[Chocaholic]

BaT is great if you’re a seller. When buying, you’re up against enthusiasts from around the planet. Many of which have no financial limitations if it comes to getting the car or bike they want. I’ve bid well beyond the common sense level on some motorcycles and are almost always outbid. Best bet is to buy local, then sell on BaT when the time comes.

I’ve also bought and sold a car there one time each and did ok. Sold to a guy in Russia. Broke even and had a toy to play with for about a year. My gripe is the requests for hard-to-obtain pictures (a riding photo with two people on the bike, close-up of a detail that requires a lift/wheel removal, etc., request for obscure documents, paint thickness readings, pics of compression gauge while testing, etc)…..then disappear and never bid.