M Roadster for sale on ebay
M Roadster for sale on ebay
Hi all. Just spotted this on ebay. Looks like it could be a good buy considering all the talk on M Roadster prices recently. Thought id share it with you as I already have an identical car and 2 would be greedy.. Heres the item number 231509874533
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He`s having a laugh. There is no way he is selling that without reserve, he will pull the advert off before the end, if it`s his car....
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Anyone who's after one should simply contact the seller (sooner rather than later) and simply offer the £7,500 he is after.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/231509874533? ... 26_rdc%3D1
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/231509874533? ... 26_rdc%3D1
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Just had a quick look at the e-bay advert and I can see that the two photos are of different cars.
In picture one, it appears to have shadow chrome wheels and headlamp washers, whilst in picture two it has normal silver wheels and no headlamp washers.
I guess it could just be that he/she is using the first picture as an example, but adverts with very few photos or photos that don't tie up, along with a low price always get me suspicious. Or am i just being paranoid?
In picture one, it appears to have shadow chrome wheels and headlamp washers, whilst in picture two it has normal silver wheels and no headlamp washers.
I guess it could just be that he/she is using the first picture as an example, but adverts with very few photos or photos that don't tie up, along with a low price always get me suspicious. Or am i just being paranoid?
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Something doesn't add up here. It's being advertised under "wheel rims" by a BMW master technician?
The last one to sell on Ebay went for £10,800, and the only other is at £13,995.
Very poor pictures too.
The last one to sell on Ebay went for £10,800, and the only other is at £13,995.
Very poor pictures too.
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Probably a hacked account and scam advert - be wary
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Does seem too good to be true! I'd be wary.
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Asked him why the pics were different he said he found one on google until he had a good one on his phone . Lives in Moffat scotland.. Sounds a bit iffy...
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Mmmmm I think it's genuine, don't ask me why, just gut feel
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Why?Jonttt wrote:Mmmmm I think it's genuine, don't ask me why, just gut feel
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Listing ended. No longer available. No bids either.
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I offered to go and see it , no reply and then pulled it.... Told you so...
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Prob realised that it was far too cheap or not legit
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Probably sold to a dealer lol
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I spoke with the seller on the phone for about 20mins on Friday and he was a very nice chap. I think he's just not very good with the tinterweb.
He sent me a picture of the car (which is currently in a lock-up which he is having to give up, alongside two motorbikes, and it is the ///M that he has chosen to sell). He also sent me the VIN and numberplate, and all matched up.
Unfortunately, as some of you noticed, he is in Scotland and I am in Brighton. So if the ad has been pulled because it has already been sold (I am 99% certain it is genuine), I'm very sad that I couldn't organise the funds for it sooner!
He sent me a picture of the car (which is currently in a lock-up which he is having to give up, alongside two motorbikes, and it is the ///M that he has chosen to sell). He also sent me the VIN and numberplate, and all matched up.
Unfortunately, as some of you noticed, he is in Scotland and I am in Brighton. So if the ad has been pulled because it has already been sold (I am 99% certain it is genuine), I'm very sad that I couldn't organise the funds for it sooner!
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I love how people jump to conclusions
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It had six bids on it when I looked on Friday. It was up to £1200.petecossie wrote:Listing ended. No longer available. No bids either.
It would be worth contacting him again to see if it's still for sale. I suspect he has found out it's real value and will be doing it properly next time.
I suspect that he works in either Crossflags Dumfries (01387 253473) or Lloyd Carlisle (01228 542222).
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He's just replied to me... He sold it yesterday to a guy who went up to see it from Manchester.
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not so bad it was!!..., I intended to bid to £9k..., ah well!!!Badman gee wrote:If it sold for 7.5k it was a bargain,
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Would have been worth it.
The prices will only go up.
The prices will only go up.
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Yep, he was only looking for £7,500, and that's what it sold for.
I was just holding out for a few pictures from him, before booking a flight to go see it
I was just holding out for a few pictures from him, before booking a flight to go see it
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Pretty much, but I had a few other things to arrange before committing too, so chances I would've missed out anyway.
I also wasn't convinced about the rust-free condition he claimed it to be in, given that all the other Z3s I've seen from Scotland have suffered fairly heavily (including Scarlett).
I also wasn't convinced about the rust-free condition he claimed it to be in, given that all the other Z3s I've seen from Scotland have suffered fairly heavily (including Scarlett).
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Ahem .......Jonttt wrote:Mmmmm I think it's genuine, don't ask me why, just gut feel
You gotta know when to spot a scam and a bargain
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not the £20K the garages are supposedly valuing them at now then .....David wrote:Yep, he was only looking for £7,500, and that's what it sold for.
I was just holding out for a few pictures from him, before booking a flight to go see it
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yeah I was shocked how little the seller let it go for to!!!..., think how little the non M's must be worth!!!!, when you look at the price of a non M e36 versus an e36 m3!!!
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It's supply and demand. He just didn't demand very much. Who knows if it would have sold for £10k+? We'll never know. Or maybe we will .gookah wrote:not the £20K the garages are supposedly valuing them at now then .....David wrote:Yep, he was only looking for £7,500, and that's what it sold for.
I was just holding out for a few pictures from him, before booking a flight to go see it
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Yep classic case of selling too cheap / not aware of current market value. I'm not saying it's worth £20k but in this market I'm pretty sure he would have sold it quickly for more, someone got a bargain and could probably sell it for a decent margin tomorrow with a decent advert.
Classic sign of a fast rising market, there will always be sellers who don't keep pace for a time.
It says it all when people thought it was a scam because it was too cheap at £7500, crap advert and it sold in days
If anything this sale confirms they are worth more, not less
Classic sign of a fast rising market, there will always be sellers who don't keep pace for a time.
It says it all when people thought it was a scam because it was too cheap at £7500, crap advert and it sold in days
If anything this sale confirms they are worth more, not less
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Far too cheap at 7.5k, that's why it sold so fast,
He missed a trick there.
He missed a trick there.
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That's quite right, the winters here mean a lot of abrasive grit is used on the roads. The brakes, wheel bearings and suspension along with bodywork get a terrible hammering.David wrote: I also wasn't convinced about the rust-free condition he claimed it to be in, given that all the other Z3s I've seen from Scotland have suffered fairly heavily (including Scarlett).
I don't use my Z3 at all from the moment the first frost hits till the grit has gone off the roads in April, sometimes May.
My last 4 wheel drive had three lots of brake pads, wheel bearings all round more than once, various suspension parts and inner wheel arches getting a bit iffy, all in 6 years and 45000 miles.
I'm not a bad driver and never ever wore out a set of pads or bearings when I lived further south.
Lots of folk I know won't buy a Scottish registered car over three years old and prefer to buy from "down south".
I'm not knocking the Highlands as I love living here, just don't buy a car that's spent a few winters in these parts.
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I could not agree more!!Jonttt wrote:Yep classic case of selling too cheap / not aware of current market value. I'm not saying it's worth £20k but in this market I'm pretty sure he would have sold it quickly for more, someone got a bargain and could probably sell it for a decent margin tomorrow with a decent advert.
Classic sign of a fast rising market, there will always be sellers who don't keep pace for a time.
It says it all when people thought it was a scam because it was too cheap at £7500, crap advert and it sold in days
If anything this sale confirms they are worth more, not less
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