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I'm glad to hear this came out well in the end for all parties.
Agreed, a ban from BaT is hardly a concern. I "sold" one car on BaT (it did not meet reserve but the highest bidder and I reached an agreement) but will never again. Poor experience. I'd rather wait and sell it directly to someone where I can talk with them about it.
That being said, they have wonderful pictures of some wonderful cars.
1991 BMW 318is - AlpineWeiss II
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Originally posted by moatilliatta View PostI’ve been under a few Bat cars and most are just a bunch of lip stick. I can’t tell you how discussed I get when I see rubberized undercoating hiding stuff and silver paint on oil pans.
Vapor honing was the reason aluminum surfaces in the car look very shiny. Anodized surfaces usually look dull.
Vapor hone systems use water with abrasive to form slurry that is used for the cleaning effect.
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Originally posted by burkey001 View PostYeah, really sucks that sell price. What a deal. Easily a 70k car.
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Originally posted by Vincenze View Post
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Originally posted by rturbo 930 View Post
I'm assuming you're using the price of 48k euros including VAT, which is 65k USD, so not really a big price difference.
If you want to buy a $70,000 vehicle from BaT ($3,500 fee) and register it in California($7,500 tax), it becomes a $80,000 vehicle.
If you want to import a £40,000 vehicle to California, it becomes a $60,000 vehicle after paying taxes.
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Originally posted by Vincenze View PostDoesn't vapor honing remove anodizing over aluminum surfaces, and those aluminum surfaces will oxidize in a few years?
Vapor honing was the reason aluminum surfaces in the car look very shiny. Anodized surfaces usually look dull.
Vapor honing is incredibly gentle, and wouldn't remove anodization anyway. The finish left by VH is oxidation resistant as it gentle shot peens the surface closed. Most of the aluminum on this car was processed years ago and still looks as good as the day it was done.
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Glad to hear things worked out in the end! Your experience makes me hesitant to consider listing something on the site or buy something on it. Overall, it makes me think much less of the auction house.
Seems like another site dedicated to Porsche and allows other stuff when convenient!-Nick
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Congrats - I'm happy to hear you were able to finalize a deal with an enthusiast that understands the value of the car.
I know more people that had a poor experience with BaT (including myself) rather than good. Unfortunately BaT is now more focused on the $$$ and flash rather than the model they grew into naturally....selling the business to Hearst did nothing positive.
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Originally posted by mjweimer View PostI know more people that had a poor experience with BaT (including myself) rather than good. Unfortunately BaT is now more focused on the $$$ and flash rather than the model they grew into naturally....selling the business to Hearst did nothing positive.
Why didn't you use them?
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Originally posted by Vincenze View PostThere are regular classic auctions. I think there is one in Arizona.
Why didn't you use them?
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Originally posted by Staszek View Post
They dont have anywhere near the views, you may get lucky but they also usually are not that type that are wow'd by E30s.
Exactly. BaT has a far reaching presence that allows for a huge audience - which hopefully has a few enthusiasts that want what you are selling. The traditional auctions just don't have the ability to make that happen.
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Originally posted by Vincenze View PostDoesn't vapor honing remove anodizing over aluminum surfaces, and those aluminum surfaces will oxidize in a few years?
Vapor honing was the reason aluminum surfaces in the car look very shiny. Anodized surfaces usually look dull.
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Originally posted by mjweimer View Post
Exactly. BaT has a far reaching presence that allows for a huge audience - which hopefully has a few enthusiasts that want what you are selling. The traditional auctions just don't have the ability to make that happen.
It's like a dating website. Everybody wants a 25-year-old tall rich blond.
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Originally posted by Vincenze View PostBut cars are sold sight-unseen on BaT. It means that everybody wants a low-mileage manual non-golden-color excellent-Carfax E30.
It's like a dating website. Everybody wants a 25-year-old tall rich blond.
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