I won a Bumblebee Camaro from GM sweepstake!

[Oh10Cam]

Originally Posted by Willey

SERIOUSLY - This is a very important pivotal life-changing moment for you and your mother -- cancel that auction right away and do just some others had mentioned.....

1) WAIT and take pictures of what you ACTUALLY have in hand and what makes it so special that others won't have (besides the fact that it is 1 of 3)...

2) Hire a professional to take pictures of it and list it on eBay (I'd do it for free to help you if you'd get some professional photos taken!)

I admire the reason for which you are doing this (to help your mother) but, do you understand how much you may be HURTING her in what you are doing right now on eBay with no pictures and a clearly DANGEROUS auction listing without the legal disclaimers and etc.... are you aware of the 100's!!!! of ways people are scamming others paying for items????? YOU BETTER SLOWWWWW down. Because I'm such a nice guy, just take the pictures and I'll help you list it but for peaty's sake ---- BE SMARTER!!!

3) Do just as the other wise one's have been saying - wait until the movie comes out June 24th and list it nicely --- I'd say their claims of nearly doubling your return could be fairly obtainable!!! Just wait a month more and you're both waay better off...

Great post!

[Xmicro_SS]

Originally Posted by Willey

OH YEAH - what Camaroscotty said-

4) The auction listing should have NO RESERVE

I do not agree with the no reserve thing. I know some do not like bidding on those auctions, but if there is a rock bottom price you will not accept less than, you should have a reserve. It is a sellers tool, otherwise you are contractually obligated to sell it at the final price and if a buyer pulls out last minute, you can get hosed.

I have seen a group of guys (usually friends) shill up the auction. 5 or 6 of them bid like crazy and then last minute they all pull out except the lowest bidder and they take the car for far less. With the reserve you are not obligated.

[Willey]

Originally Posted by Xmicro_SS

I do not agree with the no reserve thing. I know some do not like bidding on those auctions, but if there is a rock bottom price you will not accept less than, you should have a reserve. It is a sellers tool, otherwise you are contractually obligated to sell it at the final price and if a buyer pulls out last minute, you can get hosed.

I have seen a group of guys (usually friends) shill up the auction. 5 or 6 of them bid like crazy and then last minute they all pull out except the lowest bidder and they take the car for far less. With the reserve you are not obligated.

That one's easy to solve - just make the starting bid AT your rock bottom

Really; anyone takes a chance buying / selling on eBay with fraudulant people taking more advantage of it daily .....
IMO this car would have a higher legitamacy of selling "the eBay way" during the release week of Transformers 2 without a reserve; it would be a frenzy

IMO that's probably going to be the 'peakest' time to obtain maximum dollar of the vehicle immediately with out going to extremes and headaches ...

All so; make sure to let Inside Edition, Entertainment Tonight etc. and the news know it's up for sale! Makes for great news story AND great movie promotion / coinsiding Gets you greater looks

[djsnoflake]

Originally Posted by Willey

All so; make sure to let Inside Edition, Entertainment Tonight etc. and the news know it's up for sale! Makes for great news story AND great movie promotion / coinsiding Gets you greater looks

Good advice except for this part IMO. Mary Hart isn't gonna come to your house because you have a car that wasn't even in a movie for sale. They are too busy talking about Angelina Jolie adopting all of Africa.

Maybe at best your local news or radio station, and even that seems like a stretch.

[Willey]

Originally Posted by djsnoflake

Good advice except for this part IMO. Mary Hart isn't gonna come to your house because you have a car that wasn't even in a movie for sale. They are too busy talking about Angelina Jolie adopting all of Africa.

Maybe at best your local news or radio station, and even that seems like a stretch.

True true lol!

I do seem to remember they mentioned the older Camaro from Transformers 1 being auctioned off on eBay on that very same show though so .....

[ocolgan]

What should I do.

[Blue Joe]

Just in case you haven't figured it.You do not pay sales tax,you have to pay income tax.Normally, if value is $40,000 then they will charge you approx 20% up front.

[Willey]

Originally Posted by ocolgan

What should I do.

Step 1.
End the auction - IMMEDIATELY -

Step 2.
Receive car

Step 3.
Have professional pictures taken

Step 4.
get a pro to list it for you on eBay on June 24th of 2009 7 p.m. PST 10 day auction

Step 5.
Receive legit funds and take care of IRS from those funds while you can and do have the means; the rest is YOURS!!

Step 6.
Know you did things the right way and did your absolute best to take care of momma

[91RS]

Let me tell you, I cant for the life of me decide on a color, but the Bumblebee Yellow would be my choice in a heartbeat. What a freaking beautiful color. Why dont they sell them in that color dammit! And this guy jsut won one out of nowhere. There is no God.

[gtjacket]

Originally Posted by 91RS

Let me tell you, I cant for the life of me decide on a color, but the Bumblebee Yellow would be my choice in a heartbeat. What a freaking beautiful color. Why dont they sell them in that color dammit! And this guy jsut won one out of nowhere. There is no God.

Unfortunately, GM is not painting his car the Bumblebee color, just stock rally yellow. I don't see how GM can call this a true Bumblebee without the correct paint.

[CamaroScotty]

Here's your option codes:

AEF - WINDOW POWER OPERATED, PASSENGER, EXPRESS UP/DOWN
AE4 - SEATS, FRONT SPORT BUCKET, INCLUDES ADJUSTABLE HEAD RESTRAINTS AND FOLDING REAR SEAT WITH TRUNK PASS-THROUGH
AFM - BLACK
AG5 - SEAT ADJUSTER, FRONT PASSENGER 2-WAY MANUAL (FORE/ALT) WITH POWER RECLINER
AL0 - SENOR INDICATOR INFLATABLE RESTRAINT, FRT PASS/CHILD PRESENCE DETECTOR
AMM - SEAT ADJUSTER, DRIVER, 6-WAY POWER (FORE/AFT, UP/DOWN) WITH POWER RECLINER
AP9 - CONVENIENCE NET, CARGO
ATG - REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY
AT8 - RESTRAINT PROVISIONS CHILD, RR SEAT, RR FACING
AXG - WINDOW POWER OPERATED-EXPRESS DRIVER UP/DOWN
AXJ - VEHICLE TYPE PASSENGER CAR
AX2 - KEY COMMON, VEHICULAR UNIQUE
AY0 - CURTAIN SIDE IMPACT AIRBAGS
BD8 - MOLDING BODY-COLOR ROOF DITCH
B34 - CARPETED FLOOR MATS, FRONT
B36 - COVERING FLOOR MAT, LUGG COMPT.
C67 - AIR CONDITIONING
C93 - LAMP INTR, AMBIENT
DBX - MIRROR, INSIDE REARVIEW AUTODIMMING
DCP - 1 YR ONSTAR DIRECTIONS W/ AUTOMATIC CRASH RESPONSE & TURN-BY-TURN NAVIGATION (ASK DEALER ABOUT GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE)
DD1 - MIRRORS, OUTSIDE HEATED POWER- ADJUSTABLE AND DRIVER-SIDE AUTO-DIMMING, BODY-COLOR
D75 - DOOR HANDLES BODY COLOR
D80 - REAR SPOILER
EAL - SEAT TRIM, LEATHER-APPOINTED FRONT SEATS
EF7 - COUNTRY UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA)
E2C - ORDER TO DELIVERY - EXPEDITE
FCR - TRIM DOOR LIGHT PIPED BACKPAINTED
FE3 - SUSPENSION SYSTEM PERFORMANCE
GCO - RALLY YELLOW
GM3 - 3.45 REAR AXLE RATIO
G80 - DIFFERENTIAL, LIMITED SLIP
JL9 - BRAKES- 4 WHEEL ANTILOCK, 4 WHEEL DISC
KA1 - SEATS, HEATED DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER
KG4 - ALTERNATOR, 150 AMPS
KTB - PDIM WIRELESS
LHD - VEHICLE DRIVE LEFT HAND DRIVE
LS3 - ENGINE, 6.2L V8 SFI
MN6 - TRANSMISSION, 6-SPEED MANUAL
M10 - TRANSMISSION 6 SPEED MANUAL
NC7 - FEDERAL EMISSIONS OVERRIDE
NE1 - 50-STATE EMISSIONS
NU5 - EMISSION SYSTEM CALIFORNIA BIN 4
NZL - STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS
N10 - DUAL EXHAUST SYSTEM
N34 - STEERING WHEEL, 3-SPOKE LEATHER WRAPPED
N41 - STEERING, POWER, VARIABLE RATIO
OSH - OSHAWA PLANT CODE
P43 - TIRE SEALANT AND INFLATOR KIT
QOO - TIRES P25/45R20 FRONT AND P275/40R20 REAR, SUMMER
Q9K - WHEELS 20"X8" FRONT AND 20"X9" REAR, PAINTED ALUM, FLANGELESS WITH STERLING SILVER FINISH
R7V - FORCED ON ORDER TYPE TSE/SSE
R9C - IDENTIFIER
R9N - PROCESSING CODE-SEAT
R9Z - POMS EXPEDITE-SOLD ORDERS/TSE
SBF - RESTRAINT SEAT BELT
SGC - SPARE TIRE & WHEEL NOT DESIRED, TIRE SEALANT & INFLATOR KIT IN PLACE OF SPARE TIRE
SLL - SOLD ORDERS
SRM - MODEL CONVERSION CHEVROLET 2SS
TB8 - HEADLAMPS CONTROL RH RULE OF THE ROAD
T3N - LAMP SYSTEM DAYTINE RUNNING SEPERATE CAVITY
T4F - HEADLAMPS HIGH INTENSITY
T83 - HEADLAMPS CONTROL AUTOMATIC ON-OFF
UDC - DISPLAY INSTRUMENT DRIVER INFO ENHANCED (ONE COLOR GRAPHIC)
UE1 - 1 YR ONSTAR DIRECTIONS W/ AUTOMATIC CRASH RESPONSE & TURN-BY-TURN NAVIGATION (ASK DEALER ABOUT GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE)
UG1 - UNIVERSAL HOME REMOTE
UJ6 - TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM
UMN - SPEEDOMETER INST, MILES & KILO, MILES ODOMETER
UMQ - GAUGES, AUXILIARY
UPF - BLUETOOTH FOR PHONE
UQA - BOSTON ACOUSTICS 9 SPEAKER AUDIO SYSTEM
USR - USB PORT
UTJ - THEFT DETERENT ELECTRICAL UNAUTHORIZED ENTRY
UYE - AM/FM STEREO, CD-ROM, MUSIC NAVIGATOR WITH ETR, GID(GRAPHIC INFO DISPLAY), W/AUX JACK U2K - XM SATELLITE RADIO - SERVICE SUBSCRIPTION SOLD SEPARATELY BY SIRIUS/XM AFTER 90 DAYS
U77 - ANTENNA, INTERGRAL REAR WINDOW
VRG - VAA/COMPONENT REL COKCPIT
VRH - VAA/COMPONENT REL STEERING COLUMN
VRK - VAA/COMPONENT REL ROOF TRIM
VRL - VAA/COMPONENT REL FRONT HORIZONTAL SUSPENSION
VRM - VAA/COMPONENT REL FRONT VERTICAL SUSPENSION
VRN - VAA/COMPONENT REL REAR SUSPENSION
VRR - VAA/COMPONENT REL TIRES & WHEELS
VY7 - SHIFT KNOB, LEATHER WRAPPED
V8D - VEHICLE STATEMENT US
WRS - RS PACKAGE: * 20"X8" FRONT AND 20"X9 REAR FLANGELESS, PAINTED ALUM WHEELS WITH MIDNIGHT SILVER FINISH * BODY-COLOR ROOF DITCH MOLDING * HEADLAMPS HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE W/ HALO RING * RS UNIQUE TAIL LAMPS
XL7 - FREQUENCIES RATING 315 MHZ, LONG DISTANCE
XR5 - FILTER POLLEN
01A - SEAT TRIM JET BLACK
1AS - DR PANEL GRAPHITE SILVER W/ ICE BLUE PIPING
1SZ - OPTION PACKAGE DISCOUNT
2SS - BASE EQUIPMENT PACKAGE
3CJ - MOLDING I/P GRAPHITE SILVER, POLYCARBONATE
4AA - INTERIOR TRIM JET BLACK
6Y4 - TIRE & WHEEL SPARE-DELETE

[Primus]

Bumblebee didn't have HIDs....

[Brokinarrow]

Wait wait wait.... this guy is sellin his Bumblebee Camaro and no one here has bought it from him yet?? I mean, I would jump on it if I had the cash, but someone on this site has gotta have some extra money (or maybe just cancel their order for this one?)

[rolnslo]

He's going to get a lot more money for it by going outside of this forum. You have seen the reactions here to dealers that mark up the Camaro by even a couple thousand over MSRP, right?