Missed this bargain Z3M today

Paulro

Paulro

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Location
Bristol
Model of Z
3.0 sport auto.(now sold) 3.0 Z4 Coupe
Was told a false reserve of 22-24k so I didn't go.
Went for £12.5....
SH..e!
 
OMG that's dam cheap!!
 
Looked a good one:)
 
Paulro said:
Looked a nice car too. Full history and good mot history. I'd have gone to buy it but not at what they told me.
So frustrating
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I'm sure the person you spoke to on the phone had a friend, or a good customer, who wanted to buy it hence putting you off by lying about the reserve. If I was the vendor and I found out about that I'd go nuts.

Wouldn't trust BCA to sell my kids knackered bike.
 
Paulro said:
Looked a nice car too. Full history and good mot history. I'd have gone to buy it but not at what they told me.
So frustrating
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You should put in a complaint to head office.

Got to be head office though, not the site manager.
 
ZTec said:
If that's genuine that would have been a bargain. Shame you missed it
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Yes, frustrating. Given the description with full main dealer history and low mileage it would have been great.
Oh well, I should have put a daft bid in but in reality, you need to be there. Bidding between 10 and 15k on an unseen car.......not these days, or certainly not for me.
 
Their's hope yet for us all to bag a bargain?
 
Paul Rice said:
Their's hope yet for us all to bag a bargain?
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Yeah, if you know someone who knows someone. Crooked buggers sounds like to me, I agree with @Tfp

Tony.
 
Paulro said:
Yes, frustrating. Given the description with full main dealer history and low mileage it would have been great.
Oh well, I should have put a daft bid in but in reality, you need to be there. Bidding between 10 and 15k on an unseen car.......not these days, or certainly not for me.
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It wasn't meant to be mate - your car will eventually find it's way to you.
 
It's exactly what I believe!
Don't worry, it will appear.
 
Lets hope a dealer didn't get it. If it was it will be up for 22 - 24k :mad:
 
Tracy Dee said:
How much are the overhead charges to release car from auctions.
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Do you mean the indemnity fee you have to pay on top of the bid price when you buy?

If so it's over £600 on a £12,500 purchase.

That guarantees you title to the car, or your money refunded, if something goes wrong with title ownership. Ie, if it turns out to be stolen, or owned by a finance company.

If you know someone with an account it's much less. But sorry. I closed my account years ago.

If you're referring to unsold car entry fees from one you've entered then I'm not sure nowadays.

But just call them if you want to know for sure.

BUT NOW A WORD OF WARNING IF YOU'RE BUYING FROM BCA, or any auction.

This applies to non account holders, bidding goes quickly at many auction centres, and the auctioneer will be very aware of their regular buyers. So if your not a regular to that auction be quick in your bidding, you hesitate and the auctioneer will bring down the hammer in favour of a regular buyer.

Now this has worked many times in my favour so I'm not really complaining as such, as I was a regular at a couple of centres, but it's also wasted whole days of mine when I've travelled far afield to buy one specific car when I've been ignored by the auctioneer if favour of one of their regulars. I can't tell you how frustrating that was when I'd driven hundreds of miles and committed that day to buy that car.

It's not so much as a problem as it used to be for account holders any more as most now buy online in the live auction sales, but if you're a private buyer in the hall be very aware.

Also another warning, it's been known for traffic police to hang around some centres to check people when they're leaving for tax/insurance etc.. Something I actually agreed with, a few less uninsured drivers on our roads is a good thing.
 
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