Ebay and Closing Fees...Negotiable?

[Carol C Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Carol C]

Has anyone here ever bought a t/s from someone on Ebay and been able to get out of their recommended (usually expensive) closing fees, i.e., did you negotiate a price based on you finding and paying for your own closing?

If so, did you negotiate that before bidding or after you "won" the auction? Thanks for sharing any historic achievements you may have had with ebayers!

[aliikai2 Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close aliikai2]

Depends

upon the seller. Many of the volume sellers own or are the closing company and the price for closing is non-negotiable. Some of the individuals that are selling their only unit may not care who you use to close.
If you are going to try to negotiate, do it before you bid, as by bidding you agree to the terms and conditions that the seller has laid out in their auction.

fwiw, Greg

[qlaval Member Find all posts View Profile Close qlaval]

Hi,

As with any transactions everything is negotiable.
Still on eBay all negotiations have to be done PRIOR to bidding.

When you're bidding on one's auction your supposedly accepting ALL the conditions or/and description of the item.
It isn't time to negotiate anymore if you're a winner.
You can always ask, but not negotiate especially if the seller don't want too.

[Carolinian Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Carolinian]

In North Carolina, and probably many other states, you have some leverage that may force their hand. Ask about real estate licensure and also whether the deed preparer is licensed to practice law in the state where the timeshare is located. Tell them that you want properly licensed professionals to handle the transaction, and if they balk when their people do not measure up, you will make an inquiry on the matter to the Real Estate Commission of the state where the timeshare is located, and perhaps the Unauthorized Practice of Law investigator for the State Bar as well. I suspect some of these people would wave a white flag on your selecting your own closer rather than have some of these agencies open an investigation which at minimum could get them barred from any further transactions in the state, and maybe worse. An unlicensed closing in North Carolina involves violation of at least three criminal laws, and our Real Estate Commission has been known to go after resellers located in other states.

[Carol C Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Carol C]

Wow, thanks! P.S. Carolinian, are you a lawyer? That's some good stuff you suggested there!