Expensive Series on Ebay

[thixon]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1971-LAND-ROVER-SERIES-IIA-2A-88-STATION-WAGON-NAS-/270570642142?cmd=ViewItem&pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item3eff445ade

Maybe things are looking up for us guys. A ton of bids, and its up to over 19k.

Its a nice truck, with a bunch of new parts. Nothing special though, and certainly not an original resto attempt. Looks like a lot of the galvy as been sprayed silver.

Let the critiquing begin!

[crankin]

Seeing this go up to 19,600 makes me wonder what I can get for mine. Jac put your lightweight up for sell! I wanna see how high it will go!

[JackIIA]

Travis - saw this the other day and almost posted too. hard to believe the current bidding...and reserve not met yet? cruise-azy.

[Wander]

Wow that is a lot of $$-and I hope he get's it!

I think that is the first door plate I've seen, when did they start putting those on?

[greenmeanie]

I don't have the exact date but the ddor plate came in on the Late IIA. Federal regs.

[jac04]

Jac put your lightweight up for sell! I wanna see how high it will go!

Tempting, but I'm not sure about going the e-bay route. If someone is seriously looking for a Lightweight like mine, I'm sure they'll find me.

I saw that SIIA while cruising on e-bay yesterday. It's a nice looking vehicle, and I'm curious to see what that level of quality brings for a price. Now, am I seeing things, or does the paint on the rear tub and bulkhead not match the rest?
Look at this picture:

http://i.ebayimg.com/07/!Br8Zohw!2k~$(KGrHqQOKi4EvN9ENgK7BL109gZJ3g~~_12.JPG

[martindktm]

Now, am I seeing things, or does the paint on the rear tub and bulkhead not match the rest?
Look at this picture:
http://i.ebayimg.com/07/!Br8Zohw!2k~$(KGrHqQOKi4EvN9ENgK7BL109gZJ3g~~_12.J PG

I was going to post the same exact question after seeing the ebay pictures....

[crankin]

I don't have the exact date but the ddor plate came in on the Late IIA. Federal regs.

My 72 was born in Feb...it has the door plates too. So, at least we know that June '71 they could be staples

[4flattires]

Scam!

Its not real. I've seen this a thousand times. A few minutes with PhotoShop and one of the "Rovers waiting to be rescued" pics and you wind up with a resto-Rover like this. Unscrupulous folks make millions from schemes like this.

Notice any oil leaks? Ya, me neither.
Does the ad describe any squeeks? Noooope.
CD changer? Mounted under the seat? Blasphemy!
And whats up with the red master cylinder? Did my Green Bible lead me astray?

I'm going back to counting my rivets and checking to see if there is any more beer in the cooler.

[JimCT]

I don't get it

What have some of you put into your rovers? Ebay is a free market place, if it sells great for him or her. You get pleasure in dissing some LR owner that probably has more than that spent on the rover? I just don't get it.

[bobzinak]

I'm wondering what happened to the front side marker lights???

[scott]

... I just don't get it.

jim they (and me too) love to poke fun of those who do what they (we) can't do. that is dump a huge amount of time and money into a rove and sell it. for me i would love to sell mine but i won't let me so instead i'll make fun of those who aren't as psychotic as i, we, me, them....

[83lee]

Well, here are a few random thoughts.

Seems that the worst trouble with selling on Ebay is that it may take four or five auctions until you actually find someone with the money. How many of these have we seen that keep reappearing? And often the final "real" sales price is a bit lower than the "initial" sales price.

And, look at the bidders slug it out with days to go, rather than with ten seconds to go. Just dumber than dirt... (from a buyers perspective, anyway).

[amcordo]

And, look at the bidders slug it out with days to go, rather than with ten seconds to go. Just dumber than dirt... (from a buyers perspective, anyway).

It doesn't work quite like that anymore... As the buyer you set a price you're willing to pay, and ebay automatically keeps bidding up to that price.

So if I bid $100.00 on a car that's going for $1.00 with no bids my bid stays at $1.00. Then someone else comes along and bids $50.00, my bid will automatically raise to $50.01 and so on until it goes up past $100.00.

So if you wait till the last ten seconds and you don't put in a bid that is higher than everyone elses you'll lose it. Bottom line is that you don't necessarily save money by waiting till last minute and you very much increase your chances of not getting the car. Of course, this assumes getting the car is more important than staying in a budget...

[ivarra]

Looks a lot like mine, but not as good. Obviously the person who did my resto was Jac04.

Anyway, believe it or not, there are a lot of people out there (like me) who dont want to get a Series and work on it every weekend. Mainly because we dont have the time or detailed knowledge. We want to drive it for pleasure, use it as our weekend runabout, and not necessarily always off road either. To quote Richard Hammond "use it for something important", like taking kids to get ice cream or going to play golf!

I dont even expect it to break down ( I know, call me naive), but when it does I will be on the phone to Trevor at Roverlab seeking assistance. I believe in mom & pop shops sustaining the economy

I dont believe this Ebay item is a scam. If I did not have my series, I would do some homework on that vehicle and start bidding if all was legitimate. So yes, we are prepared to pay a premium for quality. And as Jac says, if someone wants his LW, they will find him, and he will eventually get the price it deserves.

Ivar