'69 AMX, 390/4-sp, Charitable Donation??
 

So this car was a recent charity donation...can you imagine working in a place where you're lucky to see a late-model Infiniti, and this car rolls in? Unreal.

Link to 1969 AMX auction

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An 8% buyer's fee on an Ebay auction? That alone would stop me from bidding (and did).

Two rules:

Never buy a car with Cooper Cobras and never pay a "buyer's fee" on an Ebay auction.

I missed the fee disclosure- that is nuts.

If it was a car I really wanted, that would not deter me for even a second. Actually, maybe 10 seconds it would take to figure my final cost when bidding. I would just lower my bid accordingly. What difference does it make if I pay $25k for the car WITH the surcharge or pay $25k for the car without? My wallet isn't affected.

I just bought some things on the Gov. Surplus site. Some of the schools or municipalities have a surcharge built in; some don't. This one did, but I adjusted my bid accordingly and still won. It is only a factor if you don't read the fine print.

Looks like a nice clean car that may have been re-sprayed with lacquer at some point in its life. For me, I would have to at least re-do the trunk lid stripes as they didn’t stretch the vinyl to keep the space consistent between them. Also, I believe this would not have been a Go Pac car without power brakes and possibly electric wipers (been so long I can’t remember if that was part of the package). Trunk lid looks original. Some paint imperfections that would force me to do an in-person look especially lower rear quarters. No PS which wouldn’t be hard to source. Nice car overall and a bonus if it’s all solid and the 390 is still in it.

I agree, just think it’s silly to introduce an unconventional fee structure in an eBay auction where 99% of bidders will ignore the note. I think it casts an unfriendly shadow over the auction and could lead to a soured sale if the winning bidder overlooked it.

Agree with you. it is silly. I just don't bid without reading everything.

I read the whole thing and there are sooo many of the sellers rules and requirements, that I wouldn't bid on it if I WAS seriously interested. The 3 DAYS to remove is totally unreasonable and who knows what they would still require if "arrangements" were made in advance. The daily storage fee seems to be non-negotiable, even with arrangements to pick up after more than 3 days.

You may be right Mitch. I did NOT read all the fine points on this one as I am not interested in this car.

Passed on a much nicer AMX right here one town over for way less money last year, so I am certainly not in the market for one out of state.

Is it still available?

If it's much nicer and way less money I'll buy it.

Your wallet may not be affected but your garage will be because usually the car won't be in it.

I try to do the same thing you do. I base my bid on the value of the car minus transportation, 7% sale tax and buyer fees. That leaves me 20% +/- below market value on my bid.

In my experience, the final buyers pay market price plus fees.

I'd much rather buy straight from a real owner (not shady dealers, scammer or flippers).

Agree. That's why I spend more time on CL than ebay.