Private buyer only offering 10% of what I advertised the car

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The Spruce goose said:

take cash, you will say ebay fees and less hassle. i usually sell my car off ebay.

eBay still charges fees if I pull the car from auction now because it's had bidders.

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andymc said:

winning bidders never turn up, take the money

I have investigated the current winner and he has multiple reviews of winning bids and simply never showing up or paying. I'm planning on removing his bids and blocking him at the very least.

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The Spruce goose said:

it moves

Admittedly, it moves much better downhill than it does uphill :P

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Seaweed said:

They won't charge fees. Search on google "delete my eBay ad" follow the link and claim that the item is no longer available. Pull the listing and you won't be charged. failing that make a fake eBay account and outbid the bidders and then claim that the buyer backed out.

Please see this eBay link: http://pages.ebay.com/help/sell/end_early.html

It says that as I have 1 or more buyers and wish to cancel rather than selling to the current highest bidder, I am liable for eBay fees.

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saaby93 said:

Can I nominate this post for the PH end of year best post poll


I still cant believe he posted up a link to what everyone would think was a photo and

I do I win a prize?

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Condi said:

Easy, no comeback, no tyre kickers, no dodgy cash or people wanting to pay with a cheque. Selling a £400 car attracts all kinds of time wasters.

We'll see tomorrow if this is just another one.

Showed the car to somebody else today too who said they were happy with the car and going to up their bid from the current value of £300. So it'll be going to them if I don't get cash tomorrow

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If anybody is interested, there have been developments.

The car set on fire last night.




Ok, it didn't. But lots has happened since I last updated. I had one guy come round and test drive. He noticed the slipping clutch too but said he would be happy to continue to bid (It's currently at just over £300). Although he hasn't actually done so, so I think he may have lied to prevent awkwardness.

I have just shown somebody else the car who initially offered me £400 cash to drive it away the same day without the auction. I agreed, he test drove it and noticed the clutch. He then lowered his offer from £400 to £200. I refused because I had higher offers on the auction. I counter offered at £250. He refused (I thought £250 was more than fair but whatever). He then counter-counter offered at £225. I have agreed as long as he drives it away in the next couple of hours with cash in hand.

Am I making the right decision? Frankly I just want it gone now. I am still getting £100 more than the guy who I originally made this post about. Plus it has been fun learning about eBay selling.

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BigTom85 said:

I'd have accepted £200 to be honest if it needs a clutch that badly.

As this is my first car, I actually don't know what a normal clutch feels like. It's been 4 years since I learnt to drive. Therefore I've learnt to handle this clutch perfectly and it works fine for me. However every single person who has driven it has struggled to get it moving smoothly.

I guess it's good that I haggled an extra £25 out of him then

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The Spruce goose said:

if the clutch is fubared then just get rid.

Yes sir!