There's no question BaT caters to its dealer high volume sellers who are routinely selling sketch cars to unknowing buyers. BaT is a seller's site and the 7 day format does not allow for proper due diligence. Only a fool buys a car on BaT - of course there are a few exceptions when the buyer can put eyes on the car and seller, etc. However for the most part, buyers are paying way too much for cars with stories and needs.

There is less likelihood your car will be rejected if you allow it to be listed at No Reserve.

But that's a high risk considering the wild swings in attitude shown by the Peanut Gallery and the bidders who take them seriously

I just sold an 87 924S on BAT. The listing went smooth. It was accepted and listed quickly. While BAT offered me a reserve I decided to do a no reserve listing. I have listed cars for a friend on BAT since I have history with them. My advice is don’t get hung up on your asking price, be reasonable and flexible. Do your due diligence on actual sold prices. Have your facts ready and not your emotions. Have very detailed photos and if possible, videos too. Title should be under your name or the owner’s name. Try to have as much information as possible, especially as a first timer. If your listing is approved and the listing goes live, be prepared to interact with the commentators in a timely manner. Communication is key. Overall, be honest about your listing to the best of your ability.

Whereas this is a great example of how NOT to sell on BaT. Ratty car, unengaged seller coming across as less than forthcoming.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2000-porsche-911-carrera-cabriolet-23

BAT rejects 90% of cars

That's true but not the whole story, or exactly accurate. At this point BAT has a pretty fined tuned formula. Well presented cars from knowledgable sellers, sold at no reserve.
This is what they want. Any deviation from that and you can probably count on selling the car somewhere else. You might get accepted, but your chances are a lot lower. So they aren't necessarily rejecting 90% of cars, but 90% of sellers, that's far and away two different things. Which is why you might see the same car the next week, very similar to the one you got rejected.

---Adam

That may be true but I'm on BAT everyday and I would say only around 30% of the cars are no reserve. Noticed a slight uptick in the last 6 months, but there are still plenty of cars sold at reserve.

Me personally, the idea of selling no reserve on that site scares the crap out of me.:) If that was the only way I could get something of mine on there, no thanks. I'll go elsewhere.

Personally I think contracting with one of the Dealers (BAT Partners) that have a lot of fanboi's on there would be the way to go. More than likely would get a higher reserve and more bids because of the Dealer. Their fee would probably pay for itself with the better outcome. That's what I plan on doing in the future.

I think you're starting to see the big picture, return sellers, most of them dealers, are dominating. Again, BAT wants to go with knowns. The question here is how does the average dude get his car on BAT? No reserve is the surest way, if he balks at the reserve or becomes a problem for BAT they will move on. They don't want argumentative sellers or snippy people who are touchy about their cars. If they see you as over-valuing it right off the bat (no pun intended) they might think you'll be a problem. Amateur sellers are also a problem because they welch. It happened to me, I won the bidding on a 911, the seller said he wouldn't sell it where the bidding ended, at no reserve. Sure, he will never sell on BAT again, but they probably have a good idea at this point who will be a problem and who won't. They want it smooth and professional.

---Adam

Slight hijack but didn't' think worth starting a new thread.

Look at this... ouch! I feel for the guy.

https://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-cars-sale/1152906-1987-porsche-944s-sale.html

Anyone else have a car get rejected on BAT? I did.
 

That is the big risk of buying a cheap car on BAT.

But I’ve been hosed on private purchases too.
My son’s 335i was wrecked with a clean carfax. Guy must have fixed it himself to avoid title issues. Luckily my son got in a minor fender bender. So with the help of a friend, that owns a body shop, we fixed the car correctly on insurances dime.
I don’t care about the resale value. It’s a hot rod turbo now.


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