leary about buying off of ebay!! need help

[Chet Mo and the Camaro]

ok i am interested in a 1999 grand prix gtp it has a buy it now price of 6250!!on nada.com tradein is 5900 and retail is like 8000, on kbb private party on good is 5800 and excellent is 6400!! dojo did a car fax on it and it came out clean my question is the car has like 86k miles the last carfax report was at 80xxx miles, what does that mean and what do you all think about my find?? i will be heading over to houston to check the car out next weeked or mon- tues ish!!

btw retail on kbb is also 8k private party is 5800

[camaro_speedemon]

post the auction link.

[hockeyman]

I would feel kinda leary about buying something on ebay -like a new car- that I cannot physically see or drive.

I'm sure it's a great deal, but be careful!
There will be alot of reconditioned cars from this past Hurricane Season all over the place. Most of the time the owner will not notify his/her Insurance of the damages so no report will ever be listed with something like "Carfax", then fix it themselves and re-sell it. Not saying this is one of them, just to use caution before bidding. One thing to look for with a possibly flooded car, new carpets! (among many other things)

[Chet Mo and the Camaro]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...RK%3AMEWA%3AIT

i talked to the guy and he said if it doesnt go he would prolly put it on again tues, therefore i would have a week to go and check it out

[shenanigans]

v6droptop is selling one, in olrando was a good deal.


Honestly I woudl be slightly leary of getting a car I havene;t looked at first.

[Chet Mo and the Camaro]

i would look at the car before i bought it....

[SpeedingFirebird]

nada.com is always low because it does not figure in all of the options.

kbb.com is low on the private sale and trade-in but high on resale (probably sponsored by dealers).

edmunds.com is a little high on the private sale.

What I usually do is average the kbb.com private sale price with the edmunds private sale price. If the price of the car is more than that, you are paying too much. This formula has been working for me for years.

"excellent" condition means the car has been garaged, waxed, and taken care of like it was a show car. I would recommend not using that price.

[Turbo V6 Camaro]

call you bank and have them check the VIN# there info is alot more up to date then car fax