But this isn't the first vehicle he has bought and resold. Pretty sure it is the 3rd or 4th vehicle he has resold on ebay/Gumtree. I am sure the person who was the under bidder would have loved to have had the opportunity to buy it. ...... I just think it is a pity, you speak to people at the inspections, they have this dream of buying one and converting it to travel around.(us included) they go up for auction and you find you are bidding against someone who you know is just buying them and reselling them, very disheartening.
Rosie
True, but Les of Piggabeen is a Licenced Motor Vehicle Dealer and has been re-selling military vehicles for many years. I have seen his ads for ex-Army International 4x4s and 6x6s for at least the past 15 years, and of course now, Land Rovers.
There was a time in NSW when vehicle auctions were limited to accepting bids only from Motor Dealers, or at least registered businesses. We're lucky now to have live auctions where all interested parties have a chance to buy at wholesale prices rather than being forced to pay retail through a car yard. Still, this must have seriously dented the margin that dealers can get, when everyone in Aus who wants to buy an ex-mil LR can set the market price through an auction.
I do agree with you about the blatant reasons why some sellers explain why they need to move on a vehicle at a huge mark up, when clearly it's just an exercise to make a quick buck. Once or twice, it's a case by case thing. However, they could get tripped up. Each state has consumer law that requires a person reselling a certain number of vehicles within a year (reg'd or un-reg, cars, trucks or trailers) must get a Dealer's licence or face fines. In NSW, the number is 4 vehicles, Vic 4, Qld 5, WA 7. Any profits
will then be required to be declared to the ATO. As licenced Auctioneers, on the sale of vehicles, Grays/AFM reports the sale details to RMS, who then link it to a national database. Even if you don't register your auction purchase, "they" know how many you have!