*1975 Maserati Merak For Sale*

Great drive-able stunner for someone to enjoy. Yummie in white.

 

The Steering Wheel in Ft. Lauderdale! Many fond memories.....

 

Beautiful car, good luck with the sale...

 

+1 That would be a fun project to restore and drive around while you do it.

 

I looked at a beautiful example while I was in High school. It was a bank repo. It was almost in new condition. I was captivated by the 200mph speedo and the name of the marque. At the time, I thought the Merak was a 200mph race car with the speedo and looks to match.

I believe the bank repo car, was priced around the same as a new Corvette ?





I also remember brand new Bi-Turbos sitting on the lot unsold.

The salesman opened the hood and it did not take long to notice surface rust.

 

Looks awesome in white, and with T-Tops!

GLWTS!

 

love it, as an owner of a jalpa and a 308, i have delusions of completing the trilogy and comparing one to another. At that price, what a deal.

 

I need another old, slow, valueless Italian money pit like I need a hole in my head

Just kidding, looks like a super cool car, will get one some day, timing isn't right now as I am obsessing on a Diablo.

Good luck sir

Geno

 

Too bad this wasn't avail a number of yrs ago when I bought my 308 gt4-this is exactly what I was looking for

 

I have had that happen numerous times.

My favorite was a guy from California bidding on my TR6. Talked to him twice on the phone, answered multiple emails, etc. He won the auction. Try to contact him to complete the deal and he claims his account was hacked. There are a LOT of f^€&ed up people out there.

 

Part of the eBay agreement that people will take advantage of:

"For motor vehicles and real estate, a bid or offer initiates a non-binding transaction representing a buyer's serious expression of interest in buying the seller's item and does not create a formal contract between the buyer and the seller."

So unfortunately for the seller, someone can win the car and then just ignore it and not be punished at all by eBay.

Hope the sale does go through for you!

 

^ I did not know that vehicle auctions on Ebay were non-binding. Probably why a lot of listing include all kinds of language that says "when you enter a bid it becomes a contract to buy....blah, blah, blah, make sure you have your money ready, etc. "
Interesting.

 

Welcome to eBay. Sorry that this has happened to you. Give it a couple of days, especially if it's an overseas buyer. However, don't hold your breath that it's going to go through.

Having said the above, as a dealer, I get more leads and ultimate sales through eBay than through any other medium, especially for Ferraris and the exotics.

I've always had a soft spot for the Merak. Would love to add one to my personal collection; just not interested in a project. Good luck with your sale; it's certainly priced appropriately.

 

Ken, sorry to hear... and on top of that ebay will not let you leave negative feddback, and ready for this? The buyer can leave negative feedback for you. AND ebay can charge you for the sale.. Ask me how I know...


I just sold a lotus to an idiot in Europe, never contacted me or answered my requests so I re-listed with a buy it now, sold instantly I couldn't leave him negative feedback and when he contacted me in a week he was pissed i sold it. And left me negative feedback. My add stated payment due in 24 hours.

Ebay charged me for both sales.

I will help spread the word, this is a nice car and it will sell.

 

I'm sorry, I didn't mean to offend by that statement. I am looking for a Merak for my own personal collection, not to resell. From what I could tell, your car had some needs, which is why you had it priced below market value. I'm sorry if I misinterpreted that. It looks like a fantastic car, and I love the color combination.

 

I was at the New York Auto Show in 1975 and the Merak was my favorite. They had a red example on display as I recall. My dad probably has a picture in a box somewhere that we took at the show. I still have a soft spot for them.

 

'I don't always hack eBay accts, but when I do I buy TR6's!!' eBay!!!!!!!

eBay sucks for selling cars but like brandonmotors says they get the attention and it's a BUNCH of eyeballs. I get the value of page views/clicks with big websites (heck, I'm in that biz) but it never ceases to amaze me that nobody has come up with something better than eBay after all these yrs.

In any case great car again-GLWS

 

At this point, my advice is to forget about the buyer and relist. If they were a serious buyer for something like this, they would have contacted you by now.

I would also suggest doing a "best offer" listing instead of an auction. Although there's always the possibility that you'll get a higher price with an auction, you'll deal with deadbeat buyers.