<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by JF58854777:
Thanks to everyone that offered to help out, but I have decided not to get the car. I feel pretty bad about backing out of the deal, but I offered the to pay for the guys listing fee (he wasn't very happy and wants 250 dollars when it only cost 40 bucks to list). There are just too many things about this auction that I don't like. When I would ask these guys 3 questions, they would always come back and vaguely answer one. Their feedback does look a bit odd. The "No Paint" comment is funny too... The fact that they held this as a private auction raises a red flag, the last person I saw have a private auction for a car on Ebay was John Hennesy. I should have thought about this long before I bid on the auction - and it is 100% my fault. Usually I am very much a man of my word, but I don't have enough money to make a 55K mistake. If you guys want to take a look at the car for yourself, go ahead and give the guy a call. He seems pretty friendly and if you live in Texas you can back out much easier than flying all the way out from Colorado. I am just a super cautious person, and I don’t have a good gut feeling about the car (I am super paranoid). Normally a car like that would sell for 58K, and that is a buyer’s price. If anyone does check out the car report back because I am dying to know if I really missed out on a great deal. Good luck to anyone else, but I am too scared to risk 55K, I think I will wait until next year anyways (snow will be here soon in Colorado). I just wish I didn’t have to back out of the deal and look like a scumbag, but I guess it is better than risk buying a 55K clunker.
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First, go with your gut feeling. I recently looked at a car in my area that the guy said was in great shape. It was not in great shape and the guy never titled the car. Red flag!! It's now listed on Ebay.
I know exactly what you mean when you say you ask these people 3 questions and they come back with a vague answer to one. I've been on the phone with one seller on ebay, and he just does not want to answer questions. Seems to me there is alot to hide if you can't point blank answer a question.