we deal-ed with his wife,,when she opened the garage door we wanted to run the car didn't even look like the one he bought,,and it wouldn't start either,,finally we got it started,,he backed it out,,and it died in the drive way,,so we were stuck with making a decision about how to get it home,,finally we hired a tow truck to bring it back,,300 bucks for this,,plus 2500 bucks for the car,,and to this day 9 weeks ago,,since he bought it he is still trying to get it to run right,,we have almost come to the conclusion of just writing it off as a bad experience,,and getting a different car,,and i know of other people who have had the same kind of experience,,you can try it if you want to,,remember you cant actually see or touch the car your buying,,something to think about,,good luck ,,i hope this help,s.

Answer 2

I bought truck on ebay, the truck was in texas. First check out there feedback if its not between 95 to 100. I would stay clear of it. What I did was emailed the seller and I told them I would send them the 500.00 at the end of the auction, But I was going to come and pick up the truck than I would pay them the rest after I check out the truck. They agree and than I bid on the truck (buy now) The truck was just like they said. I am very happy with it. I would never pay the full amount until I see the car or truck. There a lot of good sellers out there but you have to be careful. You can even ask the seller if you can come and look at the car before you bid, if they say no don't bid on it.I hope that helps.

Answer 3

I've bought about 6 motorcycles on eBay and never had a bad experience. Here's some tips:

-Get a full vehicle history before you bid. If the seller can't tell you the condition of the major systems, don't bid. Check the manufacturer's recommended service schedule (25,000 mile, 50,000 mile, etc) and compare what is recommended to be done at that mileage to what has actually been done.

-Don't bid on a car that is so far away that you can't inspect it, unless the seller will agree that you have the right to back out of the sale when you go pick it up. That's going to be hard to get someone to agree with, and you should set some rules in advance about what is a major enough problem to warrant backing out of the deal.

-If the car is not too far away, go inspect it first. If the seller is not willing to let you test-drive it and even bring a mechanic to look it over, then don't buy it.

-Ask the seller to pay for a Carfax vehicle history report. If they won't pay for it, get the VIN and pay out of your own pocket (some people are just cheap like that) but don't buy without researching the VIN.

-See if you can get a local mechanic to go with you to inspect it. Many mechanics will do this for a price and it's worth it.

-Don't EVER pay for the car by Western Union. There are so many scams on eBay and almost all of them involve payment by Western Union.

-Don't put down more of a deposit than you're willing to get scammed out of. It's never happened to me but there are a lot of bad guys out there.

-Know the true value of what you're buying and set your bid accordingly.

-If you absolutely must buy a car that you cannot inspect and cannot go pick up, factor shipping into your expenses as it can be over $1000 to ship a car, depending on where it's going.

-If your seller insists on payment before you pick up (instead of a deposit paid in advance and cash\certified check at pickup) then insist on using an escrow service like escrow.com. You as the buyer should select the escrow service to prevent a slick con-artist from taking your money--- there's lots of fake escrow sites out there!

Good luck, happy bidding!

Answer 4

We sell and Buy cars on E-bay all the time without incident...you just have to be careful to have full disclosure & facts behind purchase!! Buying New is much more easier from Dealers but be cautious when private parties!

Answer 5

See to be true don't ever think to buy a car on e-bay as its something which is not What you see is what u get,,,,,,

Answer 6

I have never gotten anything there. But I wouldn't trust them with a car.

Answer 7

No but I know someone who did. I'd recommend it, but then again every seller is different so be careful.

Answer 8

I sold one on there - you just need to be careful and check the seller's feedback to make sure they are not scammers.

Answer 9

A NEIGHBORS SON PURCHASED ONE.....DROVE TO UTAH FROM PENNSYLVANIA AND DROVE IT HOME ....ANOTHER WENT TO NEW JERSEY FROM PENNSYLVANIA AND DROVE IT HOME.....BOTH ARE KNOWLEDGEABLE MECHANICS....

Answer 10

a matchbox