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I actually submitted the car to BaT and they liked my car, but was told that this is their busiest season and they asked that I resubmit later (not sure when "later" exactly is) when the amount of submissions has declined. Additionally, as we all know BaT was recently sold to large conglomerate, so the way they handle and process auctions has changed.
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That is an immaculate looking red shark
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Ultimately these sites only care about making money, nothing more. BaT wouldn’t go above $30k for my SC, I sold it in a few weeks for $44k. They were also borderline rude and difficult to deal with. I listed my FD RX7 and D2 S8 on BaT, both listings took about one month to start despite me providing them with comprehensive information and neither met reserve. Ultimately I’ve concluded that I can write a better ad and get more money on my own.
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Yasin is that the 928 that we talked about a while back? If so you’ve done a fantastic job making that a very nice car.
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No bolt was left unturned, I went through the entire car, exterior, new interior and engine out for all the maintenance. Zero leaks, very tight and runs like a champ. I spent every iota of free time on it and put all my house and other car projects on hold to focus on making everything right on this car. At $23.5k, I'm loosing almost $6k on this car. That's what stings guys like Doug Demuro or the BaT guys will NEVER know what it takes to revive a car like this and the sacrifice required. They have the financial means to buy whatever they want and in the process they feel they can value your hard work, blood and tears at any sacrilegious number they dream of. Here are some before and after pictures to give you an idea: https://scontent-dfw5-1.xx.fbcdn.net...8b&oe=5F6D93F0 https://scontent.fhou1-2.fna.fbcdn.n...0f&oe=5F6B8EE7 Before: https://scontent.fhou1-1.fna.fbcdn.n...57&oe=5F6AD1DE After: https://scontent.fhou1-2.fna.fbcdn.n...47&oe=5F6B2314 https://scontent.fhou1-2.fna.fbcdn.n...01&oe=5F6DDB6A https://scontent.fhou1-2.fna.fbcdn.n...92&oe=5F6C10EA |
Well done sir, I couldn’t have done any better.
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That's what stings guys like Doug Demuro or the BaT guys will NEVER know what it takes to revive a car like this and the sacrifice required
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I guess that explains the yen for an XKE
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I got in a bidding war w a guy last year on a car on BaT that I really wanted, it was just an old Benz in amazing shape but not a super high value car. It was looking like it would slip under the radar and go cheap up until almost the end, so I threw in my “knockout” $8k bid, (it was at $5-6k, can’t remember). All of a sudden, I had a competitor and we bid against each other up to $15k before I dropped out. Auction fever...I was pissed and I wanted the car, if I couldn’t have it, I was going to make him pay dearly. No one else was bidding. I wanted to pay ~$8k tops but I went nuts. This is what drives the auction sites that are curated well...pure desire over reason and deep pockets in many cases. When it was all over, I congratulated the guy and said that I really wanted to score it cheap. He said, “me too but I was afraid that you knew something I didn’t.” :D So funny. The whole collector world is driven by buyers thinking that they are smarter than the guy selling the car. |
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928 S4 manual cars fetch good $$ from what I can see, obviously pedigree and records since new make a big difference, etc. I hope that you get good coin for it, the collector car market is white hot this year. :cool: |
Completely off topic to this thread, but I can't stand Doug Demuro. His dorky, douchey videos (often with incorrect info) drive me nuts on youtube.
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They want to sell cars. They don't want to get the reputation that BAT is a place for cars that the owners think are worth more than they really are (not a commentary on your 928, that's just their philosophy). I'd imaging Doug D is trying to copy the BAT formula. I ran into the same issue selling a car on BAT, it ended up working out and I got way more for the car than I expected, but the relatively low reserve was something I had to be prepared for. Due to my prolific internet posting about the car I restored, then sold on BAT, there was much interest because the car was well known, which overcame the low reserve in the first 2 days, and ended up setting a BAT record for hammer price on the car model. |
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Well good news, I just received a deposit on my 928. Didn't need BaT, didn't need Doug Demuro and got my full asking price.
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I just submitted 3 cars to brat this week: matching #’s 86 Targa hotrod w/3.4L and over 150k in receipts, 5000 miles on resto / 82SC Targa in Moss Green w/53km and 100k in resto receipts and an 89 Jag XJS w/43km and 45k in receipts. All cars are damn near perfect. They told me they’d take the 86 hotrod only if I’d drop my reserve to @ 60k as they weren’t sure that I was being realistic about my amended reserve of 67. They could give a rats ass about anything except their profit. Screw the sellers. They haven’t responded back on the other 2 cars but I’m refusing to let them list them.
I tried listing an concours 83SC cab w/16,000 orig miles with them a couple of years ago (reserve then was 60k) and they told me that wasn’t their audience’s type of car. Last year they refused our ‘08 Audi S4 Avant wagon w/60,000miles because it was an automatic. I’m FOREVER done with them. Glad to hear, and use alternatives. |
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