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Why would Ferrari dealer send car to auction?

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  1. StrikeEagle

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    #1 StrikeEagle, Mar 20, 2021
    I’m close to pulling trigger on a 2015 California T, only 10k miles. Problem is - car fax shows the original Ferrari dealer serviced it for 4 years and then sold it straight to auction.

    Even though I plan to get a PPI from a local mech that knows F cars, I’m still nervous that this thing has gremlins.

    any thoughts very much appreciated. Thank you in advance!
     
  2. henryr

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    #2 henryr, Mar 20, 2021
    what does send to auction mean?

    manheim has moved into the "ebay" of dealers arena. u can list cars for sale on their platform. bid, sell, etc.

    many of the stuff you see on a dealer website is also offered on menheim.
     
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    #3 bigsquat, Mar 20, 2021
    If a dealer is consigning a car that takes a long time to sell they will get an offer from a wholesaler and see if the seller is interested. That is one way they get to auction from a dealer. I assume if they have a trade in and the same "long time to sell" issue exists or they don't want that car in inventory they can sell it to the wholesaler as well.
     
  4. Meister

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    #4 Meister, Mar 21, 2021
    take carfax with a grain of salt. google search the vin if you haven't already. Carfax does nto usually list what type/place ofauction... if it went through Mecum, Barrett, Gooding ...why is that a bad thing? Dealer to dealer auction...who knows. Maybe call the original dealer and see if you can get some info.

    I'm assuming the thought it the dealer dumped it at an auction just to get rid of it. I can see how that thought could happen but Probably not the case
     

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