Another YGTBFKM rant
 

Shopping for an air cooled 911 is worse than being charged $25 for 12oz of Coors Light at a ballgame. What in the hell happened over the past few years that made the prices go bananas?

I don't want to be the guy who posted a deleted link.

I'm with C2. :rolleyes:

I wanna know what wgtbfkm means.

so, here's how we feel about your 6tt comparison http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-marketplace-discussion/975464-need-advice-buying-996-turbo.html

You Got To Be Kidding Me

You missed one.

It gets asterisked out, so there's little point bothering.

curious, why did you edit your post?...

Excessive bloviation. Still curious tho about BaT and the fact that buyers gladly toss them a few k$ / sale...just don't understand. The market forces are strong with these air-coolers....wonder what Bruce Anderson would have to say about such madness.

5% there, 15-20% auction...

Are you a politician? Nice gut and amend.

It’s just an auction house, just a digital. I call it a narcissism fee. The look at me social media generation likes to have everyone watch them buy a car. And for whatever reason people trust the veracity of the transaction over eBay.

It’s hard to call it a bubble when rebuild and maintenance costs justify it. You can’t rebuild a 3.2 for under $10k anymore. It’s now closer to $20k than $10k. $10k in paint and body restoration happens in a blink, without extensive rust repair. The list goes on. And millennials have hit their earning curve and have a thing for cars from their youth. And they can now afford them. Many of these buys are someone’s first AC car, even if they’ve already had 2-3 water pumpers. Sub $10k 986 Boxster are a gateway drug.

Ha! I couldn't lie with a straight face if my life depended on it so I'm DQ'd from that arena...

Boxster=gateway drug. Nailed it!

Here.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-cars-sale/977875-1985-carrera-sf.html

Hurry.

Bat
 

I love BAT,.... and what an awesome business model. They close about 18 auctions a day. They probably auction more cars than Barrett-Jackson or MECUM, on an annual basis.
If we guess the average commission at $2500-$5000, they are killing it! And seems like low overhead.
Congrats to the BAT guys....wish I was one if them.

Agreed on the brilliance of the business model. BaT has discovered/developed a social media way of brokering special interest autos in a big way - taking lots of medium-sized slices from beau-coup pies.

And as can happen with any other popular product or service, I wouldn't be too surprised if before too long we see a genuine competitor on our computer screens.

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Plus the listing fee. Plus they push for a low reserve to try to make sure it sells.
It was an inspired move by what was originally a daily blog.

Shoulda been here a year or two ago. Todays market is positively serene by comparison.
Personally I think there are some good deals out there. Where are you looking? California always seems to be a more difficult market.

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