See even though it's SOP, that's not common knowledge to civies that have no idea what the **** they are bidding on. Let alone over paying for. I have a feeling this will continue until they open their lots for in person inspections.
People need to stop bidding on those trucks until they can do serious PPI's especially with the amount of money people are paying. However, they do have the monopoly on them, to which GL should have some right to the rolling stock with the current antitrust laws that are on the books.
Either way, the OP is boned. Expensive lesson to learn, but some people get good deals. Others do not.
If you don't know what your doing...don't bid and buy. GP Does not have a monopoly, all you Newbs are in the game due to GP winning...key word here, "winning" the rolling stock contract from DLA and getting HMMWV's up for sale.
Prior to GP, GL had the contract for as long as I've been in the business....I will say it again, if you think GP is bad, you clearly have never bought rolling stock form GL. If anyone had a monopoly, it was GL.
As far as inspections are concerned....I have gone to several GP sites and I am able to inspect with no issues....you just have to call customer service and get the site supervisors contact info.
Yes...I can't drive 10hrs to do inspections...so yes, I as well as you would rely on pictures and info provided to make a somewhat informed decision...but when does common sense have to take over?
far to many people get caught up in the bidding frenzy..it happens on GP just like on eBay when your bidding on an item.
I will say to the OP....he has yet to post any pics or even remotely what he paid for this truck, not that it's my business.
But for the sake of this argument, it would tell me several things.
as anyone knows, all the GP listings are quite vanilla...it's the same description, where the details are is in the inspections report..I would ask the OP to post the auction ID so the report could be viewed, as well as the AOSS...if there even was one done...which I guarantee was not done as the truck did not run.