smarts on eBay

[SMART]

Thought I would go ahead and start a list of all the smarts on eBay:

Black on Silver cell with Red Interior:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Smart...em190192634284

Black on Black Cell with Leather:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/The-very-first-smart-fortwo-Read-on-its-famous_W0QQitemZ270205476556QQcmdZViewItem?hash=it em270205476556

Red Passion Coupe with black cell:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2008-...em130191567021

[jwight]

...as predicted. Selling prices will be interesting.

[smorris]

Wrong link on the red cabrio. It goes to the black car above.

[spdickey]

Here'e that black/black coupe from Beverly Hills. He wants $20,000 on Craigslist

http://losangeles.craigslist.org/wst/car/544917467.html

And someone selling a reservation for $20,000

http://losangeles.craigslist.org/wst/car/540119719.html

[HAD13]

Yeah, my car is in and is supposed to be ready for pickup this evening. Still not sure if I want to take delivery and attempt to sell or just cancel the delivery.

[spdickey]

Originally Posted by HAD13

Yeah, my car is in and is supposed to be ready for pickup this evening. Still not sure if I want to take delivery and attempt to sell or just cancel the delivery.

Well you do have 30 days from dealer notification to complete the deal. You might want to see how these auctions end up later this week. It looks like it could be a quick $3000 profit on the spin.

I had good luck selling my used '99 RX on Craigslist last weekend for $8000. Dealer would only give me $3500 for it.

On another front, more on that 1st smart delivery...

http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/new...-us-smart-car/

Originally Posted by TTAC

TTAC Reader Sells First Official U.S. Smart Car After Four Days

By Robert Farago
January 22, 2008 - 485 Views



Well that didn't last long. TTAC reader Nick Goddard's claims his love affair with the first official U.S. smart car is still hot and heavy, but four days after taking delivery he's put it up for sale on eBay. When I contacted him by phone, the 25-year-old owner was more than a little cagey about his motivation for the sale, claiming that he didn't really want to sell the car. He's just "curious to see what people are willing to pay." Apparently, his curiosity was piqued by a Manhattan car dealer, who told our nick2ny that someone walked in and offered $10k for a place on the smart waiting list. Anyway, the answer to the question "what's a six-day old 'historic' smart car worth?" is… we'll see. Goddard paid $20,500 for the vehicle, and putting the smart up for auction on eBay obliges him to accept the highest bidder's offer (incurring various penalties if he doesn't). Our man Lang reckons he'll get $5k over sticker. Any other estimates? Oh, and what are the odds smart may want to snag it for themselves?
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[sisyphus]

HAD13, why don't you want your smartie?

[rwcmick]

I have to wonder about all this...If I were in the market for a smart, I'd hang back for a bit and see how many orphans the dealer has on his hands before bidding with wild abandon on ebay. Cars arriving now were requested by folks who started the process last March when the cracks in the economy hadn't begun to show. Now that the mortgage/credit/financial mess is upon us, I wonder how many folks who were sitting on a nice line of credit in March of 2007 are rethinking things in January of 2008.

[mike-in-sa]

Not me, I have socked away enough money since March to put 70% down on my smart. Each week that it takes to get here puts me less in debt.

[Gortok]

I'm with you, Mike.
The longer I wait, the lower the payments will be.