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#1 ·
Has anyone had any experience with ebay motors??? im looking online, craigslist, and most of the jeeps for sale go through ebay motors??? ive never had experience with this so if anyone has advise or tips they are appriciated??




mel
soon to be jeep owner:punk:
 
#4 ·
there was one cat on here that bought a used Jeep on ebay....think it was ebay, and it needed a lot of work done to it.

Man, anytime you buy a used vehicle, you are taking a chance. buying a used vehicle online is even riskier. you gotta go check it out, drive it around, crawl around under it, have someone else, maybe even two people, give it a check over in case you miss something.

this is especially true with Jeeps or any offroad vehicle.
 
#6 ·
There are trustworthy sellers on e-Bay. My brother bought a 09 Porsche Boxster S with under 3K miles for a song. Car was in Texas, guy had 3 others and received this one as a retirement gift (got to get one of those jobs) and just wanted to get rid of it. My brother flew down, met the guy and had the car transported for around $1500.

The KEY is to go look at it, drive it and check that it has a CLEAN TITLE. A CARFAX is cheap and a good what to get the history on the vehicle.

Good Luck!
 
#9 ·
I have bought and sold several vehicles on eBay, with good experiences. BUT it's always been old school stuff, like a 1968 Datsun Roadster, 1986 Samurai or a 1960 CJ - so the expectation level is a bit lower, if you know what I mean.

Generally speaking, the costs of going to get a vehicle or having it shipped FAR outweigh any cost savings you might get from buying it out of state. Especially on a vehicle like a TJ that isn't rare.

Which means you're going to be looking locally, which means you get a chance to see it before you finalize, or before you bid. Before you bid is best, because if you win the bid, you should buy the vehicle, UNLESS the seller really flat out lied.

I like eBay a lot. Great way to find and sell some of the less-normal cars I own.
 
#11 ·
My personal experience, I recommend eBay motors to anyone.

Obviously, everyone can have a different experience. However, I found a Jeep I absolutely loved in FL (I live in PA). Talked to the guy several times on the phone, through his dealership. Super friendly, went over all the details, and everything I needed. I flew down to FL the next week, picked it up, drove home, and it's the best vehicle I've ever owned. Everything about it, is perfect.

My suggestion is this:
1) Look at their feedback rating, make sure it's very high, near 100%
2) Try and look for one from a dealer
3) Make them take custom shots of certain angles you want, just so that you know it's real
4) Talk on phone a lot. Anyone can e-mail without you knowing who you're talking to.
 
#13 ·
thank, those are too far, ill probably end up buying at dealership or local, i want to drive the car before buying and the whole shipping and flying, sounds like a giant headache, so if anyone knows of one for sale in SoCal, for a reasonable price, 2001-present, i'm looking. 4 door or 2 door, soft or hard top. definitely 4 wheel drive, prefer automatic
 
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