Hindsight

[RiverSide]

i think everyone is forgetting the all important......."estimate" that prestige is giving...........I have never seen a car sell for anywhere near his estimate.

But to those that feel they can get that car for that money landed.........good luck

[RussGTR]

The estimate given is the reserve from the seller on yahoo. It will almost certainly go for spot on its reserve. Then its just a matter of doing the maths after that. That landed price will be very close.

[RiverSide]

I would find that very surprising, as the owner has had already had 2 offers to purchase the vehicle prior to end of auction for 450,000yen and 470,000 yen for the vehicle alone.........perhaps if these people refrain from bidding, you may be right... : )

[RiverSide]

Just had a look.........seems the offer was to good to refuse as the vehicle appears to have been sold prior to end of auction........I could have sworn it still had 2 days left.

[RussGTR]

Thats how i bought mine. Just bought it for the reserve price 2 days into the auction and it was then pulled off the website.

Thats how Cefiros bought his too.

[meggala]

there are a couple of very shifty sellers on yahoo you do need to be carefull

[RussGTR]

There are shifty people with everything. But I am sure it is much easier to get away with on yahoo.

Ive prepared myself for the worst and are expecting to do some work, knowing that my Cefiro has definitely been heavily drifted, and i expect to do the same.

[predator]

I am sure the a smart japanese seller will also know fullwell that they'd never get the price for a local buyer, but there are plenty who will pay the extra price overseas.

So many would set a high reserve I'd imagine, just hoping silly westerner buys there car for much more than they would be able to sell it locally.. even though to the westerner they are getting a "good" price (and they might be compared to local prices here).

Then they just rub their hands together as the car gets driven away and onto a boat and they never have to worry about it again.. hell if i could sell my "fullsik" r31 which i bought for $1500 locally, for $4000 with the potential to sell it "as is" to somebody overseas in china or something.. who thought they were great cars.. I know i'd be doing it.

[dangerous_daveo]

But hey, you pay the premium for something a little different.

Sure I could have got a VL calais turbo or something, would have gone faster cheaper, but end of the day, who hasnt had one???