Date: Sun, 04 May 2003 09:40:12 -0700 From: B&D <NO_SPAMnopsamCOM> Subject: Re: Saab Depreciation: Greater than most?
On 5/4/03 7:39 AM, in article b938ne$eni91$1nopsam34476.news.dfncis.de, "davehinznopsamcop.net" <davehinznopsamcop.net> wrote: > Someone who looks an awful lot like 'nuther Bob <nonenopsam.nom> wrote: >> On Sat, 03 May 2003 16:36:43 -0700, B&D <NO_SPAMnopsamCOM> wrote: > >>> I have seen people really burned in the sales, >>> though, so as always, Caveat Emptor. > > >> I've seen an incredible amount of fraud on Ebay. > > Yes, and this is exactly why it's important to buy from someone with > a fantastic buyer rating. If someone has sold hundreds or thousands > of cars, and has a 99%+ positive rating, I'd have no hesitation > at all of buying a car from them on ebay. An individual seller, > without much or any history? I'd probably pass, or at a minimum insist > on some sort of Escrow arrangement for the payment. And even then there is some risk. I think the reason that the eBay prices are so low is more or less answered in your paragraph above! You have to be "paid" for the risk with the potential for a higher return though a low price. After all, if you buy a used car on eBay for a song, you have to realize that it still might be a fair price due to the condition of the car, or might have been too much if the car was a lemon or not meet your specification!