MCG's Bidmopar.com Auction Site

[TUFCAT]

It looks like Mopar Collector's Guide is getting into the frey of online auctions....hmm, I wonder if they will be successful?  I have my own opinions about eBay (high fee's), but the exposure is awesome. It takes a lot to compete with them. What could they possibly offer that would be better exposure than good old ebay?

[Ghoste]

If they find a way to police the scams and fraudulent players, that would be good.

[TUFCAT]

The magazine said their site would be running on May 1st - - hmmm, its May 2nd....and so far .....nothin'!

www.bidmopar.com

[The70RT]

If they find a way to police the scams and fraudulent players, that would be good.

Yeah that would be good. Your local newspaper is where you get screwed by high prices to sell something. eBay is way cheaper.

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

The magazine said their site would be running on May 1st - - hmmm, its May 2nd....and so far .....nothin'!

www.bidmopar.com

What country do you live in?   Here in the USA its only May 1st

[Lostsheep_01]

Maybe they meant 2008? 

[TUFCAT]

Sorry dudes.... It is May 1st - - wow, I feel like such a goober now  - - - -   

[PocketThunder]

Sorry dudes.... It is May 1st - - wow, I feel like such a goober now  - - - -   

Dont worry about calendar mix ups, it happens all the time...  (dont ask me how i know)

[John_Kunkel]

Sorry dudes.... It is May 1st - - wow, I feel like such a goober now  - - - -   

Wait'll you turn forty, such "excursions" will be a daily event and will become hourly with each passing decade.   

[Charger_Fan]

Sorry dudes.... It is May 1st - - wow, I feel like such a goober now  - - - -   

Wait'll you turn forty, such "excursions" will be a daily event and will become hourly with each passing decade.   

Yep, and throw in a few name mix-ups for good measure. 

[Ghoste]

Now it's May 2nd. 

Still coming soon I see.

[konigcharger]

  may 11 and still coming soon

[DodgeChargerNeeded]

For the price of selling a car on Ebay you can't beat it with the number of people that can potentially look at it.

[Ghoste]

At least once it's up and running. 

[Lostsheep_01]

Still waiting....hope it's worth the wait.

[TUFCAT]

They've added a new countdown timer to the website.   Countdown ends at 11:59PM May 31st.   Looks like June 1st it SHOULD BE up and runnning.

[BrianShaughnessy]

They've added a new countdown timer to the website.   Countdown ends at 11:59PM May 31st.   Looks like June 1st it SHOULD BE up and runnning.

So what? 

For all the crap I hear about ebay... they at least have some kind of system to protect against fraud, etc. 

I'm somewhat skeptical that this MCG backed deal will end up being a den of thieves.   
 

[69charger2002]

i for one, am open to anything.. i just hope i don't have to put this in my ebay search: dodge charger -2006 -06 -2007 -07 -dub -wheels -srt - - - - -     you get the point. used to not have to do that about 2 years ago

[TUFCAT]

Hopefully, it will provide us better protection. I don't know how they will do it - - it will be interesting.

I'm all for a product that's good!!!  In order to compete with ebay, they simply must offer a better product. I have no idea if it will be subscriber based, meaning if you subscribed to the magazine, you can sell your car or parts online? 

This could at least give them some sort of foundation for a legal address, credit card info,  and such. The biggest problem with ebay is how easy it is to become a seller. Anyobody can give false info online.....and then start selling. At least with MCG,  if you had to verify the address where your magazine is sent - - in order to start selling.....some crooked people may get scared off.


PS The ebay feedback system sucks.  MCG will need to improve that also.

[Ghoste]

Didn't one of the forums out there already offer a Mopar only auction site?

[MOPARHOUND!]

I hope they do well.

Ebay is a tough competitor.  Yahoo Auctions a few years ago made a big deal out of selling their 1 millionth item, now they are shutting it down:

http://auctions.yahoo.com/

[TUFCAT]

Ebay Motors' biggest competition right now may be www.parts123.com which has an e-swap meet.  I guess they must be doing okay, but its not an auction format.  I wonder if auctions are not be as attractive to people anymore? who knows? 

[LargerCharger383]

I doubt I'd make much use of the site, mopar prices go too high for my budget when there's a lot of guys that know how rare the stuff is.  I thrive more on misc. stuff I find at swap meets, tends to be a bit cheaper.  Good resource if you'd need a real specific part though. 

[TUFCAT]

June 1st is just two hours away.... we will know VERY soon what this is all about!

[cheap]

June 1st is just two hours away.... we will know VERY soon what this is all about!

Well, I guess i will be up to check it out.......

[69charger2002]

if it's not automated to start at midnight, i highly doubt it will actually be updated till tomorrow

[cheap]

Well its 12:05 am and the site hasnt come up yet.... Will wait a little longer and see what happens.....

[chargerman68]

nothing on my end as well guess i stayed up for nothing....will check back tomorrow

[Ghoste]

You got to play here, surely that must count for something?? 

[TUFCAT]

Today is June 1st...and this is the new message on bidmopar site 

"BidMopar.com goes live today @ 11:59pm" 


Stay tuned. 

What do you think it will say tomorrow? ......(you've been punk'd???) - - -  

[The70RT]

Even if it does happen don't think anything is gonna be cheaper than on eBay. Less product means higher I would say.

[TUFCAT]

I heard this  (and don't know if its true) but MCG will start offering two different price subscription levels. At price level 1 - you get the magazine plus the free classified listings (as you get now), and level 2 -  you will get the magazine, classifieds, and access to the new bidmopar site.

[Big Lebowski]

  I'm glad there's a few other options besides Ebay. If nobody from Moparts or DC.com buys your Mopar, then these other options are out there.

[TUFCAT]

I know its just starting out - - but I checked it out today and the cars (and parts) are very thin.

[Ghoste]

It'll probably take a while for it to take off.  E-bay has almost become a cultural icon and that's hard to compete with.  Even my mother knows what e bay is about and she doesn't have a computer.

[The70RT]

It'll probably take a while for it to take off.  E-bay has almost become a cultural icon and that's hard to compete with.  Even my mother knows what e bay is about and she doesn't have a computer.

Mopar parts are fewer that other brands and selling only mopar parts is gonna be hard to stay afloat.

[Ghoste]

Yes but as any auction afficionado will tell you, anything Chrysler is worth soooooooooo much more money that the commissions should carry the day?