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Originally Posted by tom s
maybe just me but just dont take private auctions serious!Shill bidders and such.JMO,Tom
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Here's my take on why people have private auctions....
1. As an example lets say you are trying to sell your '69 TA. If someone else is trying to sell their '69 TA they may contact the people bidding on your car and offer their car to them privately at a lower price to make a quick sale. It ends up ruining your auction because bidders now have a choice of which '69 TA they want to buy. When you're trying to sell a 90K-130K car it's hard to find serious buyers with the means to make such a large purchase. - It's important to keep the bidders thinking that if they seriously want a '69 TA, then the car you're offering is the one they need to buy.
2. They are misrepresenting the car (clone/rebody) and don't want other enthusiasts contacting your bidders to let them know something is up. ---- In the case of the '69 TA on Ebay I don't think this applies. The Ebay car looks to be a nicely restored, well documented, totally legitimate example of a '69 TA.
BTW - I know for a fact that example #1 has happened in the past.