https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/202006099958037?radius=1500&onesearchad=New&onesearchad=Nearly%20New&onesearchad=Used&postcode=cm75ns&model=Z4&aggregatedTrim=30i&make=BMW&sort=relevance&advertising-location=at_cars&page=1
I ask, as my spider senses tell me something is not right. This car was on Ebay last month, same advert text i.e. saying he reserves the right to remove it if it doesn’t sell for “the price in mind”. There was no reserve price, so it was a normal Ebay auction, so as I understand on those terms once the car sells, it sells you can’t then decide the price isn’t high enough. Out of interest while the auction was live I asked the seller if he would provide scans/copies of the “full BMW history and service”, which I have done (without issue) with others sellers and dealers. Here is the response I received word for word ...
“New message from: rotaruvaleriupetru (290Turquoise Star)
Dear Kevan,
what is the reason for the request ? what are you intending to do with the scans ? what sort of request is that Kevan ?
if you need to see the service history you will have it when you come and take it away if you have any concerns we go to the dealer and the staff there is going to answer any questions related to this vehicle as they know the car as well .
Stop wasting my time asking for scans or pictures of the vin number etc all the info is online just put the number plates in an app and the history will com up”
Not quite what I was expecting, also a point to note, I didn’t ask for the VIN (I had already found it :wink
but no doubt someone else had and received a similar response to the one I got. The auction ended and the car “sold” on Ebay for £9k, a week later it’s on Auto Trader (with exactly the same advert) for £10,500...a few days later for £10,297....a few days again and now at £10,197.
May all be perfectly genuine, but just all seems a bit odd to me. Not many 30i’s for sale at present so in case anyone on here might be considering this particular one, this might be useful background, more so if anyone on here does happen to know that car?
I ask, as my spider senses tell me something is not right. This car was on Ebay last month, same advert text i.e. saying he reserves the right to remove it if it doesn’t sell for “the price in mind”. There was no reserve price, so it was a normal Ebay auction, so as I understand on those terms once the car sells, it sells you can’t then decide the price isn’t high enough. Out of interest while the auction was live I asked the seller if he would provide scans/copies of the “full BMW history and service”, which I have done (without issue) with others sellers and dealers. Here is the response I received word for word ...
“New message from: rotaruvaleriupetru (290Turquoise Star)
Dear Kevan,
what is the reason for the request ? what are you intending to do with the scans ? what sort of request is that Kevan ?
if you need to see the service history you will have it when you come and take it away if you have any concerns we go to the dealer and the staff there is going to answer any questions related to this vehicle as they know the car as well .
Stop wasting my time asking for scans or pictures of the vin number etc all the info is online just put the number plates in an app and the history will com up”
Not quite what I was expecting, also a point to note, I didn’t ask for the VIN (I had already found it :wink
but no doubt someone else had and received a similar response to the one I got. The auction ended and the car “sold” on Ebay for £9k, a week later it’s on Auto Trader (with exactly the same advert) for £10,500...a few days later for £10,297....a few days again and now at £10,197. May all be perfectly genuine, but just all seems a bit odd to me. Not many 30i’s for sale at present so in case anyone on here might be considering this particular one, this might be useful background, more so if anyone on here does happen to know that car?
Attleborough, Norfolk
Scotland 🏴
