928 Auctions on eBay for the week of Feb. 26 - Mar. 03
All auctions which ran during this week
**Newest Additions are at the top**
COMMENTARY:
Another slow week. Several very clean cars, including a Weissach, but they did not sell.
AUCTIONS CURRENTLY OPEN FOR BIDS: 10
AUCTIONS CLOSED IN LAST SEVEN DAYS: 5
SALES IN LAST SEVEN DAYS: 2
Under each date for each item, the first row shows the bid amounts at the
end of that day, while the second row is the total number of bids at that
point..
| Vehicle | Bid conditions | My Comments | 02/26 | 02/27 | 02/28 | 03/01 | 03/02 | 03/03 | 03/04 |
| Item
#566301767 1980 928 Auto with 19K miles |
$16,500 minimum, NO RESERVE Opened Mar-03 Closes Mar-10
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OK, so it might be the nicest 1980 around and it is said to only have gone 19K miles and never been rained on, but $16.5K is stretching it a bit. It DOES look nice. When did the padded steerng wheel come in? I thought that was a later S feature. | - | - | - | - | - | $0 | $0 |
| - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |||
| Item
#566036388 1978 928 Auto with 78K miles CHASSIS ONLY |
$25 minimum, NO RESERVE Opened Mar-02 Closes Mar-12
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Bare, no hood, fenders, bumpers, motor, trans, suspension. Hood and suspension available separately. | - | - | - | - | $30 | $40.99 | $51 |
| - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 6 | |||
| Item
#565956173 1983 928 S Manual with 75K miles Was Item
#565956173 |
$2,000 minimum, NO RESERVE Opened Mar-02 Closes Mar-09 |
Back again. This car closed earlier in the week, but the buyer backed down
after learning it had 1st gear grinding (likely synchros). Just as
well. The original ad said the car was an 86, but the VIN proved it to
be an 83 and the seller noted that, although he was a bit slow to make the
amendment. I was pretty hard on this car the first time through.
Here is what I said.
An 86 5-speed no reserve should wake a few people up. Looks too tattered for 75K miles - driven hard and put away wet is my guess. Paint flaking due to front bumper contact, hood edge dinged, seat tears mentioned. No interior or engine shots. Probably lots to see there. Check out Junior at the helm in one shot. Looks like he probably shifts without using the clutch. (Funny that I should say this considering the car later proved to have 1st gear synchro problems.) Careful questioning essential in this case. Update: An observant 928 fan pointed out the VIN cannot be 86. It is fuzzy, but it checks out to be: WP0JB0928DS860306 The "D" in the middle specifies an 1983. 86 is "G". I sent Junior a note. Also, the antenna is a giveaway as 86 had it embedded in the windshield. |
- | - | - | - | $2,225 | $3,850 | $5,100 (Stop! That's enough!!) |
| - | - | - | - | 2 | 14 | 21 | |||
| Item
#565707539 1987 928 S4 Auto with 117K miles |
$3,000 minimum, Opened Mar-01 Closes Mar-11
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Canadian car. Honest ad. Looks very nice to me. Appears to be all-leather interior. Mentions front end repair and repaint. Nose does look slightly misaligned, and it looks as if the fender moldings has been painted, but I think that is a photo artifact. | - | - | - | $0 | $6,600 | $7,200 | $7,200 |
| - | - | - | 0 | 5 | 7 | 7 | |||
| Item
#565616038 1987 928 S4 Auto with 82K miles |
$1 minimum, Opened Mar-01 Closes Mar-08 |
This ad reads great until you get to the part where the dealer says he has over $17K invested in this car. Then he goes on to say the reserve is less than he has invested. I appreciate honesty, and most of the ad reads as if it is truthful, but here is a dealer that says he is planning on losing money. Uhuh, sure. Anyway, $17K is a bit steep for an 87 that is not stone showroom. Fair value is about $14-15K. Kelly gives $16.4K retail, but I wouldn't pay that much unless perfect. It looks like it may be a very nice car, but not worth what the dealer probably wants. Let's see. | - | - | - | $12,001 | $12,001 | $12,101 | $12,101 |
| - | - | - | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | |||
| Item
#565121378 1987 928 S4 Auto with 89K miles |
$11,500 minimum, Opened Feb-27 Closes Mar-06 |
No info, no pics except "mint condition". This reminds me of the ad for the car I bought. Not much to go on, but maybe it's true. It's up to the astute bidder to figure out if this is so. | - | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Item
#564997121 1986 928 S Manual with 70K miles |
$6,550 minimum, Opened Feb-27 Closes Mar-09 |
Low mile, clean, clean Carfax, minimal wear. | - | $8,100 | $8,100 | $8,600 | $9,400 | $9,400 | $9,400 |
| - | 10 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | |||
| Item
#563962628 1979 928 Manual with 75K miles SOLD $7,999 Was Item
#550043071 Was Item
#544658895 Closed Jan-23 |
$7 minimum, Opened Feb-24 Closes Mar-03 |
Somehow I missed the return of this car. eBay missed it as well, as it
doesn't show in the Porsche
928 listings. This is the third time
through Here's what I said its first time through eBay.
A Mephisto Motors car. These guys bother me...they had a Glocker Porsche that they did not reveal to be a copy (even though anyone should know). Actually this car does look nice. Says no dash cracks, but a cover obscures that area. |
$5,200 | $6,001 | $6,001 | $6,101 | $6,600 | $7,999 (CLOSED) |
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| 28 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 36 | 45 | - | |||
| Item
#564073764 1981 928 Auto with 141K miles Was Item
#545811788, |
$2,800 minimum, NO RESERVE Opened Feb-24 Closes Mar-06 |
Back again, but suddenly the car gained 36K miles over the previous listing.
Not bad, considering it is a parts car. His spelling is getting even
worse, however. He has pics here
under "Porsche". I recommend you don't look at
them. A few of them are gut wrenching. However, under "Cars For
Sale" he has some shots of a more seriously abused BMW.
My comments from the first trip through eBay. Sometimes there's nothing to add to the seller's description:"Complete Car, Texas Car, with bill of sale. Has run fuel injection/pump wiring needs replaced. interior needs redone, horrable repaint!" |
$0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Item
#564041953 1986 928 S Auto with 58K miles |
$15,000 minimum, Opened Feb-24 Closes Mar-06 |
Low mile, clean, clean Carfax, wonder why rear quarters were replaced. $15K minimum spells death for auction interest. | $15,000 | $15,000 | $15,000 | $15,000 | $15,000 | $15,000 | $15,000 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Item
#563713663 1986 928 S Auto with 94K miles Was Item
#547757359, Was Item
#541055885 |
$6,000 minimum, Opened Feb-23 Closes Mar-05 |
Back again for the third time. Here are excerpts from my previous comments.
Dealer. Early 86. Calls it an S4 by mistake. Mileage disparity in ad. Anyone for blue? You gotta love stuff like "90,600 carfull (sic) miles." |
$6,000 | $6,000 | $6,000 | $6,300 | $8,101 | $8,101 | $8,101 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |||
| Item
#563730881 1991 928 S4 Auto with 71K miles NO SALE - CANCELLED Was Item
#560658924 Was Item #555754362, Closed Feb-10, SOLD $20,000 Was Item
#551542076 Was Item
#540233122
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$17,500 minimum, Opened Feb-23 Closes Feb-28 |
OK, so this is trip FIVE through the auction. Overdue for a drop in
the reserve. I think the dealer may be upside down on this car.
Here's what I wrote earlier. Back again for third time. Looks OK. Did well in first auction. Wonder why deal fell through? In the case of a re-listing like this, I advise anyone interested in bidding to contact the winning bidder in the previous listing and ask why the deal fell through. You can find the winning by clicking on the item number to the left for the Jan-15 closing. Here's what I said the first time. Can't see any problems. Looks like it could be all leather interior. RMB installed? **Note about bid 3 on 2/25: This bidder made one of the cardinal errors in eBay bidding; that is, setting up a proxy bid way too early in the bidding, not knowing that a proxy bid above the reserve immediately sends to bid to the reserve level. No big deal if you really want the car at that level, but it is a shock to see the bid jump several thousand instead of the minimum $100. Regardless, blowing up to the reserve this early in the bidding just raises the price, although in this case he may scare away others and have bought himself a car. |
$20,100 | $20,100 | $20,100 (CLOSED) |
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| 4 | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | |||
| Item
#563383060 1984 928 S Auto with 19K miles SOLD $14,700 Was Item
#552102746
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$1,000 minimum, NO RESERVE Opened Feb-22 Closes Mar-01 |
Back again. No surprise here as the winning bidder had a negative
feedback rating. Here's what I said the first time.
This looks authentic or a good restoration. Seats and carpets look new, engine compartment is spotless and uncorroded. There's plenty of Armor-All on things, but looks good anyway. |
$12,100 | $12,300 | $12,300 | $14,700 (CLOSED) |
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| 32 | 33 | 33 | 41 | - | - | - | |||
| Item
#562252449 1982 928 S Auto Weissach Edition with 56K miles NO SALE - CANCELLED |
$5,000 minimum, Opened Feb-18 Closes Feb-28 |
The second Weissach in the last month. The previous one was nice, but this one looks even nicer. Great photos. Luggage gone, but has original wheels. Unfortunately VIN comes up blank on CarFax. | $11,100 | $11,300 | $11,600 (CLOSED) |
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| 25 | 29 | 30 | - | - | - | - | |||
| Item
#561632107 1984 928 S Auto with 79K miles NO SALE - NO BIDS |
$9,500 minimum, NO RESERVE Opened Feb-17 Closes Feb-27 |
Now, compare this 79K mile car to Junior's 75K mile dirt tracker immediately below. One picture says it all.- CLEAN! No salt exposure in Cleveland means it was hardly ever driven. I know - I lived there for 13 years. Carfax (clean record) shows 1K miles in a 18 month span and only 8K miles since late 97. I wish the guy would post more pics and say more specifically about condition and maintenance, but this one is a knock out. Also, despite no reserve, the high starting price will stifle bid interest. I would have used a lower minimum and a $9.5K reserve, but I think it will go anyway, especially if the seller adds interior pics and comments about service records and condition. | $0 | $0 (CLOSED) |
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