I am tired of 911r’s boudoir photography technique, it’s a car which you can’t see in all of his dark bedroom shots.
My Coupe coming soon to BaT
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So true, but he's doing what's yielding the best results and it's hard to argue with his success. I have to scratch my head on a good portion of his sales...
Should I just ship the car to them and have them sell it? If they weren’t so far away, I might. I met those guys at a cookout in Monterey a few years ago. Nice guys and total gear heads.
They might not even need the car.. A good portion of their cars are consignment, so who knows.
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Great article by Rob Siegel on his recent BAT Experiences:
Hampton Finally Goes On Bring A Trailer - BimmerLife
Okaaaay, folks: After planning on putting Hampton, my 48,000-mile survivor ’73 2002, on the block last fall, pulling back, doing more work on it over the winter and spring that resulted in three BimmerLife piece about freaking hose clamps, the car is now—finally—on Bring a Trailer (BaT). The...bimmerlife.com
His 2002 closes on BaT today...
49k-Mile 1973 BMW 2002 4-Speed
Bid for the chance to own a 49k-Mile 1973 BMW 2002 4-Speed at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. Lot #46,552.
In his Bimmer Life article he wrestles with the pros and cons of posting his own lengthy description of the car early in the process. He ends up doing it in this listing.
Like Craterface, I have a car coming up on BaT soon. I'm curious what @craterface and others think of this idea. On one hand, it gives the seller the opportunity to fully describe the car and to throw in some subtle salesmanship. On the other hand, it may look like the seller is trying too hard and may also cut down on the "conversation" that makes the listing interesting. Rob's usual method on BaT is to post a shorter, "teaser" description and state that a fuller description would be sent to interested parties if they contact him through the BaT system.
Thoughts?
I think the more info the better. And the earlier the better. I have sold four cars on BaT, and none of the buyers came to see the car or sent a surrogate. I would buy back any of those cars for what I sold them for, BTW. All sold in line with similar cars, no more no less.
I live near Fort Myers, FL, hardly a mecca for imported vintage cars (unlike California). I sold the four cars to three far away places-- LA (and then shipped to Japan), Billings, Montana, Austin, Texas, and lastly Orlando, FL. So posting as much info as you can helps a lot, IMO. And I don't think you can post too much too early. Getting two or three interested bidders is just partly luck-- who happens to show up that day.
I live near Fort Myers, FL, hardly a mecca for imported vintage cars (unlike California). I sold the four cars to three far away places-- LA (and then shipped to Japan), Billings, Montana, Austin, Texas, and lastly Orlando, FL. So posting as much info as you can helps a lot, IMO. And I don't think you can post too much too early. Getting two or three interested bidders is just partly luck-- who happens to show up that day.
Yea, I sold a 911 for 170k and didn't get one email or question from the buyer. My buddy sold a 356 for 250k and didn't get one email or DM. It really boggles the mind. I wouldn't buy anything for over 25k without looking at it.
The external mics work good on a go pro, assuming he has their silly overpriced adaptor. Put a wind sock on the mic and tape the entire length of the mic wire to the body so it doesn't slap around in the wind. You can adjust the level of exhaust noise on the post production edit. IMHO, it really adds alot to the video. It's working for 911R, apparently!
Good luck, and I'm sure we'll all be supporting you. Personally, I like to lightly correct baffons when they spew BS...