Is Ebay drying up?
Burning Brakes
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Instructor
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Seems like there are some project cars out there but they sure are getting expensive for a pile of parts......kinda glad I picked up mine when I did, but buying many of the parts I need has been an expensive education.
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Burning Brakes
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Actually, I see a fair amount of C2s popping up on the Bay but very few meet reserve. It's a little like the current real estate industry here in CA; many sellers are still refusing to lower their prices so therefore no sale. It'll change. 
Racer
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Reserve not met doesn't always mean no sale, the real wheeling and dealing starts when the auction ends with reserve not met. Serious buyers then make their real offers and sellers then gauge the real value. ebay generates interest and makes contacts, some deals close afterwards
Le Mans Master
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Reserve not met doesn't always mean no sale, the real wheeling and dealing starts when the auction ends with reserve not met. Serious buyers then make their real offers and sellers then gauge the real value. ebay generates interest and makes contacts, some deals close afterwards
. Ebay is good advertising more than for actual car sales. I got tons of emails and offers via my personal email. I did not want to sell on Ebay as I don't think a sale should be done without some kind of inspection. I also set my reserve high in case it did sell so I could cover the Ebay costs for selling a $50K street rod like my 32 Ford. 
Melting Slicks
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I agree . Ebay is good advertising more than for actual car sales. I got tons of emails and offers via my personal email. I did not want to sell on Ebay as I don't think a sale should be done without some kind of inspection. I also set my reserve high in case it did sell so I could cover the Ebay costs for selling a $50K street rod like my 32 Ford.
. Ebay is good advertising more than for actual car sales. I got tons of emails and offers via my personal email. I did not want to sell on Ebay as I don't think a sale should be done without some kind of inspection. I also set my reserve high in case it did sell so I could cover the Ebay costs for selling a $50K street rod like my 32 Ford. oWEN
Burning Brakes
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Reserve not met doesn't always mean no sale, the real wheeling and dealing starts when the auction ends with reserve not met. Serious buyers then make their real offers and sellers then gauge the real value. ebay generates interest and makes contacts, some deals close afterwards
Le Mans Master
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From: Rocklin California
I sold a couple of dirt bikes on Ebay and it cost me much more than the less expensive items I have listed and sold. Not sure how it works but the higher price stuff costs more to sell than the lower price?
Melting Slicks
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That is the case with some items, but not the case with cars. With cars there is a $40 listing fee and then if it sells there is a $50 selling fee. If a no sale, you do not pay.
Here is the page, have a look.
http://pages.ebay.com/help/sell/motorfees.html
oWEN
Le Mans Master
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Ken,
That is the case with some items, but not the case with cars. With cars there is a $40 listing fee and then if it sells there is a $50 selling fee. If a no sale, you do not pay.
Here is the page, have a look.
http://pages.ebay.com/help/sell/motorfees.html
oWEN
That is the case with some items, but not the case with cars. With cars there is a $40 listing fee and then if it sells there is a $50 selling fee. If a no sale, you do not pay.
Here is the page, have a look.
http://pages.ebay.com/help/sell/motorfees.html
oWEN
