Built2grind

I don't think a price raising stunt is as likely as you're suggesting. eBay keeps records of bidding available online throughout the auction. For privacy eBay only shows the first and last letter of each user name that places a bid with the number of transactions they've made on the website shown in parentheses after their name. I followed that auction until the end and I can tell you that there were very few if ANY repeat bidders.

With most auto sales on eBay I believe the buyer usually puts down a deposit at the end of the auction, and finalizes payment later. Is it possible for you to find out if a downpayment was received?

itr#1334

iTrader: (2)

I have bought several vehicles through ebay and not once sent a deposit. I just contact the owner and fly out or arrange for pick up.

masterofphones

I'm pretty sure the guy got paid like I mentioned earlier his phone number is on the listing if you want to call him and find out and let us know.

Xian

Is taht ur 97 listed on ebay? its badasss! I remembr seeng it @ NOPI. Youll for shur get fat stackz off it frum the collectrs.

Built2grind

Oh god.. Here we go again. I thought we had finally gotten back to the original subject.

masterofphones

Thank you very much Xian for the compliment! I put a lot of time and money into it. It's always nice to hear someone appreciate all my hard work. I can hope to get a lot of money for it, but it might just be to custom to look for that type of buyer and it sucks that I do have a flood title even though the car is super clean. I can hope though.

Built2grind

Alright everyone! Good news! I contacted the original owner through eBay and he was gracious enough to respond and provide me with some information even though it was really none of my business. From the original owner Kevin:

"Yes the car is paid for and was delivered Wednesday morning to the owner which turned out to be an Acura dealer."

Officially sold for $43,300! Hallelujah!

Xian

U shoud hang onto it n not sale now. The longr it goes the mor itll b wurth. Hells, there R sum dinosore bone collecturs who pay cash muny fO fossilized Dino p00p. Give it long enuff and your turd may actually be worth something too.

:clownshoes:

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coprolite

white rocket

That's great to hear. I guess it's official then!

Lucky-R

If it was sold to an "acura dealer"...are they planning to flip it for 60K??? or maybe it is going into a museum. at any rate, atleast its trackable now and only a matter of time before ITR detectives sniff it out.

aw614

you should post the quarter damage pictures you had posted in your craigslist ad from the last time I saw it.

oh and I nearly shat myself when I saw it going westbound on i4 going towards tampa

ek9_beast

Yea eBay or PayPal will not give out any information on sales other than those within the sale. If you read above, my grandfather works for PayPal and it is owned by eBay so they both want to be paid if possible. The seller has not cancelled the transaction nor opened an unpaid case. It was not paid for thru PayPal but the dealership probably got the car sent and finished the transaction elsewhere so there's no real way of knowing other than through an unpaid item case in eBay because he will be paying a seller fee otherwise. Seems like it may have gone through but nothing I can verify.

97cwr

Pretty sure the car just got relisted for 21,000 on kijiji Ottawa..

http://www.kijiji.ca/v-cars-trucks/ottawa/1997-acura-integra-type-r-hatchback-3-door-1-8l/1060612369?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true

ek9_beast

Like I said. The car was not paid for and yes that's the car for $21,699... Price inflation scheme

masterofphones

Why you almost shat yourself? Was I hauling *** or do you like the current setup? If I dont get a good enough bid on Ebay Ill probably try and return to stock as close as possible since thats what collectors want and are paying for. I just hope they dont care as much about the flood damage title which you cant tell it ever even had any and still looks almost new.

bobtank701

Even if u put it back to stock you'll be lucky to get 10k for a flood damaged car even if it says that in a really small spot on the title.

DC2888

I think this ad is a scam to get money. The info they didn't even put where the car was bought. He deleted that section, where the ebay ad had full details to where it was bought. Plus the car is US model, so unless he imported to Canada selling in Ottawa, he also didn't mention that in the ad also.

Seedc2

iTrader: (1)

I have inquired with the seller to check if the buyer was legitimate.

gangstakid27

There's also a black 2001 ITR bidding for 19k as of right now with 4 days left, it has 60k miles and looks REALLY minty. I guess the market is going to flip just like the e30 m3 market did, one day they were only 12k and the next they were going for a MINIMUM of 25k. If you have a chance to snag a ITR for below 15k, I would highly do it because in a couple years the prices will be well above 20k.

ek9_beast

At this point who knows what the real deal is on this situation. I'm going to wait for these cars to start consistently selling for $20k and up before I get excited. There are also soooo many itr listed with salvage titles for whatever reason that may be so those who have LOW mileage itr or ctr with clear titles I'd wait it out and see if this inflation is going to happen.

gangstakid27

It will happen, give it 5-6 more years and they will start selling for over 25k, like the e30 m3, inflation just randomly happened with no warning.

ek9_beast

Yes for super low mileage itr that are stock with clear titles which is veeeerrry rare. Most cars have 60k and up and so many have salvage titles.

gangstakid27

Lightly modded will still grant that much money in 5-6 years, people will eventually just want one, regardless of mods though I agree the stock ones will still go for more. I've seen e30 m3's with 110k miles sell for 25k all day, because people just want one, regardless of miles.