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Originally Posted by onewhippedpuppy
As someone who listed and didn’t sell two cars on BAT, it’s a strange experience. In hindsight I probably over shared details without prompting and would have been better off letting the BAT commenters ask questions and probably miss 50% of the pertinent details. Personally I would never buy a car there unless it was close enough to personally inspect, just like all auctions they are designed to magnify your enthusiasm and minimize criticism. Also despite popular opinion, even high resolution photos can hide a LOT.
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You speak the truth wrt buying on BaT. I've bought two vehicles, a MC and a car that I posted above. Both were massively under-represented with undisclosed deferred maintenance on the car and the MC basically needing complete rebuilding. I bid on the Mini impulsively because it was cheap and not too far away, (shipping or flying/driving can get really expensive these days). I absolutely did not need it but in classic BaT fashion, I got caught up in the moment and bid. Couldn't believe I won. It's actually a pretty nice car but I had to sink a couple of grand into it right away to get it up to snuff, just tires/brakes/axle boot/wheel bearings/brake hoses...usual stuff on an old car and all stuff I would have known about if I could have inspected it in person before bidding.
The seller was pretty dishonest but no different from your typical private seller. The difference was the BaT format where he could choose what to show and what not to.