<div dir="ltr">Yeah, it's always a balance. I hate when people go on BAT and just trash a car. But then I figure every seller using the platform has to know that is the risk. I wonder if the potential sale prices make it worth it.<div><br></div><div>There is a guy who sells Porsches on BAT. He has the greatest write ups and pictures - they all look in top condition. Yet, I also see those cars get relisted, and when they are, they show a fair amount of work that had to be done. It just goes to show you just how real buyer beware is on BAT.</div><div><br></div><div>I'm still amazed how many people spend high dollars on cars on BAT without a real inspection.</div><div><br></div><div>I think on this Tiger, someone may strip off the paint and find a disaster that is not remotely economical to repair.</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, May 3, 2025 at 7:33 AM Gary Winblad <<a href="mailto:winbladgary@gmail.com">winbladgary@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>Hi Jay,</div><div>I am one that has been saying good things.</div><div>Its the first entry level project that i have seen on BAT in a long time.</div><div>Yeah, its a non-runner. Yeah, its not a good candidate for a full show quality car.</div><div>BUT, it looks (and its hard to really tell from a few photos I know) like it could be a runner pretty easily.</div><div>It takes me back to Tigers we were buying in the '70s.</div><div>It doesn't have the huge rust problem.. though the floors have been very abused. Panhard bar frame</div><div>mount has been "fixed" poorly too.</div><div>I don't see the twisted body up front.. it looks to me like just the bumpers (both) are toast.</div><div>Its NR with 4 hours to go and bid is only $7600 but too, its in FL.</div><div>Gary W.</div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, May 3, 2025 at 6:22 AM Jay Laifman <<a href="mailto:jay.laifman@gmail.com" target="_blank">jay.laifman@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">I'm surprised how many people are saying positive things about this car. The amount of patches, rust holes showing light, wobbly metal, a new paint job to hide how really bad the body is, and the twisted shape of the body up front. Ugh. <div><br></div><div><a href="https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1964-sunbeam-tiger-26/" target="_blank">https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1964-sunbeam-tiger-26/</a><br></div></div>
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