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bmw1066 
Really Senior Member II
GOOD OLD E23
Joined: 16-January-2005
Location: West Sussex Nr Brighton
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Points: 1095
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 Posted: 04-May-2005 at 12:15 |
Go on then 50p 
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Mark 735 se 1982
RED BARON A E23 is for life not just for x-mas
BMW e34 530 v8 Sport kit
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M3AG
Really Senior Member II
7 series & e36 m3 registrar! (Madness)
Joined: 17-October-2002
Location: Good Old Hertfordshire
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Points: 1644
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Posted: 04-May-2005 at 14:36 |
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£7.25 now, who outbid Mark?
I think the game is up fella's! Whoever has bid above Mark is taking it seriously. They've exceeded the £1 increment! My bid of £8.50 was instantley outdone!
Edited by M3AG
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Horsetan
Really Senior Member II
Say Neigh to Gatsos
Joined: 11-April-2003
Location: Please let it be Ireland
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Points: 6381
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Posted: 04-May-2005 at 16:09 |
 M3AG wrote:
They've exceeded the £1 increment! My bid of £8.50 was instantley outdone! |
That's because they're using the "proxy bid" tactic. They set their limit, and e-Bay will automatically "stay ahead of the game" for them until that limit is reached.
In order to find out what that proxy bid limit is, you have to pay a little game of "e-Bastard". Cruel, but can be quite satisfying 
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M3AG
Really Senior Member II
7 series & e36 m3 registrar! (Madness)
Joined: 17-October-2002
Location: Good Old Hertfordshire
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Posted: 04-May-2005 at 17:36 |
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that's just not cricket!
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Horsetan
Really Senior Member II
Say Neigh to Gatsos
Joined: 11-April-2003
Location: Please let it be Ireland
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Posted: 04-May-2005 at 17:41 |
M3AG wrote:
that's just not cricket! |
...who's complaining if you don't get stuck with it? 
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M3AG
Really Senior Member II
7 series & e36 m3 registrar! (Madness)
Joined: 17-October-2002
Location: Good Old Hertfordshire
Status: Offline
Points: 1644
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Posted: 04-May-2005 at 17:48 |
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true!
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Rhys
Moderator Group
Coffee addict...
Joined: 02-February-2003
Location: from the Latin locÄtiÅ
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Points: 10053
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Posted: 04-May-2005 at 17:56 |
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Oooo, £31 now.. somebody must realy want it. lol
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V reg Rustbucket Merc C220 Cdi estate
J Reg Saab 900i 16v
'63 Ford Anglia 105e deluxe
R reg Honda PC50 moped..
No BMW as yet...
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Horsetan
Really Senior Member II
Say Neigh to Gatsos
Joined: 11-April-2003
Location: Please let it be Ireland
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Points: 6381
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Posted: 04-May-2005 at 17:57 |
M3AG wrote:
true! |
...and by playing "e-Bastard", you're making the other poor fool pay more without ever topping his bid, hehehe
It's a distortion of the market values, but my God it's hilarious. Sometimes you stumble across someone who's put in a fantastically high proxy bid.... so you let your fingers do the walking and, all the while, the bid price goes steadily upwards..... 
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Horsetan
Really Senior Member II
Say Neigh to Gatsos
Joined: 11-April-2003
Location: Please let it be Ireland
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Posted: 04-May-2005 at 17:57 |
Rhys wrote:
Oooo, £31 now.. somebody must realy want it. lol |
....or are they also playing "e-Bastard"?
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Tetleysmooth
Senior Member II
Joined: 01-February-2005
Location: Rainham, Essex
Status: Offline
Points: 236
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Posted: 06-May-2005 at 07:40 |
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Well it's reached the bullseye now lads.
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If you've got it, a lorry brought it.
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M3AG
Really Senior Member II
7 series & e36 m3 registrar! (Madness)
Joined: 17-October-2002
Location: Good Old Hertfordshire
Status: Offline
Points: 1644
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Posted: 06-May-2005 at 08:23 |
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the highest bidder obviously wants the car as he's put an extra bid on. Oh well I hope it stays on the road! Then again we are not exactly the only ones who like these cars are we? (or are we??)
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bmw1066
Really Senior Member II
GOOD OLD E23
Joined: 16-January-2005
Location: West Sussex Nr Brighton
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Points: 1095
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Posted: 07-May-2005 at 07:23 |
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The reserve has been met at 50 quid
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Mark 735 se 1982
RED BARON A E23 is for life not just for x-mas
BMW e34 530 v8 Sport kit
Spelling always Bad
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Andyboy
Banned User
Joined: 04-June-2003
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Points: 707
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Posted: 07-May-2005 at 11:56 |
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Sounds like £50 too much. Why anyone would get
excited about a dreadful old heap like is is way
beyond me. A wobbly, 3 speed auto 17 mpg
motorised sofa with as much street credibility as a
Maxi - in fact, a Maxi would get more respect.
Why don't you guys look at old 6 Series instead - a
real classic BMW, same repair costs as a shed
seven and at the end of it, a car worth more that ten
pounds.
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Rhys
Moderator Group
Coffee addict...
Joined: 02-February-2003
Location: from the Latin locÄtiÅ
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Points: 10053
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Posted: 07-May-2005 at 12:01 |
So a 7 isn't one better than a 6 then?
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V reg Rustbucket Merc C220 Cdi estate
J Reg Saab 900i 16v
'63 Ford Anglia 105e deluxe
R reg Honda PC50 moped..
No BMW as yet...
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robs e23
Really Senior Member I
Joined: 28-January-2005
Location: colchester essex
Status: Offline
Points: 498
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Posted: 07-May-2005 at 12:12 |
andyboy 6 series rust the same so why a 6 series. street gred. is that what its all about with you street gred. SAD...
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only the vauxhall is the greatest car
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M3AG
Really Senior Member II
7 series & e36 m3 registrar! (Madness)
Joined: 17-October-2002
Location: Good Old Hertfordshire
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Points: 1644
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Posted: 07-May-2005 at 12:54 |
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I'll personally take an e23 over the e24 any day, but that's my preference, what ever floats your boat at the end of the day.
Why is the 6 more coveted than a 7? Is it the shape, sporting looks or what? Underneath it's the same car more or less.
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Andyboy
Banned User
Joined: 04-June-2003
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Posted: 07-May-2005 at 13:37 |
"I'll personally take an e23 over the e24 any day"
Well, that's between you and your analyst. In it's day
the 635CSi was an extremely desirable and highly
regarded car. The E23 was just an upmarket
Granada that tried to punch well above it's weight.
No they are not the same car. The E24 was 5 Series
based which is why as a car, it'll run rings around an
old 7 Series.
Sorry, but driving an E23 is the quickest way known
to look like your own Dad. A nice 6 Series still looks
every bit as svelte as they always did.
Rob; it's not about 'street cred'. It's called being a car
enthusiast and having aspirations. When these cars
were new, only someone who had been
lobotomised would have chosen an E23 over a 6
Series.
Even BMW hate the E23. 
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robs e23
Really Senior Member I
Joined: 28-January-2005
Location: colchester essex
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Points: 498
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Posted: 07-May-2005 at 13:44 |
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thats why they spent millions developing the 7 series and the 7 series out sold the 6 series by almost half again... 6 series was a sports coupe for the sporty gent of the day.
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only the vauxhall is the greatest car
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Horsetan
Really Senior Member II
Say Neigh to Gatsos
Joined: 11-April-2003
Location: Please let it be Ireland
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Points: 6381
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Posted: 07-May-2005 at 13:47 |
Andyboy wrote:
"I'll personally take an e23 over the e24 any day"
Well, that's between you and your analyst. In it's day
the 635CSi was an extremely desirable and highly
regarded car. The E23 was just an upmarket
Granada that tried to punch well above it's weight.
No they are not the same car. The E24 was 5 Series
based which is why as a car, it'll run rings around an
old 7 Series.
Sorry, but driving an E23 is the quickest way known
to look like your own Dad. A nice 6 Series still looks
every bit as svelte as they always did.
Rob; it's not about 'street cred'. It's called being a car
enthusiast and having aspirations.... |
Bit funny, Andy. Either you really mean the above, or there has been a bit of a conversion on the road to Damascus. And besides, you usually refer to my Six - which you've seen - as a "shed".....
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Andyboy
Banned User
Joined: 04-June-2003
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Points: 707
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Posted: 07-May-2005 at 13:56 |
Not at all Horse. Back in 1982-4 when my Dad
worked at BMW, a burgundy red 635CSi was a
serious weapon. The price of a very nice house, it
was just one of those 'aaaaaaaaaahhhhh' cars.
Sadly most of them are a bit sad now but in nice
condition, they still turn heads.
As for E23's, somewhere I have some pictures I took
at BMW Action in Luckau (Germany) of a pair of
metallic grey 735i's being drag raced to death. One
car was an auto driven by a tatooed woman (classy)
who did a major burnout before each run. Eventually
it exploded in a pool of ATF
The other manual car was driven by Tatooed Bird's
other half and was a manual. By the Saturday it had
been hand painted matt black............not before it
shed it's rear exhaust box mid flight!
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