Administrators gav240z 2,554 Posted February 15 Author Administrators Share Posted February 15 Now at $95k. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Administrators gav240z 2,554 Posted February 15 Author Administrators Share Posted February 15 17 minutes ago, ptZcar said: IMHO The only collector buying this car will be "connected" to the previous owners in administration, Chris Marco & Co., where they will have done a backroom deal for the paperwork. I can't see someone spending $100K+ to buy a car with ZERO history and paperwork. In Japan $100k for such a car would be a steal. ptZcar 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ptZcar 32 Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 Just now, gav240z said: In Japan $100k for such a car would be a steal. I spoke to the auctioneer. He said he was surprised at how little interest he had from overseas. gav240z 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ptZcar 32 Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 6 minutes ago, ptZcar said: I spoke to the auctioneer. He said he was surprised at how little interest he had from overseas. Did the website crash? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CBR Jeff 722 Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 I think it did. NBN :-) Jeff Quote Link to post Share on other sites
24 Dat 145 Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 last look i got before it crashed GongZ 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ptZcar 32 Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 15 minutes ago, 24 Dat said: last look i got before it crashed I was in tears by then. AndBir, gav240z and CBR Jeff 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Administrators gav240z 2,554 Posted February 15 Author Administrators Share Posted February 15 I don't think many folks know of all these auction sites outside of Australia. So it may not have been well marketed outside of Australia. I can't access the site either. It crashed right on the money shot. Typical of these auction sites. They rarely know how to scale for increased demand. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ptZcar 32 Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 24 minutes ago, gav240z said: I don't think many folks know of all these auction sites outside of Australia. So it may not have been well marketed outside of Australia. I can't access the site either. It crashed right on the money shot. Typical of these auction sites. They rarely know how to scale for increased demand. I did bid and just received the following ... Hi All, Despite significant increases to our website capacity, due to unprecedented levels of interest and traffic volumes, the bidding platform still managed to exceed capacity and therefore the auction has not been completed. Confirming no vehicles have been sold, and the auction will be reopened in the coming days. Sincere apologies for the inconvenience and we will keep you all informed of the next steps. Feel free to contact myself or Steve Waterman 0417 777 893 with any questions. Kind Regards, Mike Emery General Manager – WA gav240z, OdinZ and mikedoeslife 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CBR Jeff 722 Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 There might be a few cranky people about that. Jeff OdinZ, mikedoeslife and gav240z 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Administrators gav240z 2,554 Posted February 15 Author Administrators Share Posted February 15 Reinforces a business idea I have.. OdinZ and brent012 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CBR Jeff 722 Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 They should have just staggered the auction finish times by 5 or 10 minutes each. Like throwing hot chips at seagulls. Jeff gav240z and 24 Dat 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bruce 5 Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 11 hours ago, gav240z said: Reinforces a business idea I have.. care to share? gav240z 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Administrators gav240z 2,554 Posted February 16 Author Administrators Share Posted February 16 55 minutes ago, Bruce said: care to share? I just think all the auction sites are crap. Could be done a lot better. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hmd 188 Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 6 hours ago, CBR Jeff said: They should have just staggered the auction finish times by 5 or 10 minutes each. Like throwing hot chips at seagulls. Jeff That's what Shannon auction does. gav240z 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ptZcar 32 Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 27 minutes ago, hmd said: That's what Shannon auction does. Closed auction today at 4pm AWST for bidders closing at 6pm AWST (9pm AEDT). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Administrators gav240z 2,554 Posted February 16 Author Administrators Share Posted February 16 Made the Australian today. https://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/bidding-for-a-pristine-ford-gtho-phase-iii-was-nearing-the-australian-record-price-when-the-unthinkable-happened/news-story/3b74f7c7b4c7cacb615cefec574412ab CBR Jeff 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
24 Dat 145 Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 hmm "Auction Close" on the whole lot Quote Link to post Share on other sites
24 Dat 145 Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 The auction will re-open at 16:00 AWST (19:00 AEDT) today, giving buyers a fair opportunity before bidding closes at 18:00 AWST (21:00 AEDT). To ensure a repeat of last night is avoided, the live auction will only be viewable to registered bidders. Anyone here a registered bidder? https://www.caradvice.com.au/925465/demand-at-aussie-muscle-car-auction-crashes-system-to-restart-today/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ptZcar 32 Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 (edited) 1 hour ago, 24 Dat said: The auction will re-open at 16:00 AWST (19:00 AEDT) today, giving buyers a fair opportunity before bidding closes at 18:00 AWST (21:00 AEDT). To ensure a repeat of last night is avoided, the live auction will only be viewable to registered bidders. Anyone here a registered bidder? https://www.caradvice.com.au/925465/demand-at-aussie-muscle-car-auction-crashes-system-to-restart-today/ Yep. It didn't quite finish at 9pm (AEDT) as it went into "BONUS TIME". Something I was not aware of. I was purely spectating as bidding started at $101K and way past my slush fund. I got annoyed and switched off at $116K at approx. 9:10pm. It could have hit $120K but with the 5.5% buyers premium, someone will be out of pocket over that anyways. I suspect a backroom deal was done with the Marcos to get a hold of the car's logbooks, ownership history and resto paperwork. Edited February 16 by ptZcar gav240z 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Administrators gav240z 2,554 Posted February 16 Author Administrators Share Posted February 16 And I think that was the cheapest car out of the entire auction lot wasn't it? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ptZcar 32 Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 2 minutes ago, gav240z said: And I think that was the cheapest car out of the entire auction lot wasn't it? 2 cars did not get a bid. The LX Torana and one of the HSVs. Below are starting prices. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ponyo240z 76 Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 So do we know what the 260 actually sold for? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ptZcar 32 Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Ponyo240z said: So do we know what the 260 actually sold for? No. It was at $116K when I stopped refreshing the page. I went back a 2 or 3 minutes later and the auction was over. When it ended, it did not list a final price. Edited February 16 by ptZcar Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AndBir 280 Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 But no mention of the 260Z https://www.caradvice.com.au/925823/ford-falcon-gtho-phase-iii-sets-new-auction-record-1-15-million/ gav240z 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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