Would you buy a car off Ebay?

My friend was saying that he thinks he could get a good deal on Ebay. To be honest, I dont want to be the tester if I decided to buy one off it.

Has anyone had any past experiences, or stories of buying a car off ebay? If so, share. I need somehting to read while i am at school tomorow.

My friend has sold 3 personal cars and now sells a bunch of cars on ebay. So from the sellers point of view he's been great. I do know that he up-bids his own listings though.

i bought my car on ebay......was it a bad choice? eh not really. would i do it again? yep, the guy i had was cool with the whole thing, cuz wasnt plannin on winning it (winning bidder backed out) but he said just to come out and check it out, if i wanted it, cool if not it was fine. go for it

yes

I wouldn't. Before I buy a car I have to look it over and drive it. There's no way I would buy a car w/out ever seeing it in person.

I don't buy anything off ebay. It seems like it's just a scammers paradise. I would rather pay a little extra and know I'll get my products than pay a bit less and take the gamble.

Now, if the ebay seller was close and you could look at the car first then I would.

my dad deals with ebay a lot..
he has been doing his mustang resto project shopping on there..

just recently he found exactly what he wanted in surprisingly good condition.
just be aware and know what you are bidding on
only go for auctions where the seller shows you every little detail- rust spots, dings, scratches.. they tend to be more honest then the 'runs and drives, need minor TLC' people

It's not like if you win the auction you HAVE to take the car without ever seeing it. You always have the option to look at it and drive it before completing the payment.

PwrRngr wrote:

I wouldn't. Before I buy a car I have to look it over and drive it. There's no way I would buy a car w/out ever seeing it in person. I don't buy anything off ebay. It seems like it's just a scammers paradise. I would rather pay a little extra and know I'll get my products than pay a bit less and take the gamble. Now, if the ebay seller was close and you could look at the car first then I would.

Same

yeah i would do it bought mybcar from a police department off eBay

ChevyCaprice9C1 wrote:

yeah i would do it bought mybcar from a police department off eBay

Still have that "police chip" or whatever in it?

the only experience i had with cars on ebay was with my friend. be bought a project car off of there so there isnt really any input. the guy did deliver it to him though :]

I've bought but within a reasonable distance , and every seller I bought off of let me drive over and check out the car some even let me test drive it before the auction was ending ... The only guy that didn't seemed like a tool/scammer ,saw the same vehicle relisted 8 times "buyer backed out" I'm betting buyer saw what a piece of junk and refused to go on with it ...

If the deal seems to good to be true.... it probably is, especially on ebay.

However there are a lot of respectable people and dealerships that put vehicles for sale on ebay very often.

Just be vigilant!!! >:O

TRogers wrote:

It's not like if you win the auction you HAVE to take the car without ever seeing it. You always have the option to look at it and drive it before completing the payment.

this is true you have like 30 days i think when shipped to you before you pay... still have to be carefull.

a little off topic but yea my friend tried to buy an iphone... the sell had a 99ish percent review... he got it for 600. the dude got a shipment thing from ups but never did anything... so my friend got scammed luckily he was reimbursed.

My cousin got this car off ebay.


Everything was good, until the transmission literally fell out.
Mechanic said no way he did it, tranny was done for a long time.
So if you do buy a car off ebay, have someone look at all aspects..
Not just if it looks in good shape.

**And of course thats my cousins in the car, not me haha.