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In particular, without seeing it in person. I'm looking for a VW GLI or GLSfor my son and frankly the selection locally is not that great. For more expensive cars, I've flown to the seller and looked at the car in person.

In this case, I would utilize a service that conducts a PPI and have the report sent to me before the purchase. The advertised reports seem fairly thorough and even include paint thickness checks.

I joined Ebay for the first time yesterday just in case I decide to go this route but I recognize many of you here are seasoned Ebay users, and I would appreciate your thoughts on buying a car purely based on photos and an independent PPI.