Auction Grading

[J8P RX]

hi just looking at the experianced buyers here i know what the grades mean on paper but how about in real world terms ie

4 good alround body and mechnical
3.5 good but bodywork has a scratch dent but mechnically sound
3 a bit rough
R accident damaged and you can tell .P.O.S
RA Accident damaged but repaired to a high standard
A1 Modified

So if you can tell me what you guys only bid on and what i can expect from that grading it would be most appreciative. i was lookin to only bid on grade 4 and 3.5 or maybe the modified if it looks nice.

Thanks

[bnaellis]

I have bought a few 4.5 grades.
I have seen grade 4 with quite a few dents and scratches
as well as good alround condition.
3.5 may well be becaus eof the mielage not always to do with the bodywork condition.
grade 3 can be a shed or it can be as good as a 4.5 as a resprayed cars often get this grade also.
R grade correct
RA correct
A1 is damged repaired heavily modified
1 is a heavily modified
0 is also damaged repaired.
0.4 is heavily modified at some auctions
0.1 is damged repaired at some.
0.2 the same but meduim damaged repaired.
0.3 real good whack and repaired.
gradings are different at some auctions
You need someone out there to check the car out and advise you as 3.5 may well be a shed or it maybe top notch?

rgds

[J8P RX]

brillant i actually bid on a 3.5 last night but dont know if i have got it did you see it a 1996 purple vielside with 18\'s

[bnaellis]

I certainly did it was very nice.
the wheels looked fantastic especially with that colour.
Good luck mate.

rgds

[J8P RX]

i take it from that you also had a bid too :p this is the one aint it

[bnaellis]

yep thats the one i meant good luck when I said it not because i bidded on too I didn\'t.

rgds

[J8P RX]

cool thanks should find out about 3ish so will let you know i did only put a faily low bid in though so aint holding out too much hope i\'ll pm you with what i bid and would appreciate it if you think its anywhere near what you think it would go for.

Thanks for all your help

Mark

[bnaellis]

No Probs,

I\'m gonna go and get some work done now anyway I\'ve ahd a very lazy morning thus far I will be back in approx 3 hours.

rgds

[Wav]

LOL i was going to post up this exact thread this morning aswell:D although i havn\'t bid on any cars;  yet!

And yeah i saw that purple car last night, looked very nice:D I found the website about 11pm last night and i was up until 2.30am searching through it. I can\'t believe i\'ve now got another thing to distract me from work. I can see it getting very addictive :rolleyes:

Cheers, Paul:)

[J4P RX]

Shouldnt be too distracting.  If I remember rightly the car listings arnt available untill 4pm each day.

I thought you had to apply to be able to see them but maybe this has changed now.

Lee

[J8P RX]

yeah you do theres also only 4 days of auctions and not really that many rx7\'s to look at only took me an hour when i got home from work to look through them and sort the bidding out. Who are you using mate bonsai aswell

[Wav]

Originally posted by J4P RX
Shouldnt be too distracting.  If I remember rightly the car listings arnt available untill 4pm each day.

I thought you had to apply to be able to see them but maybe this has changed now.

Lee

Well yes you do have to apply, only a few details with type/description of car and spec etc, but you don\'t have to pay any money. Do you you have to give them a deposit if you want to bid on the cars?

Cheers, Paul:)

P.S. Some have very low starting bids, is this just like having no reserve on ebay? i.e. there may be nothing wrong with the car, but they want to sell it whatever or they may gamble on a bidding war bumping up the price.

[Wav]

Originally posted by J8P RX
yeah you do theres also only 4 days of auctions and not really that many rx7\'s to look at only took me an hour when i got home from work to look through them and sort the bidding out. Who are you using mate bonsai aswell

Yeah Bonsai

Regards,

Paul:)

[J8P RX]

normally they have a low starting bid to generate more interest in the car i think more than anything. I think really you should take it with a pinch of salt. Christophe at bonsai is pretty good and will tell u a realistic price witch should secure the car.

[J8P RX]

Is it just me or does there seem to be a lot of rubbish going through the auctions at the moment i dont think there was one decent Rx7 going through last night. but there was a nice supra but would have imagined it would have gone for silly money.