Buying a car is a big decision that one should think about carefully. After all, you need to spend a huge amount of money if you want to buy a car. There is no room for regrets once you have already made the purchase. Whether you are personally buying a car from an auto dealer or you are buying online, like in eBay, you have to be a prudent buyer. But if you have decided to do the latter,

Here are some cars under $10,000 currently available on eBay:

Toyota : Land Cruiser 4DR 4WD 1997 TOYOTA LAND CRUISER 4WD 3RD ROW SEATS , NO RESERVE Price: 3,205.00 93 Bids End Time: 6d 7h 6m

BMW : 3-Series 325XI 4DR SD BMW 325xi AWD 5 SPEED SEDAN LEATHER HEATED SEATS SUNROOF CD LOADED NO RESERVE Price: 5,600.00 79 Bids End Time: 3d 8h 36m

Chevrolet : Silverado 3500 2003 CHEVY 3500 CAB AND CHASSIS PLOW/ DUMP ETC, HAULER ONE OWNER SINCE NEW WOW Price: 4,050.00 81 Bids End Time: 3d 23h 46m

Ford : Fusion SE SE 2.3L Sunroof CD, 1 owner, clean, Selling for way under NADA retail Price: 5,100.00 End Time: 1d 7h 20m

Audi : A4 Quattro 2002 Audi A4 Quattro 3.0 Automatic in great condition, low miles. NO RESERVE! Price: 5,100.00 59 Bids End Time: 1d 10h 51m

Volkswagen : Thing 74 VOLKSWAGEN THING " TOO MUCH FUN " Price: 7,600.00 64 Bids End Time: 3d 3h 22m

Dodge : Neon SRT4 NO RESERVE!! 2003 DODGE NEON SRT4 2.4L TURBO STAGE 1 Price: 5,602.02 53 Bids End Time: 6h 12m

Toyota : Prius 5DR HB Toyota Prius HYBRID HATCHBACK CLIMATE CONTROL 40+ MPG PWR WIN LOADED NO RESERVE Price: 6,500.00 53 Bids End Time: 1d 8h 36m

Saturn : S-Series 1998 Saturn SL2, NO RESERVE Price: 710.00 55 Bids End Time: 2d 2h 9m

Pontiac : Firebird formula 95 Pontiac Firebird Price: 2,175.00 49 Bids End Time: 2h 11m

Ford : Windstar 2001 Ford Windstar SE Price: 1,360.00 49 Bids End Time: 2h 19m

Chevrolet : C/K Pickup 3500 Silverado 30 1985 Silverado K30 4x4 Diesel, Low Mileage, Utility/Tool Bed Service Truck Price: 9,322.00 65 Bids End Time: 5d 9h 52m

Land Rover : Discovery SE 1996 Land Rover Discovery, NO RESERVE Price: 1,675.00 53 Bids End Time: 2d 2h 18m

Audi : A6 2.8 1998 AUDI A6 2.8 AWD 1-OWNER RUNS WELL HAS TRANSMISSION ISSUE 153K MILES Price: 2,002.28 47 Bids End Time: 1h 58m

Toyota : Camry LE Camry 07 MIDSIZE SEDAN Price: 4,000.00 57 Bids End Time: 4d 9h 26m

Toyota : Camry XLE 4cyl great condition, 1 owner ** LOOK ** Price: 5,300.00 45 Bids End Time: 4h 52m

Mercury : Comet 302 V8 1963 MERCURY COMET 302 V8 w/ DISC BRAKES !.. Ford Falcon Brother ! Price: 7,600.00 End Time: 51m

Dodge : Neon SXT 2005 Dodge Neon SXT 73K Miles Price: 3,051.00 47 Bids End Time: 1d 7h 36m

Toyota : Land Cruiser Spectacular One Owner Landcruiser - Documented Garaged miles Price: 10,000.00 62 Bids End Time: 6d 8h 52m

Ford : F-250 4WD Ford F250 Super Duty State Owned Maintained Yellow 4X4 Diesel Pickup NO RESERVE Price: 3,500.00 44 Bids End Time: 7h 36m

Here are some tips for buying a car on eBay:

• Once you log in to your eBay account, you will see that there are many cars up for sale or bids. If you do not know what you want, you will be overwhelmed. You should have a specific car in mind for you to be able to search easily. Moreover, by doing so, there s a small chance that you will buy out of impulse just because you have seen a car that you think you like. Determine what you want in terms of model, design, performance, maintenance, and price.
• Research on the current market price of the car that you have in mind. In eBay, many people sell their cars in a bidding system. And sometimes the bidding price can get really high. You should stop participating once you think the price is too high. You should also consider other things that will affect the overall price of the car or transaction such as shipping fee, if applicable, taxes, and so on.
• Try to contact the seller by giving him call. If you feel as if the seller is unwilling to communicate either by phone call or email, then do not transact with that seller. The seller might be a fake if he is unwilling to talk to you. Be careful with scams especially on eBay and other online auction sites. Do not pay unless you are 100 % sure that the transaction will push through and you will receive the car that you have paid for.