r/BringATrailer

I am in the final stages of completing a very successful auction for a 1999 Jeep on Bring a Trailer. The entire process has been great, including dealing with a wonderful buyer.

My question now is whether I should bring my mother-in-law's 1965 Mustang coupe to BaT. It is a V8 automatic with about 125k miles and has been sitting in the same California garage as the Jeep. It is a one-family car since new, and we have the original bill of sale. It was also in a minor accident at some point and repaired, although I do not know the specifics.

The issue is that the Mustang has not been started since my father-in-law passed away about 17 years ago. It was running when it was parked.

Before he passed away, my father-in-law had the car repainted and had begun restoring the interior. Cosmetically, it still looks quite good after all these years. It has always been garaged, and from my initial look underneath, I do not see any significant rust.

We could spend some money having a shop go through it and try to get it running, but the owners, my wife and brother-in-law, are not particularly inclined to do that.

Would this be a reasonable car to submit to BaT as-is as a non-running project, given that it presents well cosmetically? Or would getting it running first make enough of a difference in the auction result to justify the cost and effort?

Coincidentally, a friend of mine was in almost the same situation with a Mustang within the last year. She ended up spending about $6k at a local shop to get hers going. We could use that same shop.

I'm in the process of listing a car on BaT and am not impressed with the communication so far. I messaged them a basic question about photos 8 days ago and never heard back. I just called the phone number and left a message. The message said I would get a call back in a couple of days. I am wondering if I should list with Cars and Bids instead. At least when I called them, a human immediately answered the phone and answered my questions. For those of you who have sold a car on BaT, how was the communication throughout the process? I am not getting a great feeling at this point.

and often sell for a premium

• This SLS AMG was listed for $360k and 2.5mo later sold on BaT for $470k
• This 296 GTB was listed for $208k and sold on BaT 10 days later for $270k
• This Land Cruiser was sold for $30k and then sold on BaT 3mo later for $71k

Of the top 100 listings that went from eBay -> BaT within 3 months, the median price jump was +46% (see below)

eBay had the most relistings, but 198 Cars & Bids cars and 168 Mecum cars were also relisted on BaT in the last year

Sharing because I thought this is pretty interesting - many popular auctions were sitting pretty on eBay without any action and at a much lower price for months, right before getting put on BaT

Edit: u/tonerocky made a good point that we should exclude eBay listings that went reserve not met. The revised price jump is +9% median and +40% avg. The 296 GTB went RNM, so I'll provide a better example: this Corvette that was sold for $105k and turned around 1mo later on BaT for $140k

I bought a vehicle on the website in January and three months after the purchase the dealer still did not give me the registration. I sent an email to BaT customer service and they told me to hold tight, it was coming soon. its now been 8 months, am I able to get my money back on this vehicle? I still dont have a title, and I cant register the car. Ive spoken to the dealership many times and he keeps saying the same thing, the title is coming. I even smogged the car twice now. Its also depreciated and im paying insurance on something I cant drive. Its been 2 days since I asked BaT to give me my buyers fee back and I told the dealer I want my money back and to come up up his car, any advice? Dealer was located in texas and I have all my documents from when I paid. This is the worst experience ive had buying a car, ever.

Has anyone ever brought anything from auction site titled: Five star motor sport inc? They are saying they've been in business for 7 years but not a lot of conversations online. They are located in Costa Mesa, California

Anyone else watching this spicy BaT auction for the XT Forester MT?

Not sure if I can post the link here, but there was quite a bit of bidding back and forth yesterday. What do you guys think it ends up going for?

Confused on how a PPI is supposed to work for an auction when don’t know if you will win? What’s the point of scheduling and paying for one only to be outbid? Can they be scheduled after you win as a contingency?