pslewis

How do you see what similar items sold for on E-Bay?

I seem to remember a link but can't see any way of getting that info now .... any help from you E-Bayer's out there?

Thanks!

tony de wonderful

Trying to sell the Civic?

pslewis

Hardly ..... I'm not letting go of that neck snapping animal ..... !!

So, can you help on the e-bay question?

paulr

Search completed listings.

Click advanced search, type in the item, then firther down is a completed listings tick box.

tony de wonderful

I got bored of my golf diesel. Another thing is diesels take ages to warm up.

dpb

This comes up as a matter of course AFAIK

pslewis

Thanks Paul - got it

pslewis

In this weather it is warm as fast as a petrol - but, yes, generally it takes ages to get warm. The Honda has a Ceramic Heater to warm you because of this .......

I haven't got bored with my Diesel ..... 55mpg around town and 70mpg on the Motorway ..... add to that the neck snapping torque of 340Nm's and it can turn into a Scooby slayer at the flick of the right foot!

Win, Win and Win I do believe?

tony de wonderful

Yeah time the diesel takes to warm up hurts the efficiency vs a petrol car on short trips.

I'd like to know how many Scoobs you have really taken on Pete?!

pslewis

It's the £115 a year car tax which really stings .... ha ha ha ha !!!!

Not much can live with me once moving .... the 30-60 overtaking power stuns the Scooby drivers, nothing they can do about it I'm afraid. Sweet .......

dunx

iTrader: (3)

Get yourself into the Honda team for TOTB.....

Too late it was today !

Seat TDi ran 12.18 @120+ mph IIRC

dunx

pslewis

Well, I've just 'won' my very first item on e-bay!! I've bought off there but never bidded in a war - I won, of course, I drive a Honda!!

Honda - for those who win .....

Turbohot

Wayhay! Time for celebrations! Let's get p!ssed, everybody! PS has won his very first item on Ebay!

Honestly PS, you have been living under a rock, matey.

dpb

If you wernt in a bidding war I'm afraid you paid rrp

Or it wasn't worth having. Hth

tony de wonderful

Such bollox Pete.

You do get a bit if an 'umph' with these 2.0 TDI's - partly cos of the turbo coming on boost - but 140 horses in a 1400 kg car isn't 'fast'.

pslewis

I was really smart .... there were 4 bidders after this item .... the reserve hadn't been met even after 10 bids.

I needed to get the reserve, so put in a max bid with 10 minutes to go - it then snapped to the reserve, this flushed out the other bidders of course as now they knew it could be bought.

At 3 minutes I put in a high max bid and it went up to when the last man was standing, ME!

I'm actually not sure what to do now!!!!!!!! Ha Ha Ha!!

tony de wonderful

What mods did it have?

A shopping trolley could do a 10 second 1/4 with enough money spent.

pslewis

It's 2.2!!! 200cc greater than a Scooby and boy, does it show out on the road!

It's all about torque .... BHP is for the kiddies, Nm is for the men - the drivers - those who know.

Turbohot

gpssti4

iTrader: (6)

God, we've missed you talking bollox Pete.

Leslie

My Mini Cooper Clubman D warms up just as quickly as anything else I have had. The performance is also pretty good, dont know if it is as good as Pete's but it does the same MPG anyway.

Les

pslewis

Well, I've contacted the seller and asked when can I collect the item - nothing back?

They responded quickly when the auction was running - odd?

I have tracked them down and know their address so I have sent another message asking when I should pick up from XX, AAAAA Road ....... that tells them I know where they live.

I would have thought a seller would have been hot on the case and wanting payment? Is it unusual to have the seller ignore you?

Boro

iTrader: (1)

No, but perfectly normal for the seller to ignore YOU ;-)

dpb

The fantasy world of Mr ps Lewis.

pslewis

Yeah, OK, who told them it was me!!

Seriously though - what do I do if they simply ignore me? We have a contract, a legally binding one ....... small claims court? I do hope so!

Boro

iTrader: (1)

Exactly how long ago did you win this item Pete?

pslewis

In E-bay speak it was exactly 30 hours and 3 minutes ago.

Considering they responded within an hour to questions via e-mail it seems really odd?

Boro

iTrader: (1)

Oh, good luck with that then :-/

pslewis

They wanted cash on collection - which is fine by me .... I assume that I do nothing except go, collect and pay?

There is an option saying 'Pay Now' - do I have to click that? I don't want PayPal to pay for it if I click that button ........

I'm a little bemused by what has happened - I thought I would have had the seller keen to sell it?

Busterbulldog

iTrader: (1)

You have their address...what I would do is post the cash to them including your address on a bit of paper and expect your item in 4/7 days. Thats how Ebay works Pete.