Cummins powered Earthroamer on BAT

[zip]

$75.5K with 1.5 hours to go

 

[zip]

This is wild!
I’m not sure how BAT works, but I keep on watching the timer countdown to zero, it says checking and then it starts all over again at two minutes and the bid keeps on going up.
Currently at 130.

 

[plh]

bid to $130K, no sale

 

[zip]

Bidding over at 130K with reserve not met.

 

[maxbergi]

I didn't expect this to go over 100k.
A 2014 Siberian Tiger sold on ebay for 163k(edited) the other day, which was a much better deal imho.

 

[russ240]

This is wild!
I’m not sure how BAT works, but I keep on watching the timer countdown to zero, it says checking and then it starts all over again at two minutes and the bid keeps on going up.
Currently at 130.

That's exactly how BAT works, like a live auction as long as people are bidding the auction keeps going. Why drop the gavel when folks are still going back and forth? So if the clock is under 2 mins when you bid, it resets to 2 mins and starts the countdown again.

The BAT crowd is pretty fussy. I expected the Mexican government seizure history and motor swap to hurt #9's chances there and it certainly looks like it did. It also takes a thick skin and a light touch on the seller's part to make the peanut gallery happy with your responses. I think this seller made a good effort, but with the history of this rig it was an uphill battle. He could have been a bit more thorough in his responses to detailed questions about the truck, and could have been a bit more gentle with those showing concern over the title history. Had he pulled that off, I think the bids could have gone higher.

With RV's in such demand and ER's offering a remote escape from your current daily realities, these rigs are a hot commodity and have only gone up in value. Had #9 not had it's interesting history and a stock but upgraded Ford motor, with all the updates done to it I think $175-200k would have been a slam dunk on BAT.

I wish the seller luck in finding the right buyer who appreciates the upgrades including the Cummins and is not put off by this truck's past. I mean, if you find the perfect partner and then discover what they did on spring break that one time in Mexico, would that end the relationship?

 

[zip]

That's exactly how BAT works, like a live auction as long as people are bidding the auction keeps going. Why drop the gavel when folks are still going back and forth? So if the clock is under 2 mins when you bid, it resets to 2 mins and starts the countdown again.

The BAT crowd is pretty fussy. I expected the Mexican government seizure history and motor swap to hurt #9's chances there and it certainly looks like it did. It also takes a thick skin and a light touch on the seller's part to make the peanut gallery happy with your responses. I think this seller made a good effort, but with the history of this rig it was an uphill battle. He could have been a bit more thorough in his responses to detailed questions about the truck, and could have been a bit more gentle with those showing concern over the title history. Had he pulled that off, I think the bids could have gone higher.

With RV's in such demand and ER's offering a remote escape from your current daily realities, these rigs are a hot commodity and have only gone up in value. Had #9 not had it's interesting history and a stock but upgraded Ford motor, with all the updates done to it I think $175-200k would have been a slam dunk on BAT.

I wish the seller luck in finding the right buyer who appreciates the upgrades including the Cummins and is not put off by this truck's past. I mean, if you find the perfect partner and then discover what they did on spring break that one time in Mexico, would that end the relationship?

Thanks for the info on how BAT works.

Don't know if $175-200K would have been a slam dunk on BAT if this vehicle wasn't so "unique", but maybe?

I definitely don't agree with you on the perfect partner, spring break in Mexico scenario.
I met a "lady" while in college who appeared to have a romantic interest in me. "She" joined me on a road trip to Ensenada, Mexico for the weekend. Upon arrival in Ensenada, I quickly determined that "she", was a dude. That definitely ended the friendship.

 

[russ240]

Zip, that's quite a story right out of a Lou Reed song! Yep, that would have ended it for me too. Finding out your romantic interest spent the night in a Mexican jail might have gone over a bit different as long is it was the women's cell!

 

[taylor3633]

I had the popcorn out for this one. I wonder if the seller was able to strike a deal with the high bidder? Certainly looks well put together this time around.

 

[russ240]

Pretty sure the high bidder is out but there were others that were interested. I'll be watching RVT (and maybe the NAI website?) for a listing.

 

[Tiz_Zlife]

I didn't think it would go as much as it did.

 

[86scotty]

I didn't think it would go as much as it did.

Lately that applies to every drivable campery overlanding thing that exists. It's a seller's market like we've never seen before.