Car and Classic auctions are a strange thing, too. Last time I looked, you couldn't bid in the last minutes. If you did, it moved the end time by another ten minutes in order to hopefully goad someone that's been outbid into trying again. They also encourage a very high reserve price with sellers too, so that when the auction finishes they spend the next morning phoning the highest bidders encouraging them to rise the offers, which they relay to the seller trying to get them to accept.
We're so used to ebay these days, that practices such as these are a reminder of many forgotten practices. I see Piston Heads are also launching an auction service shortly, so there's money in them thar hills still..
I sold my old Model A on C&C and had no problems, and at free cost too, presumably because the chap that bought it pitched up for a face to face transaction.
My trials car sale was handled by a gent who's setting themselves up as specialists, and as it's such a small niche market, it cost me some commission but went very smoothly in the end.
Well done to you Craig, too. I've only just read your PM.
It's a strange market currently.
