research 1st, or else eBay can burn you bad!

skinnerd · skinnerd's Garage

Here is a perfect example of how you can get burned on eBay if you don't do your homework first.

Pair of real RS touring bumpers....finally sell for $1846 for the pair.

I just got off the phone with the dealer, and with PCA discount (which ain't much), I am having a set delivered to me for $1081.

There is a lot that person could have done with the nearly $750 extra that was paid for this set.
Porsche part nos. 911.505.021.01 and 911.505.022.01

Buyer beware...or be at least educated.

fastteo · 11-21-2005, 01:51 PM

I'm with you there. I've seen a lot of car parts in Ebay that sells more than retail. I always compare it with Pelican first. Although Pelican really ships in 2 days or less for me with regular shipping cost so most of my parts I get from our gracious host (brown nosing).

jmz · jmz's Garage

people are always looking for a deal. I have customers that regulary go pay more for used sh@t than I would sell them the new stuff for. ...Doctors.

Zeke · 11-21-2005, 07:23 PM

Interesting that the starting bid was retail less the discount. He had nothing to lose.

Joeaksa · 11-21-2005, 11:09 PM

This happens all the time on Ebay. Doing research is very important. I see it often with special tools and such that people do not know the list price.

JoeA

rob justice · rob justice's Garage

I purchased parts (Front Bilstein shocks) from Pelican - but as it turned out I had ordered the wrong part. After speaking to Pelican who mentioned return the parts no problem so they can be exchanged. Due to postage from Scotland (I picked up the parts whilst on holiday to US) I deceided just to stick the parts on Ebay, I ended up getting 1.5 times the price paid for the shocks. Can't complain.

jluetjen · jluetjen's Garage

The other interesting thing is that there wasn't just one "sucker" making a stray bid, but rather the item got bid up to that price. If the seller had listed them for more then retail he may not have gotten any bids. Instead he started low and the bidders got a case of the "red mist" and decided that it was better to win those items then pay less for retail. It's a funny aspect of human psycology.

That's the neat thing about eBay, if you do it right you don't have to defraud money out of the sellers -- they'll just happily give it to you. (Sometimes)

charlesbahn · charlesbahn's Garage

I agree, a bidding frenzy frequently develops and all reason goes OTD.