928 Auctions on eBay for the week of Mar. 05 - Mar. 11
All auctions which ran during this week
**Newest Additions are at the top**
COMMENTARY:
A third slow week in a row with few sales. Several nice cars but reserves were too optimistic.
AUCTIONS CURRENTLY OPEN FOR BIDS: 9
AUCTIONS CLOSED IN LAST SEVEN DAYS: 10
SALES IN LAST SEVEN DAYS: 4
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..
Blue Book values shown are retail and only
adjusted for mileage.
| Vehicle | Bid conditions | My Comments | 03/05 | 03/06 | 03/07 | 03/08 | 03/09 | 03/10 | 03/11 |
| Item
#568955284 1990 928 Manual with 104K miles Blue Book N/A |
$1,500 minimum, NO RESERVE Opened Mar-11 Closes Mar-21
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Parts car. Actually he could do a lot better if he parted it out himself. I hope Jr was grounded for life. | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,550 |
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| Item
#568956572 1993 928 GTS Auto with 80K miles Blue Book $37,720 |
$34,000 minimum, Opened Mar-11 Closes Mar-21
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Get out your checkbooks. Actually, it just looks "OK" from limited pictures. Interesting direct underside shot. If you blow it up, you can see a fair amount of corrosion from Toronto winters. No interior views. Could be due to low resolution shot, but engine compartment looks winter worn as well. GTSs may be rare, but I have a hunch this one may not even get any bids. | - | - | - | - | - | - | $0 |
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| Item
#568472820 1989 928 S4 Auto with 112K miles Blue Book $17,050 Was Item #552594667Closed Feb-07, NO SALE, $15,995 bid. Was Item
#546409714
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$13,995 minimum, NO RESERVE Opened Mar-10 Closes Mar-17
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Back for the third time. This is the second time he has run this car
through eBay in the horribly helpful "Everything Else: General"
category. Here's what I said the last time through.
Try again. Previous ad had no pics - no bids. This one, not on eBay Motors (there's a novel tactic), has some pics, and they are revealing. Claims of a flawless car in previous ads have evaporated. Now he admits a few minor flaws. The console is bowed and has a brace screwed on. What I don't get is that he spent $15K fixing up what he says was a nice car, and he doesn't fix these things. The ads make no sense to me. Apparently no one else bought the story the first time either. Here's what I said the first time. Uh, add up the numbers. This guys says the car was real nice when he got it. He spent over $15K getting it ready to sell. I'm not sure what he started with, but most of it isn't there anymore. Very strange. Good luck recouping the investment. |
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| Item
#568628104 1987 928 S4 Auto with 58K miles Blue Book $17,300 |
$15,000 minimum, Opened Mar-10 Closes Mar-17
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Low miles, Carfax is clean, recent t-belt and pump, only very minor defects noted. Not enough and not large enough pics to fully evaulate. | - | - | - | - | - | $0 | $15,100 |
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| Item
#568007311 1986 928 S Auto with 73K miles Blue Book $12,650 |
$2,500 minimum, Opened Mar-08 Closes Mar-15
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Early 86 that looks nice outside and decent inside. Carfax is
OK. Dealer notes t-belt and pump done recently. Dealer indicates
low price. Carfax does show that the car has not been driven a single
mile since it was bought by the dealer in November. #Comment on bid 11: Another example of a proxy bid jumping the price to reserve immediately. Be careful with proxy bidding. Bidder 11 has zero feedback (new to eBay) and I think learned a lesson today. Anyway, we now know the reserve is $6,900 - VERY cheap for a good 86, if this is good. |
- | - | - | $5,100 |
$6,900 (reserve met)# |
$7,311 |
$10,100 |
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| Item
#568024555 and Item #568026494 1990 928 S4 Auto with 49K miles Blue Book $22,300 |
$23,900 minimum, Opened Mar-08 Closes Mar-14
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It's so nice, she listed it twice. Guess the seller figures this doubles her chances of selling it. Yeah, selling it to two people at the same time! That's illegal, but there's little chance this will sell to even one person. It is a nice, attractive, low mile 90, but the seller is "asking" $26.9K. Uh, sorry, but this one is DOA. Kelly checks it out at $22.3K while NADA tops out at $23.6K | - | - | - | $0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
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| Item
#567680739 1985 928 S Auto with 107K miles Blue Book $10,875 |
$5,999 minimum, NO RESERVE Opened Mar-07 Closes Mar-14
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Lots of pics. Car looks good. Nothing jumps out (oh, the driver seat looks properly worn - easy fix - and somebody cleaned off most of the intake manifold paint). Carfax is clean. Everything reads pretty well in the ad, including of recent service information, until you get close to the end where they claim in bold red letters that the car has a retail value of over $18K. Er, uh, that's hard to swallow. More like $10K. Must be a typo, eh? | - | - | $6,200 |
$6,300 |
$7,001 |
$7,101 |
$7,502 |
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| Item
#567679323 1986 928 S Manual with 68K miles Blue Book $12,800 |
$6,500 minimum, NO RESERVE Opened Mar-07 Closes Mar-12
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Not much info in the ad. The VIN (over 0999) would make this an "86.5" with S4 updates. Carfax is clean except for 1 car accident in 97. Says it hit a culvert or a ditch. Sounds like my recent off-road experience in the rain. Bidders need to do some digging. Could be nice, but there's no way to know from the ad. | - | - | $0 |
$6,760 |
$7,360 |
$10,100 |
$10,700 |
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| Item
#566923030 1989 928 S4 Auto with 33K miles NO LONGER IN DATABASE Blue Book $19,825 |
$1,000 minimum, NO RESERVE Opened Mar-05 Closes Mar-12
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I don't know what is going in Pittsburgh, but this fella has had a couple
very low mile cars that look fine from the pics, such as Item
#556243379. Well, here's another he is selling. No flaws
noted. Not a load of pics. If real, should go about $18-19K.
Update: There is an error in the VIN report on CarFax regarding mileage- an obvious decimal point error. There is no odometer rollback. The VIN is WP0JB0927KS860214 |
$14,600 | $16,200 (Slow down! We have 5 days to go.) |
$16,200 |
$17,100 |
$19,100 (Getting carried away here) |
$19,100 (NO LONGER IN DATABASE) |
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| Item
#566301767 1980 928 Auto with 19K miles NO SALE |
$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 steering wheel come in? I thought that was a later S feature. Needs to add close-ups of all the pristine components and undercarriage, if the car is as he says, if he has any hope of getting $16.5K. | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 (CLOSED) |
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| Item
#566036388 1978 928 Auto with 78K miles CHASSIS ONLY NO SALE (my guess) |
$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.
*Closing comment. My guess is that the seller got scared by the unenthusiastic bidding in his "no reserve" auction. He did not cancel all the bids, so according to eBay rules he is supposed to sell to the highest bidder. I doubt he will. When you do a no reserve, you have to be prepared for this. |
$100 | $102.50 (get serious) |
$102.50 | $102.50 (CLOSED EARLY)* |
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| Item
#565956173 1983 928 S Manual with 75K miles SOLD $7,300 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. |
$5,300 | $6,600 (Did somebody hit the wrong button?) |
$6,600 | $6,600 | $7,300 (CLOSED) |
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| Item
#565707539 1987 928 S4 Auto with 117K miles SOLD $10,100 Blue Book $14,675 |
$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.
**Bid comment: Bid 13 jumped the high bid from $8,752 to the reserve, $9,999. This is what happens when you submit a proxy bid that has a limit at or above the reserve - it immediately jumps the bid to the reserve. Surprises a lot of bidders. Remember - do not submit a proxy bid until very late in the auction. |
$8,100 | $8,600 | $8,752 | $10,100 (reserve met)** |
$10,100 | $10,100 | $10,100 (CLOSED) |
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| Item
#565616038 1987 928 S4 Auto with 82K miles SOLD $15,806 |
$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. | $14,600 (reserve met) |
$14,600 | $14,600 | $15,806 (CLOSED) |
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| Item
#565121378 1987 928 S4 Auto with 89K miles NO SALE |
$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 (CLOSED) |
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| Item
#564997121 1986 928 S Manual with 70K miles NO SALE |
$6,550 minimum, Opened Feb-27 Closes Mar-09 |
Low mile, clean, clean Carfax, minimal wear. | $9,400 | $11,000 | $11,100 | $11,100 | $11,100 (CLOSED) |
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| Item
#564073764 1981 928 Auto with 141K miles NO SALE 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 (CLOSED) |
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| Item
#564041953 1986 928 S Auto with 58K miles NO SALE |
$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 (CLOSED) |
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| Item
#563713663 1986 928 S Auto with 94K miles SOLD $8,101 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." |
$8,101 (CLOSED) |
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