1993 Ferrari 348ts Serie Speciale, #73/100, Classiche certified, 15K miles

Price: $69,900

1993 Ferrari 348ts Serie Speciale Houston, Texas | M. Brandon Motorcars

eBay auction link: Ferrari 348 | eBay

I am excited to offer this 1993 Ferrari 348ts Serie Speciale. This is #73/100 of the Serie Speciale cars, is a TS model (lift-off roof panel), and has only 15,238 miles. This actual car that was used as a "reference" for what a 348 should be in Keith Bluemel's "Original Ferrari V8: The Restorer's Guide". And, this car was recently certified by the official Ferrari Classiche program.

A full engine-out major service, including timing belts, was done in September 2012 at 13,200 miles. In addition to the major service, the clutch was changed at the same time. (Service records are available upon request.)

All of the parts that make a Serie Speciale "special" are included on this car: the leather-covered F40-derived seats, the front spoiler lip, the absence of the grille over the taillights, the increased offset rear wheels, special interior badging, etc. A Tubi exhaust system is currently installed, but the original exhaust and cats are available and will be included in the sale.

This is truly a collectible, if not investment-grade modern Ferrari. Yes, the asking price is high, especially for a 348, but try to find another one for sale in this condition, with this provenance, with this low mileage, and that is Ferrari Classiche certified. I am happy to provide more pictures of any part of the car, discuss any aspect of the car, and of course a pre-purchase inspection is always welcome. I look forward to hearing from you; please contact me at [email protected] or 832-617-0494.
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Reserve has been hit on the eBay auction; this car will sell!

Auction ends at 12:00 pm CDT Wednesday 6/10/2014, less than 24 hours left. If you want this car, you need to act fast.

Ferrari 348 | eBay

 

EDIT: I put in the wrong date. Wednesday is 6/11!

Auction ends at 12:00 pm CDT Wednesday 6/11/2014

 

Well, even though I contacted the high bidder last week, who responded by saying "I'm not bidding for practice; this is a real bid", they retracted their bid with 15 hours left in the auction.

I'm not naive about eBay; I realize this stuff happens all of the time.

Anyway, car is still available. Lots of interest, and I look forward to talking to anyone about the car.

 

Good question.

The only other bid on the car was at my opening bid, which was $50,000. The bidder who retracted their bid, kept submitting lower bids until they hit my reserve. That's why the bidding got "reset" back to $50,000, below my reserve.

Needless to say, I'm not happy with this situation. My auction was essentially "ruined" by this deadbeat bidder, by exposing my reserve and then having the bid retracted.

However, I'm a dealer, and I am used to these kind of things happening. Gotta have a thick skin in this business. Unfortunately, there are deadbeat bidders out there, and that's one of the caveats about using eBay, especially an auction format listing.

 

Yeah, but in this case, the bidding was done long before the last 24 hours.

 

Yes. Which was why I contacted the "potential" buyer days ago and asked if they were a serious bidder and if I could provide any more information about the car. Their response: "I'm not bidding for practice. I'm serious."

It's one thing to be a deadbeat bidder; eBay is full of them. However, it's even worse when they bring you through the entire charade and then retract at the last minute.