I bought my last car that way ('67 RL411) and got it $200 under the opening
bid "reserve not met" price. Definitely doesn't hurt to ask!
At 08:16 AM 8/21/2002 -0700, Brian St. Jacques wrote:
>With one item I had on ebay the first bidder emailed me stating that he
>really wanted the part and asked if I would end the auction early (totally
>legal on ebay) for what he was willing to pay. I gladly accepted and the
>part only ended up being posted for a couple hours. Sometimes it doesn't
>hurt to ask the seller, you may be able to strike a deal and both be happy.
>Although many sellers are just waiting for those last few minutes of the
>auction to see if a bidding war starts. Some of my auctions have ended this
>way as well and I can not say that I was disappointed that the part sold for
>more money. That is just the nature of the ebay beast.
>
>
>Brian
>'68 1600
>
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Adam Bradley
'70 Datsun 1600 Roadster SPL311-28181
'67 Datsun RL411 SSS sedan RL411-11321
'66 Datsun PL411 sedan PL411-022447
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