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[Rangie]

Took a ride to the auction house today selling a few more of my Dinky & Corgi collection , they sell everything house clearance etc + the odd car from deceased estates, I spied  a gleaming black VW Up 2015 reg with 2,300 miles 1 owner MOT just expired so put a pre auction bid in, if I get it cheap enough put it through a test could make a few quid..😁

[Kevin Wood]

.. now you just need one for the other foot.

[dave the builder]

Did you check the MOT history and HPI 
might have 1,000,2300 miles and £7,000 outstanding on finance 

[Rangie]

Did you check the MOT history and HPI 
might have 1,000,2300 miles and £7,000 outstanding on finance 

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Of course, all checks out 100 percent.

[STEMO]

Did you check the MOT history and HPI 
might have 1,000,2300 miles and £7,000 outstanding on finance 

It's up to the auction house to check the finance before they sell it. That's why you pay them 15%+VAT in fees.

[Rangie]

Did you check the MOT history and HPI 
might have 1,000,2300 miles and £7,000 outstanding on finance 

It's up to the auction house to check the finance before they sell it. That's why you pay them 15%+VAT in fees.

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Total amount to hammer price is 24 percent.

[STEMO]

Did you check the MOT history and HPI 
might have 1,000,2300 miles and £7,000 outstanding on finance 

It's up to the auction house to check the finance before they sell it. That's why you pay them 15%+VAT in fees.

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Robbing bastards.
Total amount to hammer price is 24 percent.

[Rangie]

It's business Steve, but  bid accordingly & stick to the maximum you are happy with, it's just a bit of fun, done it years ago & now I've got time on my hands gives me something to do.

[STEMO]

It's business Steve, but  bid accordingly & stick to the maximum you are happy with, it's just a bit of fun, done it years ago & now I've got time on my hands gives me something to do.

I've always fancied going to a general auction, Mick. Maybe next time the Mrs has a good couple of weeks off.

[johnnydog]

Did you check the MOT history and HPI 
might have 1,000,2300 miles and £7,000 outstanding on finance 

It's up to the auction house to check the finance before they sell it. That's why you pay them 15%+VAT in fees.

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Total amount to hammer price is 24 percent.

That's an abdolutely ridiculous amount - way above even BCA's buyers fees..
Think I'd avoid buying there just on principle.

[Sir Tigger KC]

I like going to the auctions! 

[ronnyd]

I used to go to the Mannhiem auctions when i was younger. Never bought anything mind you, just went for the entertainment. Bought a Carlton at the Ely one though. Big mistake. 

[Rangie]

If I get for my maximum bid I'll be more than happy , easy make a £1,000 on it..😁

[Varche]

You could go into partnership with Nick W.

You buy the bargains , he fixes the issues. Then sell on for a profit. Could be a TV series in it. Something like Wheezer Geezer 

[Rangie]

You could go into partnership with Nick W.

You buy the bargains , he fixes the issues. Then sell on for a profit. Could be a TV series in it. Something like Wheezer Geezer 

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Hopefully all it will require is a new ticket , only had 3 MOTs so far sailed through each one as I would expect with 2,300 miles.

[Nick W]

You could go into partnership with Nick W.

You buy the bargains , he fixes the issues. Then sell on for a profit. Could be a TV series in it. Something like Wheezer Geezer 

Kind of appropriate for the Covid era


It's not as good as Wheeler Dealers that some unqualified self-abuser stole.


There would have to be a strict rule of no French cars. Or Porsches. And BMWs would be extra

[Rangie]

You could go into partnership with Nick W.

You buy the bargains , he fixes the issues. Then sell on for a profit. Could be a TV series in it. Something like Wheezer Geezer 

 


Kind of appropriate for the Covid era


It's not as good as Wheeler Dealers that some unqualified self-abuser stole.


There would have to be a strict rule of no French cars. Or Porsches. And BMWs would be extra

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That's right keep it nice & easy with bread & butter stuff.

[Nick W]

You could go into partnership with Nick W.

You buy the bargains , he fixes the issues. Then sell on for a profit. Could be a TV series in it. Something like Wheezer Geezer 

 


Kind of appropriate for the Covid era


It's not as good as Wheeler Dealers that some unqualified self-abuser stole.


There would have to be a strict rule of no French cars. Or Porsches. And BMWs would be extra

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That's right keep it nice & easy with bread & butter stuff.

The idea was to make a profit. Used French cars don't have enough value to allow for fixing them. German cars have so many fiddly, niggly and expensive faults that take for ever to repair that even the inflated values won't cover the costs. That's why Omegas were so cheap for so long; they had the German engineering characteristics, but not the image to go with them

[annihilator]

BCA is still online trade only, think they're making too much money cornering the used car market with WBAC and it's partnership with Cazoo 

[Rangie]

I used to go to Bourne car auctions (Lincolnshire) many years ago bought several cars from there but all you paid was the hammer price , the seller only paid an agreed amount, bought a lovely Sierra estate from there once only to have it written off by a young lad driving a tractor did ok from the insurance but would really have liked to have kept the car longer, went back a few weeks later & bought a one owner Montego countryman estate 7 seater kept it for 4 years wasn't a bad car at all considering the BL reputation.

[Varche]

Any news?

[Rangie]

Auction is on the 12th of January, my bid is in .

[Varche]

 

[Rangie]

Out of interest put the VW details to WBAC they were prepared to offer £5675 for it, I don't intend to pay more than £4750 for it that's including the comission charges be interesting to see what it actually makes.

[Rangie]

The VW UP went for £6,100 so by the time you put comission etc on would be over £7,000, my max bid was £4,000 to ensure a reasonable profit to be made .

[johnnydog]

At the time, I thought you were kinda dreaming thinking you would get it at a 'snip' and make a decent profit, especially in the current climate of the used car market...

[Rangie]

At the time, I thought you were kinda dreaming thinking you would get it at a 'snip' and make a decent profit, especially in the current climate of the used car market...

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You just have to try your luck , nothing ventured as the saying goes.

[Marks DTM Calib]

£7000, I wouldn't pay that for an Up new!

[Rangie]

£7000, I wouldn't pay that for an Up new!

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Absolutely crazy , okay it had only covered 2,500 miles needed an MOT but it's 7 years old but on the plus side the items that I entered made £521 so not bad from clearing the loft out 👍

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

At the time, I thought you were kinda dreaming thinking you would get it at a 'snip' and make a decent profit, especially in the current climate of the used car market...

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You just have to try your luck , nothing ventured as the saying goes.

Very true. Thats how I bought a Porsche Boxster for £1900. 

[456lbft]

I used to go to the Mannhiem auctions when i was younger. Never bought anything mind you, just went for the entertainment. Bought a Carlton at the Ely one though. Big mistake. 

Classic car auctions are like paying for a theatre ticket, it's all entertainment until you get carried away...I was lucky to get away with my little dabble.