Re: [MBZ] texas cars for kids
Did you ever figure out the auction process? Did you win? If so did you actually acquire the goods? --R Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: so I went ahead and decided to try bidding on a couple of cars online. So how does this work, people bid sort of like ebay before the real auction then people at the real auction can outbid those that already bid online or do none of the bids start going in till the real auction? Reason I ask is that it says I am current high bidder. That seems like there is online bidding going on right now.
Re: [MBZ] texas cars for kids
I dont know if I won or not, nobody every contacted me. I will probably abandon the texas cars for kids deal, seems to be to big a hassle. Rich Thomas wrote: Did you ever figure out the auction process? Did you win? If so did you actually acquire the goods? --R Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: so I went ahead and decided to try bidding on a couple of cars online. So how does this work, people bid sort of like ebay before the real auction then people at the real auction can outbid those that already bid online or do none of the bids start going in till the real auction? Reason I ask is that it says I am current high bidder. That seems like there is online bidding going on right now. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK (2x) 91 300D 2.5 Turbo, 90 420SEL, 89 560SEL, 89 260E, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE 5.0 Euro, 84 190D 2.2, 81 240D, 80 240D, 76 240D, 76 300D, 72 250C, 69 250 http://www.okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] texas cars for kids
Well Im not sure if I won or not. Never got anything saying if I won but when I check my account thing it lists the cars, and has in a column my max bid then right below it in bold(maybe the bold is above I dont remember) has the same amount. So is that saying I won? Hmmm. Seems if I didnt win my max would be listed then the final bid amount would be listed. Who knows. Rich Thomas wrote: Call them up and ask them how it works. I don't know about the auction part. The deal is run by this CAN Academy thing which is some sort of charter school for kids who have not done well in school but this outfit somehow helps them out. When they had auctions here in Houston it seemed pretty well organized and the people knew what they were doing, more or less. Some of the kids worked in the office, learning some skills I suppose. You might also want to look at Insurance Auto Auctions -- I found out that the local PBS TV station runs their donated cars through IAA. IAA is a big outfit and they have locations all over, and auctions of their stuff (a lot of wrecks) every now and again. I think you need a salvage license but in TX it is cheap to get, probably same in OK. I looked at their web site once, they had listings of the stuff for sale in each location. --R Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: so I went ahead and decided to try bidding on a couple of cars online. So how does this work, people bid sort of like ebay before the real auction then people at the real auction can outbid those that already bid online or do none of the bids start going in till the real auction? Reason I ask is that it says I am current high bidder. That seems like there is online bidding going on right now. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK (2x) 91 300D 2.5 Turbo, 90 420SEL, 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE 5.0 Euro, 84 190D 2.2, 81 240D, 76 240D, 76 300D, 72 250C, 69 250 http://www.okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] texas cars for kids
Call them up and ask them how it works. I don't know about the auction part. The deal is run by this CAN Academy thing which is some sort of charter school for kids who have not done well in school but this outfit somehow helps them out. When they had auctions here in Houston it seemed pretty well organized and the people knew what they were doing, more or less. Some of the kids worked in the office, learning some skills I suppose. You might also want to look at Insurance Auto Auctions -- I found out that the local PBS TV station runs their donated cars through IAA. IAA is a big outfit and they have locations all over, and auctions of their stuff (a lot of wrecks) every now and again. I think you need a salvage license but in TX it is cheap to get, probably same in OK. I looked at their web site once, they had listings of the stuff for sale in each location. --R Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: so I went ahead and decided to try bidding on a couple of cars online. So how does this work, people bid sort of like ebay before the real auction then people at the real auction can outbid those that already bid online or do none of the bids start going in till the real auction? Reason I ask is that it says I am current high bidder. That seems like there is online bidding going on right now.
Re: [MBZ] texas cars for kids
Rich Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: You might also want to look at Insurance Auto Auctions -- I found out that the local PBS TV station runs their donated cars through IAA. IAA is a big outfit and they have locations all over, and auctions of their stuff (a lot of wrecks) every now and again. I think you need a salvage license but in TX it is cheap to get, probably same in OK. I looked at their web site once, they had listings of the stuff for sale in each location. IAA is the group that took away my totaled F150 last year. I think they are pretty much all wrecks and salvage stuff -- didn't know that they took the charity cars too, I figured those went for scrap if they were basket cases, or were sold as used if they had clear title and were in reasonable shape. Allan -- 1983 300D 1966 230
[MBZ] texas cars for kids
so I went ahead and decided to try bidding on a couple of cars online. So how does this work, people bid sort of like ebay before the real auction then people at the real auction can outbid those that already bid online or do none of the bids start going in till the real auction? Reason I ask is that it says I am current high bidder. That seems like there is online bidding going on right now. -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK (2x) 91 300D 2.5 Turbo, 90 420SEL, 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE 5.0 Euro, 84 190D 2.2, 81 240D, 76 240D, 76 300D, 72 250C, 69 250 http://www.okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] texas cars for kids
I have no idea what you are talking about. You haven't been using cleaning solvents without proper ventilation, have you? On 3/16/07, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: so I went ahead and decided to try bidding on a couple of cars online. So how does this work, people bid sort of like ebay before the real auction then people at the real auction can outbid those that already bid online or do none of the bids start going in till the real auction? Reason I ask is that it says I am current high bidder. That seems like there is online bidding going on right now. -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK (2x) 91 300D 2.5 Turbo, 90 420SEL, 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE 5.0 Euro, 84 190D 2.2, 81 240D, 76 240D, 76 300D, 72 250C, 69 250 http://www.okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com -- I'm a man but I can change if I have to ... I guess.
