Increasing number of TIMEWASTERS when selling a vehicle | eBay Café

bresslaw1414 · 2025-10-31T09:24:04.016000Z

Hi, I've been doing eBay for TWENTY YEARS. It has changed a lot, in all that time. Unfortunately, I would say that some things have got a lot worse. Particularly if you try and SELL your MOTOR CAR, at the lower end of the scale. I'm not a dealer, but I help friends/family buy cars (I used to be a mechanic). So I sometimes get involved in selling their old cars for them. I sold a few old motors in recent months, all for less than £2,000. But all I got were "TIMEWASTERS"... People who set up new account and bid like mad. They get winning bid then don't get in touch!! Then if you do get response they say "I come take it now for £200 mate" (of similar). As well as wasted time/effort/stress... you end up having to LIST YOUR VEHICLE AGAIN. Yes of course... you have to pay eBay listing fee AGAIN. Then you get endless messages and the pattern begins again. eBay needs to do something, (or maybe they don't want to)?? After third attempt with last car, we chucked it in with "We Buy Any Car (.com)". Job done. Got a lot less than we wanted, but how long do I have someone else's car kicking around my driveway and enduring a that stress from THOSE "TIMEWASTERS" !! Real shame - not good - Have a nice day, David.

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