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Old 03-19-2019   #16
Kevszr1
 
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Default Re: 1992 ZR1 Bloomington Gold Top Flight at Mecum Question ???

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Originally Posted by PhillipsLT5 View Post
The Jan auctions have a buyer & seller % that each pay, standard operating procedure, Mecum does also but the dealmaker Dana Mecum is willing to throw away the seller fee %, make a deal right in front of the camera with seller and strike a $ deal, not percentage, with seller to get seller to drop reserve and sell cars, he is operating on volume, like McDonalds burgers, win/win/win for buyer, seller & Mecum, he holds at least 15 auctions a year, keep in mind, all of these auctions are simply in 1 way or another just used car salesmen, but some good deals to be had for buyers and risky for seller if no reserve, I have seen sellers turn into to buyers at Barrett Jackson, to buy there car back, just so they dont get ripped off, now they pay both fees, buyer & seller
I do believe you but I guess it’s just so damm shady low-life to do that, that I wouldn’t expect it at any of the big auction houses.
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