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Some differences. I sold a car on BAT and they aren't really a full auction site. They auction the car and collect their cut but then it's up to you to actually get paid. People can backout with almost no consequences. they also stagger your auction so you are not against 6 others at the same time which is nice but really this is to accomodate their corporate customers. you wait. They also rewire your ad and wont let you confirm certain things (like mileage).
Also I had a non bidding account say they saw my car X years ago and it was in bad shape in X state. Basically enough to cause doubt. BAT will not remove these comments yet they go above and beyond to remove anything unverified from your ad. Defending your car in the comments is necessary so keep checking in but defend too vigorously makes you look bad. This is VERY common. I read a conversation on my thread talking about a different auction. Someone boasting about how they brought up some accusation toward the end of an auction to suppress bidding, then they scooped in at the end to get a steal. I can send the link if you want to see what I mean. BAT is fine with that giving anonymous possible bidder comments free reign while the seller is restricted.
I also sold an early 911 on eBay. It's expensive there but you do get a true worldwide audience. I also see many fake auctions on eBay and both myself and my neighbor had our cars listed for sale by someone who just grabbed pictures and VIN from our cars.
I honestly don't know the best forum but my thought is eBay is for cars in bad shape, BAT for cars in great shape. EarlySRegistry for cars in concours shape. Craigslist and Fbook Marketplace to sell tools and non Porsche specific stuff or Beck replicars. PCA site/mag if you want to show everyone your average car is on sale for 400K-I never got one email in like 5 months for a highly desired model.
Good luck. There's a reason people go to dealers. . .
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