Sunday, August 22, 2010

Tips For Making Online Car Purchases

By Stacey Morris

There are so many people that do searches on online auction sites and then place random bids on whatever car they see first without even checking when the auction ends, that I'm not surprised so many end up buying cars they don't need. When you are bidding in an online auction, it doesn't mean that you should no stick to your bids just because they are digital. The custom buyer agreement you are agreeing to before joining an auction site is a legal contract as good as any other in the eyes of the law. In this agreement you can clearly read all conditions you should meet in order to keep your membership and also, the legal implications of any and all bids posted. So maybe, once in a while , it would be a good idea to actually read what we agree to do before clicking NEXT.

Carefully inform your self of the following before placing bids online : - The virtual presentation, witch mean you will be given a picture of the car, or ten pictures, but that's about it. Of course, they are followed by a detailed description, phone numbers, an address and so on. If you want to buy a certain type of car, let's say a LeBaron Chrysler car, then make sure you have on the right information, and then read the seller's description. If you happen to live in the car's vicinity, then you can go and see it in person. It's the foreign cars that rise eyebrows. Especially because these are the cars that can constitute real deals. The problem can be attenuated by calling the owner and discussing over phone all details related to the car and its problems.

- The fact that people place bids without asking details first. Don't act like saints now, I'm sure you did it at least once but got lucky and someone else overbid you. You think that someone else will overbid you, or that you won't really have to buy it after all. That is a misconception, because every bid can be the winning one, and bidding equals buying in online car auctions.

- Some cars are not carefully described. All these areas are potential risks and should be regardless like that regardless of selling price. Fortunately, you can track car numbers online or over the phone, and find out all about its history, if it has been involved in any accidents and so on.

- Fake bids that are automated and only intend to raise prices. You are not crazy if you think it's a bit odd when someone places a bit just when you think you've on, making you place a bigger one. Don't place additional bids if you feel something is wrong, because some unfair buyers use friends accounts to place additional bids, when they don't like the price they are offered.

- Car location and transportation. It's quite a problem if you are American and want to buy a car from Japan, because the distance is enormous and shipping can get very costly.

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