Hi folks. i found Dooma350's giant thread by googling "Ebay car auction not honored".
i'd like to share with you a similar experience i am going through right now.
i bid on a no reserve auction for a used 2007 FJ Cruiser a couple hours before auction end on aug 2nd. here's the link to my winning bid
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...t_28292wt_1165
truth be told, i wasn't expecting to win and i didn't even bother watching the end of auction. i was actually out in the garage working on my bike when the auction ended. i remembered to come inside and check thinking i still had a couple minutes, but the auction had already ended. unbelievablly, though, my bid was the final and highest bid at $20,200. now, that may seem like alot for a 2007 gas gusseling FJ with over 60k miles, but this truck is "built". just look at the pics and you'll understand. it's quite the polar opposite of an M3, and if you're all wondering what a truck guy is doing on an M3 forum (besides venting) my regular daily driver is a 2009 135i. it's no M3, but it's sure fun, and i'm super envious of you late model M3 owners out there.
anyhow, back to the story. i was super elated to find out i won the auction however, i checked my emails to find two emails from the ebay "specialist" at Fred Haas Toyota in Houston with bad news.
the first email which was recieved roughly an hour before end of auction (but not opened by me until after auction as i was not in front of my laptop) solicited me to purchase the vehicle for $26,500 and that they were going to remove the listing from ebay. had i actually read the email when it was sent, i would've replied, thanks but no thanks. i'll stick to my bid of $20,200 and see how it goes.
the 2nd and final email recieved about 3 minutes AFTER the end of auction informed me that the car was sold earlier in the day to someone for $26,000 and that a $5,000 deposit was already made.
now i haven't read through the entire thread for the M3 that Dooma350 bid and won for $60k but i'm going to hazard to guess that EBay resolutions department simply told him there's nothing they can do to enforce the transaction....cause that's what they told me.
so what am i going to do? i'm going to make sure i spread the word to as many people as i can (I'm Canadian so the internet sure helps eh?) and i'm going to take your suggestions and support. wish me luck, maybe i'll get lucky and actually end up getting the dealership to sell me a car. you'd think in this economy, they'd be happy to do so...
