Cammsport 390 Report post Posted January 24, 2020 This sort of thing definitely tickles the suspicious side of me and screams shill bidding. Auction had met reserve but the top two bidders have both pulled out? Owner offers a fixed price. Hopefully no one from here was genuinely interested. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LemonHunter 583 Report post Posted January 24, 2020 (edited) Trademe really needs to do more about that. I've proven to them on 2 different auctions, shill bidding had taken place. On one of them my autobid was maxed and the the bidder that beat me had their bid removed about 3 minutes before closing (despite having 100% positive feedback so clearly not one to f**k people around), the person hadn't asked for their bid to removed. The other I contacted the person who outbid me (they had their own car for sale) and they were the flatmate of the vendor. They should roll back any autobids when a top bid is removed. Edited January 24, 2020 by LemonHunter 5 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lord_jagganath 421 Report post Posted January 24, 2020 16 minutes ago, Cammsport said: . is the guy who runs it called alan? and its Shore European? they are pretty good though usually. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Palazzo 477 Report post Posted January 24, 2020 You mean like the 2011 X1 that "sold" last week for $10,100 being offered for $10k? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LemonHunter 583 Report post Posted January 24, 2020 Some vendors do remove bids of people with crappy trading histories, with them or others. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kodachrome 151 Report post Posted January 24, 2020 5 hours ago, LemonHunter said: Trademe really needs to do more about that. I've proven to them on 2 different auctions, shill bidding had taken place. On one of them my autobid was maxed and the the bidder that beat me had their bid removed about 3 minutes before closing (despite having 100% positive feedback so clearly not one to f**k people around), the person hadn't asked for their bid to removed. The other I contacted the person who outbid me (they had their own car for sale) and they were the flatmate of the vendor. They should roll back any autobids when a top bid is removed. TM catch and act on people doing this all the time btw. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LemonHunter 583 Report post Posted January 24, 2020 Ah, in both of my cases they gave zero fricks. Good to know they do chase it up. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
treone 648 Report post Posted January 24, 2020 As they say - $9.650 is not a lot of money for a hell of a lot of car ( or something to that effect)! X6’s are so uygly they are cool! ? 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gjm 3258 Report post Posted January 24, 2020 The X6 is hijjuss. The sort of car you wouldn't look back at, unless to convince yourself it really is that bad. Nice inside and nice to drive though. No idea on servicing or maintenance costs, but I'd expect them to be 'exciting'. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kodachrome 151 Report post Posted January 25, 2020 On 1/24/2020 at 9:48 PM, LemonHunter said: Ah, in both of my cases they gave zero fricks. Good to know they do chase it up. You should report people all the same tho! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cammsport 390 Report post Posted September 4, 2020 Another interesting auction to watch. https://www.trademe.co.nz/2768408589 $1Res, guy is expecting $10k+. 320i pre-lci E91 with repair work done. I would be very surprised if it went for more than $7k. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KwS 2425 Report post Posted September 4, 2020 As shown on a recent $1 reserve auction someone won on another forum im on, and trademe is allowing the seller to bail on the sale as the reserve set was "a mistake" and "being sold too low", trademe is a complete waste of time and money. No care and no responsibility. 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
balancerider 758 Report post Posted September 4, 2020 (edited) 14 hours ago, Cammsport said: Another interesting auction to watch. https://www.trademe.co.nz/2768408589 $1Res, guy is expecting $10k+. 320i pre-lci E91 with repair work done. I would be very surprised if it went for more than $7k. bigger question is why you would spend 20k on a 320i? (even if Autosure were paying, speaking as a previous owner of a 320i) Edited September 4, 2020 by balancerider 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Matth5 471 Report post Posted September 5, 2020 4 hours ago, balancerider said: bigger question is why you would spend 20k on a 320i? (even if Autosure were paying, speaking as a previous owner of a 320i) I'm also surprised Autosure didn't just write the car off. Cheaper to replace than fix a 320i... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cammsport 390 Report post Posted September 5, 2020 17 minutes ago, Matth5 said: I'm also surprised Autosure didn't just write the car off. Cheaper to replace than fix a 320i... Weird one. Autosure usually cap repair costs at like $6k. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gaz 1061 Report post Posted September 5, 2020 https://www.trademe.co.nz/2753258737 I'm keen on this, however the bids on this seem dodgy. Who has been on trademe for 7 years but never made a trade? Plus the bids were removed early on but have returned Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gjm 3258 Report post Posted September 5, 2020 I was bidding on an E30. I had briefly led the bidding, but wasn't the high bidder. Still, the auction has ended early. I found out while looking to see how high things had got. No email, no reason given, just 'Withdrawn by Seller'. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Driftit 2078 Report post Posted September 5, 2020 23 hours ago, KwS said: As shown on a recent $1 reserve auction someone won on another forum im on, and trademe is allowing the seller to bail on the sale as the reserve set was "a mistake" and "being sold too low", trademe is a complete waste of time and money. No care and no responsibility. I would love to see someone take that situation to court. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olaf 3317 Report post Posted September 5, 2020 30 minutes ago, Driftit said: I would love to see someone take that situation to court. probably at least as much protection for auction buyers in NZ as there is for mom and pop investors on the NZX from deficient company directors. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LemonHunter 583 Report post Posted September 6, 2020 On 9/5/2020 at 7:14 PM, Gaz said: https://www.trademe.co.nz/2753258737 I'm keen on this, however the bids on this seem dodgy. Who has been on trademe for 7 years but never made a trade? Plus the bids were removed early on but have returned God damn that's a lot of car for the money it finished at Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Matth5 471 Report post Posted September 6, 2020 22 minutes ago, LemonHunter said: God damn that's a lot of car for the money it finished at Don't worry, the new owner will spend even more fixing it 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LemonHunter 583 Report post Posted September 6, 2020 Nothing more expensive than a cheap BMW (Or Merc/Audi/Jag/Porsche/Range Rover/Bentley/etc) 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gaz 1061 Report post Posted September 7, 2020 21 hours ago, LemonHunter said: God damn that's a lot of car for the money it finished at I thought I'd would go for less considering I just miss out on a facelift diesel with 100km less went for similar money Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Herbmiester 923 Report post Posted September 9, 2020 I just bought a 2008 VW Touareg for 5k. 114k 4.2 V8 with good service history, needed a tow vehicle. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
qube 3570 Report post Posted September 9, 2020 10 hours ago, Herbmiester said: I just bought a 2008 VW Touareg for 5k. 114k 4.2 V8 with good service history, needed a tow vehicle. Arent these more like $15k? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
