any knowledge of this car, please
If you're talking about the one in Poolesville MD, that is very close to my house. I'd be happy to check it out if you are interested.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/V12-w-5-Speed-Manual-Transmission_W0QQitemZ200160294683QQihZ010QQcategoryZ6212QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem There is the link. Interesting, it looks a little rough but it comes with a new exhaust & luggage.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/V12-w-5-Speed-Manual-Transmission_W0QQitemZ200160294683QQihZ010QQcategoryZ6212QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem or http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ferrari-400i-5-speed-possible-parts-car_W0QQitemZ110176146549QQihZ001QQcategoryZ6212QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Dave, the first listing makes it sound so straight -- the seller even posts photo of crude resealing on glass, like he's showing all the warts--then the second listing is, well, you feel tricked.
The car is active on eBay twice? I guess it is. That's kind of sad. Nobody should buy one of these 12 cylinder cars if they can't put them back together. I can barely do it, financially, but I can.
There is no reason not to bid early. With an auction of this type WHEN you bid doesn't matter one bit. If you're willing to pay $10 but not one penny more then bid $10. If someone bids $9.99 three minutes before the end of the auction, you'll own it for $10. If they bid $8 then you'll own it for $8.01. If someone bids $11 three minutes or 3 days before the end of the auction, you've been outbid and you'll keep searching. Its really quite easy, just bid the max you'll pay and walk away. I've never understood the wait until 1 minute to go deal. Even if you bid the same as me I still win unless you're willing to pay more than my top price because my bid was placed first. Pretty simple.
Ok, I see, yes. It does sound straight. 5K to pull the dash, replace all a/c components (I think it's the condenser that's behind the dash?), get the instruments working right.
That's because you're a disciplined bidder. When an item gets bid up early, it tamps down the acquisitiveness in the undisciplined bidder and he turns his attention elsewhere. If I'm selling a 400i or A, I'm hoping for some undisciplined bidders.
Read the ad on the first car carefully. Somebody was hot-rodding this car like crazy. It needed a new clutch after just 16,000 miles? Oil pressure gauge doesn't work? How long have we been driving a V-12 with no idea if it has oil pressure? A/C isn't working. Needs paint and rust repair. Here is the living example to the "GET A PPI OR PASS" rule.
+1 , figure my price and make a bid, the only reason I would change it is I have new info that warrents a higher price I am willing to pay. What some one elso does has no bearing on my #'s unless it is more than I want to pay already then I do not bid. It really is very simple.
Yes, it's very simple if you're a bidder like Dave. But if I'm selling one of these, I'm not interested in a bidder like Dave. He's too damned smart and he obviously doesn't drink Texas wine to excess.
NEVER bid with more than a minute to go. All you accomplish by bidding early is to alert everyone else that you are also interested.
Early bidding just walks up the price. You'll pay extra just because some tire kicker is feeling it out.
Which @ this point I realized (took me a few minutes...DUH!), so just sat back till auction end, refreshing @ 2 sec. rate w/ stop watch in hand, and submitted my final bid 4 sec. before auction end........ Image Unavailable, Please Login
Some of you old timers to this 'model specific' forum should instantly recognized the two other bidders.....Peter finally called me back 30 min. after the auction (was on the phone with the other two prior) & asked "how'd you do dat"?
If I'd bid $28,000 FIVE days before the end of the auction, I'd have won and with 4 seconds left to bid you wouldn't have had enough time to re-bid.
