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Decide how much you're
willing to pay for the car. Check out Completed Items on the eBay Motors
site for price guidelines.
Find out what the other costs of ownership are, like financing,
insurance, fuel consumption and replacement parts. In addition to the
cost of the car, be sure to consider the cost of shipping and
registration. Remember, your bid is a legally binding offer to buy the
car at any price up to your maximum bid amount. If the seller accepts
your bid, you are obligated to pay.
Consider Buy It Now and Best Offer
Buy It Now lets you can buy the car immediately. If sellers display the
Best Offer feature, this gives you the opportunity to negotiate the
price online.
Payment
Some sellers require a deposit from the high bidder shortly after the
close of the auction. Payment terms should be spelled out in the item
description. If they are not clear, be sure to ask before you bid. Most sellers will expect payment in full before they will sign over the
registration. When the auction ends, make sure you have your financing
information in hand (if applicable), and be prepared to pay the seller
by the method specified in the item listing. Safety Tip: Never pay
for your vehicle via money transfer.
Vehicle
Registration
Once you have paid in full for the car, the seller will complete the
relevant parts of the vehicle registration, sign it and send it to you.
Take the registration form to a local Ministry of Transportation office
in your province to finalize the transfer.
Importing a Vehicle
If you purchase a car from a seller outside Canada, you will need to
arrange for its entry into Canada. The easiest way to do this is to use
an importing service, such as those listed on the Services page of the
eBay Motors site (http://pages.ebay.ca/ebaymotors/explained/services/index.html).
If you'd like
to handle the import process on your own, check out our Importing a
Car from the United States Checklist for more details (http://pages.ebay.ca/ebaymotors/explained/checklist/howtobuyUS.html). |
