eBay tat volume 3.

[Cavcraft]

Hell yeah

 

 

 

Hell no

 

 

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1961-Vauxhall ... 4d03ff9230

 

'There are fender skirts/wheel spats fitted and if they aren't to your taste'

 

Guess what?

[rml2345]

I'd say that trailer was more amorphous blob shaped rather than tear-drop shaped... At least you don't have to have it as well.

[Cavcraft]

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Volkswagen-De ... 20c9edc246

 

'One's a ponderous, beast of burden often admired by someone who's never had to look after one and the other is an elephant'

[Cavcraft]

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1996-HYUNDAI- ... 25745c34a9

 

'i have already taken recipet of an Audi A4'

[Cavcraft]

Tenner no reserve

 

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1998-ROVER-61 ... 20c9e9b99e

[Mr_Bo11ox]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1992-MERCEDES ... 0749202890

 

"WOULD SUIT CURRY HOUSE OWNER, (WILL SUPPLY 'JAZ' NI PLATE AT EXTRA COST)"

[Mr_Bo11ox]

Hey look its our favourite 'OMG WOT A GREEDY LYING WANKER' with another LUMP OF WOBBED-UP FRAG FODDER!

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/OUTSTANDING-1 ... 0807541006

[Cavcraft]

Nissan Low Self

 

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/nissan-almera ... 27ca418938

[Guest]

Hey look its our favourite 'OMG WOT A GREEDY LYING WANKER' with another LUMP OF WOBBED-UP FRAG FODDER!

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/OUTSTANDING-1 ... 0807541006

 

"There is also a singed letter in the history file confirming the mileage as correct " yeah singed like the fingers of whoever pays well over the odds after being convinced it's "an investment".

[dollywobbler]

Tell you what though, it's a real pleasure to see a povo spec one without the usual treatment.

[Negative Creep]

Tell you what though, it's a real pleasure to see a povo spec one without the usual treatment.

 

 

As investments go, I'd say that's a pretty good one. In 10 years or so there will be a big demand for non wankered mk.2s

[pompei]

I'd be wary of 150 bhp in a Primera - my late father had a Primera (can't remember what engine but not of the 'go faster' breed) and I very nearly put it in a hedge without much effort.

[wuvvum]

I rather like this. Going bloody cheap too. If I had the space (and an HGV licence)...

 

 

I reckon a bare chassis cab with the Gardner engine should manage 20mpg if driven gently, so not even that expensive to get home. Don't know how the "booking it in for an MoT" thing would work with an HGV though.

[Des]

Get 'A' framing then.

[Luxobarges_Are_Us]

Hey look its our favourite 'OMG WOT A GREEDY LYING WANKER' with another LUMP OF WOBBED-UP FRAG FODDER!

 

What a pile of shite that advert is.

 

"SERVICE HISTORY" without a single invoice. The fact that they didn't get round to changing the tyres in twenty-six years should tell you all that you need to know about how well that car's been maintained. And then he puts some blurb saying that "restored cars have been neglected".

 

Sure, he does have a knack for finding interesting old motors, and some of them are in GR9 condition. But that doesn't prevent him from being a lying wanker! And 6 bids upping the amount by almost a grand within six hours? In a week-long auction?

 

And check that out: "We are a business selling on ebay it is important to us to maintain our good seller’s reputation and ensure that our customers are completely satisfied......Items bought at auction do not have warranty."

 

I wonder what a court would make of that sort of thinking.

[Luxobarges_Are_Us]

But surely the whole set-up is much closer to a retail sale than a conventional auction. A bank getting rid of a repoed house isn't particularly bothered about the buyer's satisfaction with it.

[Mr_Bo11ox]

I would have thought that seeing as the buyer 'dictates' the price he should note that theres no warranty and bid accordingly. Anyway the car is 27 years old, what sort of warranty do you suggest he offers on it?

[Luxobarges_Are_Us]

I never said he should offer a warranty- only that he is deliberately conflating auctions and retail sales, which is both dishonest and has got potential for backfiring. If somebody ends up spending 3 grand for that povo Golf and it blows up on the way home, I can't see him being able to get away from the SOGA with the auction excuse like a normal private seller would.

[Micrashed]

Hey look its our favourite 'OMG WOT A GREEDY LYING WANKER' with another LUMP OF WOBBED-UP FRAG FODDER!

 

What a pile of shite that advert is.

 

Sure, he does have a knack for finding interesting old motors, and some of them are in GR9 condition. But that doesn't prevent him from being a lying wanker! And 6 bids upping the amount by almost a grand within six hours? In a week-long auction?

 

I wonder what a court would make of that sort of thinking.

Im fairly Sure Mr B's comments were tongue in cheek.

Hes a car salesman, he has his little niche of finding decentish "practical classics" and then doing the detailing and punting them on.

Yes there is a fair old amount of flannel in his ads, but its like reading a modern day "Arfur Daley" without wishing to be derogatory towards the guy. Im sure that people who buy off him are not the "green behind the ears" car buyers looking to make a fast buck or double their money in a few years, more likely they want a good example of what he is selling and will pay the price for someone else to do the work.

 

In short, the spiel doesnt really wash or score many points that Doris only drove it to the Mothers Union meeting once a month, what counts is that there is a nice example of a particular car that doesnt look like the arse is going to drop out of it after 5 minutes down the jet wash one Sunday morning. The spiel is just that, second hand salesman patter, the sort we expect wrapped up in a sheepskin coat and spouted from under a pork pie hat. I miss that when going car hunting now, its all sharp suits and Muzak.

 

A Boggo unmolested 1300 Mk2 Golf, if I was after one, if I had the money, this would be the one I buy. But (and here is the point,) YOU DONT HAVE TO - you think its overpriced, move on. You think what he writes is so much shite, move on, there are other cars out there.

 

 

And as for the comment about tyres? Bugger me, I dont change em unless they have to be. Regardless of how old the damn things are. If the sidewalls are not crazed and the tread is fine why waste money? Yet I look after my cars, making sure they are serviced as they should be and work as they should do.

[Ross_K]

Probably not very much, warranties very rarely apply to auctions (business or otherwise).

 

Not true. Sale Of Goods Act 1979 and Distance Selling Regulations apply to businesses selling on eBay.

 

I'd be wary of 150 bhp in a Primera - my late father had a Primera (can't remember what engine but not of the 'go faster' breed) and I very nearly put it in a hedge without much effort.

 

It has to be at least 200% more fun than a 350 quid Proton. Which I've umpteen lucky escapes in, thanks to the crappy handling.

[Hertz]

Hey look its our favourite 'OMG WOT A GREEDY LYING WANKER' with another LUMP OF WOBBED-UP FRAG FODDER!

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/OUTSTANDING-1 ... 0807541006

 

A bit of dectective work lead me to this:

 

http://pistonheads.co.uk/sales/4125391.htm

 

 

I guess he paid about £1700 for it? A nice valet and he wants £4k plus according to the ebay ad.

[rml2345]

He'll probably find someone to pay it too

[Mr_Bo11ox]

Probably not very much, warranties very rarely apply to auctions (business or otherwise).

 

Not true. Sale Of Goods Act 1979 and Distance Selling Regulations apply to businesses selling on eBay.

 

Neither have a shred of relevance in this case.

[Ross_K]

How so? Sale of goods act doesn't apply?

[RedSparrow]

If he can turn a profit on these old motors and people are prepared to pay it then what's the problem?

Fair play to him I say.

[garethj]

If he can turn a profit on these old motors and people are prepared to pay it then what's the problem?

Fair play to him I say.

What he said

[Mr_Bo11ox]

He has taken all reasonable measures to allow the buyer to satisfy himself of the condition of the car before actually bidding. He describes the car in detail with clear photos and invites viewings and invites bidders to ring him up with questions before bidding. Therefore you have no redress to say afterwards ‘it wasn’t what I thought i was buying’. I cannot see how he can possibly be infringing any aspect of the sale of goods act.

 

‘Distance selling’ is completely irrelevant as he is not posting the car out after you have paid for it. You actually have to go and get it yourself, and unless you were a complete vegtard you would pay for it then stood in front of the car.

[Luxobarges_Are_Us]

MrB, the SOGA says "fair description" for private sales, "fit for purpose" for trade ones. You can't be a trader and sell cars on a "fair description" basis. Them's the laws.

 

Im fairly Sure Mr B's comments were tongue in cheek.

 

I know!

 

Hes a car salesman, he has his little niche of finding decentish "practical classics" and then doing the detailing and punting them on.

Yes there is a fair old amount of flannel in his ads, but its like reading a modern day "Arfur Daley" without wishing to be derogatory towards the guy. Im sure that people who buy off him are not the "green behind the ears" car buyers looking to make a fast buck or double their money in a few years

In short, the spiel doesnt really wash or score many points that Doris only drove it to the Mothers Union meeting once a month, what counts is that there is a nice example of a particular car that doesnt look like the arse is going to drop out of it after 5 minutes down the jet wash one Sunday morning.

 

That makes sense. Still, if his buyers are a niche of people who aren't into that kind of crap, why would he bother with writing all that?

 

And as for the comment about tyres? Bugger me, I dont change em unless they have to be. Regardless of how old the damn things are. If the sidewalls are not crazed and the tread is fine why waste money? Yet I look after my cars, making sure they are serviced as they should be and work as they should do.

 

Tyres have a sort of 'best before date'. I think it's about 7 years. I'm not 100% sure about what happens to them after 12, 15, 20 years, but I can't imagine it's JUST the tyremakers covering their arses, and that problems have to be visible from the outside before they surface in a blowout.

[Mr_Bo11ox]

Perhaps you can explain to us what 'fit for purpose' actually means when applied to a 27 year old Golf (which is very obviously in excellent condition).

[Luxobarges_Are_Us]

Perhaps you can explain to us what 'fit for purpose' actually means when applied to a 27 year old Golf (which is very obviously in excellent condition).

 

It's defined retrospectively, i.e. it constitutes a de facto guarantee that it won't be blowing up within a few weeks (which it may well do, despite its otherwise good condition, being a 27 year old car that hasn't been over 2000 revs in the past 12 years and probably hasn't been maintained as it should).