[Chrislong]

Second hand cars should only really be bought from people you know - so can trust the car, or from someone you don't know only if you can go and inspect the car.

I sell all my second hand cars, but rarely (only once) through ebay, as I wouldn't personally buy a car from ebay for use... as there is high chance of getting crap. And I know my own cars are good, if they were crap id put them on ebay and not care if I get low selling price and hope to not know who buys it but they aren't. So if others think like me, that must mean majority of cars on ebay will be crap... I could be wrong.

I did once buy a XX4 through ebay for spares, it was cheap, but it was never going to be useable. It got turned in to a box of spares for my X-5, which is what I bought it for. Then I sold the ancient Tekin 411G which was in it for more than I paid!!!

My theory came true this week although not on a model car. I bought a pair of car seats for a real car im working on, new but had been old stock at larkspeed leeds, advertised as dusty but otherwise perfect and they had 3 of them in stock. When they arrived one had a 2inch tear in the rear. I know what happened - they thought "this sucker didn't choose these in person, send him the crap so if someone comes in store we have a good one left". So im getting it replaced, if it isn't right they will refund both, if it is right, they're still getting nasty feedback.

Hang on, you didn't mention ebay. Oh well. Perhaps what im getting at is to trust the seller and inspect the car, don't use ebay unless its either a bargain or you know the seller or/and inspect the car..