1969 Camaro

[Lee Weber]

70- no not sold.
With about 2 hours left I went in and reduced the reserve. When you go thru this process (reducing the reserve) you are given two options: Reduce to where the auction is at, or plug in a new number. I clicked the wrong icon, and instanlty the car had met reserve. I contacted the high bidder, explained the situation, and he understood and accepted the situation.
70 - thanks for being vigilent on this sale.

[427king]

I was not aware you could remove a reserve from ebay and make someone that didnt meet reserve be responsible for buying it when they may have assumed they had no obligation and may have purchased another car. Its always been that you could only lower it so the NEXT bid wins the car,and also ive never been able to change the price within the last 12 hours when there are bids . I assume ebay changed thier policy ?? I know i may not go thru with the purchase if things had changed over a 7 day period and my NON reserve bid suddenly became the winning and binding bid,because i may have found another car.

[69LM1]

Yep, that's been a selling tactic for a short while now. Set the reserve high, let the "play" bidders bid, then lower the reserve lower than the high bid in the last few seconds and wham, instant sale. Of course, the high bidder may try and back out........
Sucks as a tactic, but at the same time, people should be be bidding on cars they have no intension or capability to buy.

[Lee Weber]

King/Rich:

Actually, it's a combination of what you both have written. When you lower the reserve in the way I did you don't "trap" a person who may have bid up to that amount on the car, but what you (the seller) are forced into is selling to the guy who makes the very next offer - even if it's a single dollar more. When I saw "The next bidder meets reserve" on my listing I went into panic mode. However, my saving grace was I had a buy it now of 79K. The bidder who was up to 58 totally understood he was not going to win with a 58K bid. As Rich alluded to: people bid who are in no way, shape, or form capable of making the buy. I suppose there is a thrill people get in just bidding Either way...that's the reason the car is still for sale.
ANOTHER LESSON: NEVER, EVER try and sell a high caliber car the week BJ and 2 other reknown auctions are going down. Note to self: That was NOT a smart move
If I don't sell it here, I'll post back on ebay perhaps late this week, or over the weekend.

[Lee Weber]

Ebay add is done. Some of you have asked for pics/specs.

Fresh, professionaly, restored 69 SS 396 (L-34)Camaro. Mint. Less then a 1/4 mile since restoration.

Specs of the car:
Ralley Green
Black V-top
Black Int
M-21
3:73
AM Radio
Chambered Exhaust
"Born with" #s match Engine and Rear. VERY original/correct car (smog, alt, reg, wipers, bat, wires, rad, carb, dist., etc) Complete documentation of restoration. MacNeish Certified. Best Chevy Stock at Super Chevy (Saturday Maple Grove) 2007.


Please look at My photo Gallery for many more pics. I have over 220 pics of the resto. Here are a few to give you an idea -




















Phone: 757 310 9707

[SSJunkie68-69]

Lee

Thanks for your service. We wish you and your family well.
Good luck with the sale of your car.

For anyone interested in this car, I have seen it first hand and it's quite nice. The level of detail is outstanding and it's in excellent shape. IMHO this is one of the best Camaros out there for sale right now. You can not go wrong with this car. L34 cars are not always that easy to find and to find one in this condition does not happen everyday. They are one of the rarest production motors that the factory produced that year with a total production of around 2100 or so.

Tom

[69LM1]

Nice car Lee!
Great Resto......

[Lee Weber]

To all sYc - thank you.

IN the Spirit of BJ -

SOLD IT SOLD IT SOLD IT!!!

[92646]

Lee, I hope you got what you were looking for because that was a nice car. So what is next?
Mark Sheppard

[Lee Weber]

Thanks Mark
What's next - a shovel, a ruck sack, and a pair of dessert cammies....

OH, you mean cars ....