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BMW dealer auctions new M3 for $60K on eBay, doesn't want to honor the deal
http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.au..._ebay_deal.jpg Apparently all is not kosher in corn country. BMW of Lincoln, Nebraska posted an auction on eBay for a brand new M3 Sedan for $60,000. Perhaps they were hoping for the kind of eBay madness that would push the price to six figures (something other dealers are doing right on the show floor). If that's what they were after, well, they didn't get it. The car was won by a gentleman in California for the listed price: $60,000. The problem is that the dealer doesn't want to give him the car. Not long after the auction ended, the winning bidder got a call from BMW of Nebraska telling him the auction was "a mistake," and that he couldn't have the car. In spite of the fact that the dealership changed the Buy It Now price twice -- and so was paying attention to the auction -- and eBay rules that make it clear that if someone wins the auction then you must complete the transaction, the buyer is still trying to get someone to give him the car he won at the winning bid price. Follow the link for the full story, and to you, Dooma350, good luck. Thanks for the tip, Ken! [Source: M3post.com] eBay is SRS BSNS |
Link to "digg" the article if you're into that kinda thing...
http://digg.com/autos/Dealer_auction...n_t_honor_deal |
i almost bid on that car... woulda shoulda coulda..... damn
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This thing blew up all over the internet.
Hope dooma gets his M3!! Good thread about the case: http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthr...=1#post2354785 |
Wow, spent about an hour reading all the posts.
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Sounds like the guy won!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Originally Posted by dooma350
Sorry its taken so long to post a update. The site is very slow (understandably). This morning, BMW of Lincoln has agreed to sell me the car at a price of 60K, with certain conditions. I'll be going over the conditions with the dealership tommorow, and I hope to have everything finalized by tommorow afternoon.
But one thing that I would like to make everyone aware of is, BMW of Lincoln is proactively working to correct the situation that they screwed up. And yes, they screwed up big time, no doubt about that.They are trying to do right, so please don't harass the dealership right now. No phone calls, threats, emails or fake sales calls. That said, I would just like to take a step back for a moment. The past few days have been insane. Just thinking about what has transpired, leaves you speechless really. How did this thing go from a M3post.com rant to what it became today? In 3 days, the site amassed 650+ comments and 200,000 page views, with people posting from all around the world, lending their support and help. Thats people I dont even know! Amazing stuff, and probably the coolest thing I have ever been part of, leveraging the internet in a way that I have never seen before. People I have never met, making calls on my behalf, contacting automotive sites, supplying information, just doing anything and everything possible to help out. Lets do it again sometime, I hope to be there for someone when they are in need. Thanks guys, there are good people in this world after all. I'll post again tommorow. Regards Ken :clap::clap::clap::clap::clap: ArtPE bolmedias14 mkoesel mooseman Laszlo yacoub JerseyBeemer acidtrunks rickc Xcellere rainsux ideliver DJ9 Technic kingdaviswaco na335i tturedraider moog55 erdoran e46e92love ganjadude viobruin enlightenment botchka NavNurs dgb2 The Peregrinus skierman64 UsedCarSalesmanwCombOver zavigm Disinterested Observer Doesn't Drive M308CAH stlmini Brookzors italy430 AML Spazdoc TimVFR LilRedGXP ybbiz34 Los Angeles RX7owner Revin9k mduval1988 Huecifer BlackJetE90 bradbmw GalaxyGreySi Last E92 M3 Epacy drkbrent normtrum C4talyst Ron21 imafrk nightkhan landon305 ShakeR SteveMondragon ChrisFastM3 steve40704 ncoday Illan joes3series TheAcAvenger smmille lucid homerjsimp Avenger Garissimo Keto D0WNxiSH1FT 08fbpSI MrFoof Manticorez JasenWFO sonofthor OC kid MelsM3 max4speed Samifumi Fyre Man djdorifto mimic shanks Adam_B czechchamp tiguy99 BlackStar tivs31 CSL-Fanatik IrvRobinson RacerRex ddsm3 FifthStreetz Bammered abuzzl23p runutzzzzz marcos M3aHOLIC84 RAC Brian W prova275 EmmEff Educated Junior Barnes paologaspar cngzsn hacman Stealth_M dlpruk ///MML redmtclimber takedown8 mdrobc13 RT8_M3 Jdebitjr Nucking Futs! smmmurf leewoods18 SteveLevin 88M3SanDiego orangebyke dommo_g anosa ozarkgolfer Chris_Lee BimmerBoyz nootrac22 Hankdoll buschy Jack28 achien ianbiz McLuVan knext21 SnowsM3 SmittyNC prrbill bodies_from_vent BMWridin89 Bettor FCTrs4 lazyhobo stormrider 31337 Simpoleca JThw8 kronzprinz yamazaho JEllis dab33d teritanz omerfar23 THE_PRO jgorman13 jm1234 cristios01 Angelus897 bear_2008 CaribooLou saaboteur Anonymous Dissent mrmcderm gobuffs iluvmycsx qortra GrFa lvwirelessguy OC 335i Salespunk fizzle SMSgt B yahtzee BogoKi hakaida442 CallMeDPit briambran freakguy54321 Mfive awesomeness SBasinger wtfcorp bamafun HeDeservesTheCar Neu wontonjon E394KEN KL2DC John monsta JoeClothing Dave_H eurospek gundamfans timsev thevaliantknight tdicola evilsykoskitzo 89dub jeaguilar Gurevich8889 Night Hawk PhaseShift Indecent BMWBLOG.COM gerilc Stein ky_soldier MadDog hak87 Eichhörnchen Lil. Lucas eyemdbmw pharenx Bookem dunjee jasonintoronto motionmonk robb Minimad CoolAir CrownSeven tRas kgodfrey Mateo Happy13178 Stilig Greeney ucla1995 thetastelingers Glacked JS11 MrHarris Gig103 achenator MC Mo Murda FourOFour 420 Bambler e36_m3 moosepoop |
My buddy will sell new M3's at a good discount...PM me if interested and I will give you his info..
Lou |
UPDATE: BMW North America notified of eBay winner's plight We apologize for yet another update on the saga of Ken Tanisaka and his efforts to wrench a fairly won BMW M3 sedan from the iron grip of BMW of Lincoln, Nebraska, but this story just keeps rolling on providing new and interesting twists by the hour. Ken came this close to receiving the Bimmer today after his lawyer negotiated away the conditions that were demanded by the dealership. The first was that he not sell the car for two years, and the second was that he somehow "control the press" and end the onslaught of communiques sent to the dealership by phone, fax, email and flaming bags of pooh. (We're kidding on that last one. No one send flaming bags of pooh to BMW of Lincoln. Seriously.) After the lawyers wrangled for a bit, Ken was instructed to call BMW of Lincoln today and arrange his deposit over the phone by a certain time, but according to our distressed interlocutor, was instead lectured by the General Manager, one Fil Cataniam, for failing to stop the press from contacting the dealership. He refused to take Ken's credit card info over the phone, in effect reneging on the resolution that had previously been reached by the lawyers. Ken's lawyer has now drafted a letter to BMW of North America (check it out after the jump) informing the big brand of what's been going on and simply asking for help. It must be noted that BMW NA likely does not have any jurisdiction here, as dealers usually operate on a very long leash from the mothership. Still, what has become a PR nightmare for this particular dealership could easily leave a bad taste in the mouth of many potential BMW customers. Perhaps it would behoove BMW proper to get this guy his M3 sedan prompto and slap the wrists of these knuckleheads in Lincoln, Nebraska. Adding yet another facet to this gem of a story is news from Ken that other BMW dealers have contacted him offering great deals on an M3! Man, there must not be much brotherhood among BMW dealers. Ken states that rather than getting a different M3 and letting this dealership off the hook, he'd like to see BMW of Lincoln live up to its obligation. We now return you to your regular posts... [Source: m3post.com] |
The internet is a great thing.
The dealership needs to sell the car to him. For the agreed upon price. But, in a few months no one will remember this event. |
Wow even after offered other cars. I think its right Ken is going after that dealership, im sure he would rather have his car shipped to California and teach a dealership the correct way to do business, then let them off the hook and save a bit of cash letting them go on to screw the next person who bys a car online. IMO is they didnt mean to list the auction, whoever did it needs to be fired.
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I have not seen an update to this saga anywhere on the 6. If it has been sorry.
he ebay buyer GOT THE CAR!!!! He took delivery last week. |
i hadn't heard anything either till this post ^^^^, but good for the guy.
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nice, i had no idea about this..but good for the guy..thats a great deal for a great car
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Here's the page with him taking delivery. I have not read everything that transpired up to that point, but man did it blow up! Posts from people around the world!
http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthr...27993&page=122 |
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