Buying a car from Ebay
 

...would you? Under what circumstances? Anything special to pay attention to?

Also... when buying a car out-of-state, I assume I will have to pay the local state sales tax when registering the car, ey?

Thanks for your input.

hmm no I wouldn't too much hassle and uncertainty.

i wouldnt get a car over ebay...

I would..... but not from out of state.

What if you can score a good deal on a reliable car? All the carfax stuff checks out, and it's a dealer offering the car, anyway?

well im about to buy a car this week from ebay

BUT
i did some research.
The guys says he and his company is located in cali, and the car is located in japan(because I want a right hand drive car)
he says to give him the money and then they will put the car on a boat and send it to vancouver, and then to montreal by train..
but i googled the so call company he owns that he said on google, and i found his "companys" website...
i was bored and looked at the "who is" info and saw the guy was living in AUSTRALIA!!!
but you know what what if the guy lives in cali now?
then i miss out on a great deal..
so i will pay him the 5-6g's and pray i get the car...
if i dont?
well hey
good thing for this
http://pages.ebay.ca/ebaymotors/help...rotection.html

i know my post really didnt help you but just make sure that the description of the car is PERFECT
everything is included. ask for the vin number and spend that 5$ to see a carfax report
if your car comes with a scratch on the bumper and he diddnt tell you about it, well then you can make the seller pay for the repaires

then do it! and check his feedback!!!

I'd send the car to a dealer to get checked out before I bid. It depends how good the deal is.

buying things over $10 on ebay makes me nervous, i would have a heart attack thinking about a car :)

when my wife took a job in Cali we bought a car from her on ebay. I did not send the guy any money. She paid when she picked it up... For the most part we got a good deal.

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I bought a car on Ebay about 4 years ago. I got a cashier's check and flew to Florida to pick it up. I wouldn't send any money until you eyeball the car and the registration. I got a good car that I still have at a bargain (haven't driven it in a couple years)

I guy i used to work with bought an E class on ebay ..it worked out fine for him. I had another guy a worked with sell his Porsche 911 Carrera for like $60k on ebay

No way.......:(

i bought a motorcycle out of state. not a good idea. item was not as described at all, but i did talk him down about half of the price. i wouldnt do it unless its in yoru state and you can go look at it befroe the bidding si over