[DML] Re: Deloreans on E-Bay

[DeLorean31@xxxx]

In a message dated 12/24/99 3:42:56 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
gus@xxxx writes:

<< I agree that it's tough to buy something like a car sight-unseen, but what
other choice do we have? >>

I too found my DeLorean on the Internet. Traderonline.com to be exact. I 
had talked to several peopl I saw selling DeLoreans on the net before I 
bought mine. The gentleman I bought mine from lived in Michigan and I live 
in NJ. So needless to say I couldnt go look at it before I decided to buy 
it. The best thing is to try to establish a good rapport with the seller. 
The gentleman I bought my DeLorean from seemed like a very honest gentleman. 
When I asked for pictures of the car, he in turn sent me a video he made 
detailing the entire car and also driving it. He showed me the entire car in 
both night and day. Even pointing out the two minor things that needed to be 
fixed. The car only had 7500 miles. In any case I believed I had attained 
enough from the video and my talks with the owner to "trust" him enough to 
decide to buy the car sight unseen. I drove to Michigan in one day (13 
hours), stayed overnight, and rented a U Haul car trailer to tow the DeLorean 
home with the nest day. Everything went great and the seller even helped me 
with getting a hotel room for the night and paid for the trailer rental. 
Bottom line is try to find someone you can trust and establish a good 
relationship with them before buying anything "sight unseen". There will 
always be uncertainties. However this along with becoming as knowledgeable 
about the DeLorean as you can before buying one is the best prevention for 
getting a lemon there is in my opinion.

Gary Gore
Activities Director
DeLorean Mid Atlantic
VIN 3360