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  • suspencefulS
    suspencefulS
    suspenceful
    wrote on last edited by
    #3841

    From the BAT auctions I've watched til the end, it always jumps up. They add some sort of "bonus round" once time expires to place any last bids, lol.

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    • m42b32M
      m42b32M
      m42b32
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      #3842

      suspenceful said:

      From the BAT auctions I've watched til the end, it always jumps up. They add some sort of "bonus round" once time expires to place any last bids, lol.

      I actually think that's a great feature, especially for the seller since it helps bring higher prices. That way nobody is sniping at the last 0.02 seconds like on ebay

      1991 318is, 1991 318i, 2022 Bronco

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      • i_love_carsI
        i_love_carsI
        i_love_cars
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        #3843

        suspenceful said:

        From the BAT auctions I've watched til the end, it always jumps up. They add some sort of "bonus round" once time expires to place any last bids, lol.

        damn you and your crashing of my hopes and dreams into the ocean of reality.

        I may pull the trigger even at a few thousand more. I was already planning about $12k for rod bearings, supercharger, and an xpipe for the M3 so if I don't do that and instead got this car, I could probably justify a little extra cash because....i mean....it's a full car and my wife loves E30s as much as I do which helps.

        IMG6593.jpg

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        2007 Z4MR 
        2003 E39 M5
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        • stealthbimmerS
          stealthbimmerS
          stealthbimmer
          wrote on last edited by
          #3844

          Im sure it is either a scam or a POS, but if by some miracle it is actually a well maintained e34 m5...

          https://milwaukee.craigslist.org/cto/d/1991-bmw-m5-great-car/6479429167.html

          1997 328ic

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          • GunMetalGreyG
            GunMetalGreyG
            GunMetalGrey
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            #3845

            i_love_cars said:

            damn you and your crashing of my hopes and dreams into the ocean of reality.

            It's not us doing the crashing....

            But for real, it's a gorgeous car. Silver on E30's can look so darn good, and that one does it well.

            ...

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            • RobZRR
              RobZRR
              RobZR
              wrote on last edited by
              #3846

              stealthbimmer said:

              Im sure it is either a scam or a POS, but if by some miracle it is actually a well maintained e34 m5...

              https://milwaukee.craigslist.org/cto/d/1991-bmw-m5-great-car/6479429167.html

              definitely a scam

              https://okaloosa.craigslist.org/cto/d/1991-bmw-m5-great-car/6479506942.html

              https://desmoines.craigslist.org/cto/d/1991-bmw-m5-6-cylinder/6478400309.html

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              • i_love_carsI
                i_love_carsI
                i_love_cars
                wrote on last edited by
                #3847

                GunMetalGrey said:

                It's not us doing the crashing....

                But for real, it's a gorgeous car. Silver on E30's can look so darn good, and that one does it well. 

                The silver really does look nice - my biggest gripe at this point is with BaT. I was checking out their FAQ for buyers and it looks like the buyer has to pay the fee when the car sells. Minimum of $250 or 5% up to 100k purchase. So basically if the car goes for 15k it's like an extra 750 bucks. 

                That's against how basically every other sales service on the planet works - i.e. Ebay fees are the seller's responsibility, Paypal fees are the seller's responsibility, and yes even real estate buying and selling agent fees come out of the final sale price of a house (the seller's pocket). 

                So I may walk on this just because of that on principle. Still deliberating but it really bugs me that BaT collects money from the seller on the front end and also the buyer on the back end of the transaction. Especially considering the seller is already almost invariably drawing in higher purchase price simply because the car is listed on BaT.

                IMG6593.jpg

                2011 E92 M3 6MT ZCP - ESS 625 supercharged
                2007 Z4MR 
                2003 E39 M5
                2002 E46 M3
                2021 X5 40i

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                • GunMetalGreyG
                  GunMetalGreyG
                  GunMetalGrey
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #3848

                  i_love_cars said:

                  The silver really does look nice - my biggest gripe at this point is with BaT. I was checking out their FAQ for buyers and it looks like the buyer has to pay the fee when the car sells. Minimum of $250 or 5% up to 100k purchase. So basically if the car goes for 15k it's like an extra 750 bucks. 

                  That's against how basically every other sales service on the planet works - i.e. Ebay fees are the seller's responsibility, Paypal fees are the seller's responsibility, and yes even real estate buying and selling agent fees come out of the final sale price of a house (the seller's pocket). 

                  So I may walk on this just because of that on principle. Still deliberating but it really bugs me that BaT collects money from the seller on the front end and also the buyer on the back end of the transaction. Especially considering the seller is already almost invariably drawing in higher purchase price simply because the car is listed on BaT. 

                  Didn't know about that. 
                  That is kind of odd, as you had mentioned that largely everyone else does it differently. 
                  Why not double dip when you can, that may be their motto!

                  ...

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                  • wally509W
                    wally509W
                    wally509
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                    #3849

                    Pretty much all auto auctions are like that (Mecum, Gooding, Bonhams, etc), the buyer pays the fee/commission, typically called "the premium".  Some charge both buyer and seller from what I have heard.  People mostly prefer BaT over the big auction houses since the premium is capped on larger ticket cars, although not a lot of those get sold there.

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                    • B
                      B
                      B C
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                      #3850

                      6 hours to go and still at $12k

                      https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1989-bmw-325is-22/

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                      • suspencefulS
                        suspencefulS
                        suspenceful
                        wrote on last edited by
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                        wally509 said:

                        Pretty much all auto auctions are like that (Mecum, Gooding, Bonhams, etc), the buyer pays the fee/commission, typically called "the premium".  Some charge both buyer and seller from what I have heard.  People mostly prefer BaT over the big auction houses since the premium is capped on larger ticket cars, although not a lot of those get sold there.

                        Yup, buyers always pay the fees for auto auction sales. BaT is a little different because it's an auction site, but there is a private seller. BaT isn't the seller.

                        I wouldn't let it deter you from the sale if you're seriously interested.

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                        • stealthbimmerS
                          stealthbimmerS
                          stealthbimmer
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                          #3852

                          Hm. A convertible pick up. 

                          https://chicago.craigslist.org/wcl/cto/d/1986-chevy-pickup-truck/6462190568.html

                          1997 328ic

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                          • m42b32M
                            m42b32M
                            m42b32
                            wrote on last edited by
                            #3853

                            Snap said:

                            6 hours to go and still at $12k

                            https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1989-bmw-325is-22/

                            Just noticed this in the ad:

                            "Though it has a clean Oregon title, the car was red flagged by the California Air Resources Board due to an earlier engine conversion shortly before its purchase by the seller, who emphasizes that it will never be legal for California registration as a result."

                            Eliminates all the competition in Cali which could certainly help the price

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                            • JdesignJ
                              JdesignJ
                              Jdesign
                              wrote on last edited by
                              #3854

                              m42b32 said:

                              Just noticed this in the ad:

                              "Though it has a clean Oregon title, the car was red flagged by the California Air Resources Board due to an earlier engine conversion shortly before its purchase by the seller, who emphasizes that it will never be legal for California registration as a result."

                              Eliminates all the competition in Cali which could certainly help the price

                              Good eye!

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                              • RekpointR
                                RekpointR
                                Rekpoint
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                                #3855

                                i_love_cars said:

                                damn you and your crashing of my hopes and dreams into the ocean of reality.
                                 
                                I may pull the trigger even at a few thousand more. I was already planning about $12k for rod bearings, supercharger, and an xpipe for the M3 so if I don't do that and instead got this car, I could probably justify a little extra cash because....i mean....it's a full car and my wife loves E30s as much as I do which helps. 

                                You will never win if you don't play! If you don't even attempt I'll be extremely dissapointed... [emoji14] Make a bid and see where it goes!

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                                • i_love_carsI
                                  i_love_carsI
                                  i_love_cars
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                                  #3856

                                  yeah i'm watching it attentively right now.  I guess yeah if other auto services do that too then fine but it still literally is against how every other sales mechanism works i.e. the seller pays fees in basically every other walk of life. It would make more sense for super rare cars that you can't just find anywhere - basically paying for the opportunity to own such things. But BaT is rapidly turning into something bigger than that. 

                                  and yes the main reason I am even considering this is because Cali restrictions eliminate buyers so I have faith that the bids won't go crazy. 

                                  As much as I think it would be fun to supercharge the M3, I think it would be more fun to have a street-friendly S50 e30 that isn't beat to shit. So i'm definitely seriously considering it still

                                  IMG6593.jpg

                                  2011 E92 M3 6MT ZCP - ESS 625 supercharged
                                  2007 Z4MR 
                                  2003 E39 M5
                                  2002 E46 M3
                                  2021 X5 40i

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                                  • KaiserRollsK
                                    KaiserRollsK
                                    KaiserRolls
                                    wrote on last edited by
                                    #3857

                                    i_love_cars said:

                                    yeah i'm watching it attentively right now.  I guess yeah if other auto services do that too then fine but it still literally is against how every other sales mechanism works i.e. the seller pays fees in basically every other walk of life. It would make more sense for super rare cars that you can't just find anywhere - basically paying for the opportunity to own such things. But BaT is rapidly turning into something bigger than that. 
                                    and yes the main reason I am even considering this is because Cali restrictions eliminate buyers so I have faith that the bids won't go crazy. 
                                    As much as I think it would be fun to supercharge the M3, I think it would be more fun to have a street-friendly S50 e30 that isn't beat to shit. So i'm definitely seriously considering it still 

                                    You should keep seriously considering this

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                                    • YoungCRY
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                                      YoungCR
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                                      #3858

                                      ^I second this motion

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                                      • stealthbimmerS
                                        stealthbimmerS
                                        stealthbimmer
                                        wrote on last edited by
                                        #3859

                                        Here she goes.

                                        1997 328ic

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                                        • i_love_carsI
                                          i_love_carsI
                                          i_love_cars
                                          wrote on last edited by
                                          #3860

                                          just hit 15k

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                                          2007 Z4MR 
                                          2003 E39 M5
                                          2002 E46 M3
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