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Old 03-02-2003, 12:58 AM
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i was on ebay and thought i would share this. there is a 96 ssei with 87xxx that is at $1000 right now with only 4 day left and no reseve. If i had room for another car it would be mine but here ya guys go.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...&category=6417
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WOW...there must be some kind of horrible catch.

What a beauty of a machine. I wonder why the fire sale...hmmmm, thinking....
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yeah I agree. Beautiful car, and for a 96 the mileage isn't even that bad. But why is there no reserve......I smell a rat.
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forgive me, but i didn't drive an SSEi, what does it say in yellow directly below 'lamp monitor' in this pic? http://www.bargac.com/ebay/pontiac/21.jpg
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"Tail Lamp"

One of the tail lamps or one of the license plate lamps is burned out or has corroded terminals.
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The last time I checked, like 11:30 Sunday morning, the price had jumped to +$2500 dollars, still underpriced, but its beginning to make sense now. List low and let the bidding wars begin.

If I lived in the US, I'd be all over that car....
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yep...that'* it...Tail Lamp...most likely corroded...mine was....

But the car is sweet....I have never done E-BAY...are they for REAL??
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I just checked and the price and it'* up to 3,500$ already. still a nice car though
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Originally Posted by sse1990
I just checked and the price and it'* up to 3,500$ already. still a nice car though
Mebbe so, but what'* the story with this little disclaimer here, from the listing:

> Many of our vehicles are end of the corporate lease and therefore the
> titles might not be available on the same day we purchase them. As
> such, it might take up to 10 days for the titles to clear through the bank.

This business about titles not being "available when [we] purchase them"; what'* that all about? Even if there'* a lien on the title, what they should have is a copy of the title that shows somebody (e.g. bank, credit union) as a lienholder, shouldn't they? And why are they "purchasing" a car that they're already selling on eBay? Does it really kill them to wait until they've got the paperwork straight before advertising it for sale again?

If I was really paranoid, I'd wonder whether they're just giving themselves 10 days to cash your check and skip town before you start seriously asking where the car is...
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Gotta point there........


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