Need Advice!

[ScubaSteve]

Ok folks.. I'm purchasing a 2001 VX from a dealership in the midwest. I found the vehicle on eBay, and i'm currently the high bidder. I've met the reserve price and contacted the dealer PRIOR to bidding to obtain all the info on the vehicle...

Here's where things started getting messy...

My bid on eBay is significantly lower than they're trying to get out of me on the phone... either way I contacted eBay and was told that they were REQUIRED AND OBLIGATED to sell the truck to me at the bid price. If not I can file complaints against them.

Then, the dealership called me after I offered them a very generous price and also AFTER RUNNING A CREDIT CHECK and said "By the way, not sure if someone told you, but there was $8500 worth of repairs made to the VX..." Yeah... surprisingly no one told me this until the credit check was ran (dont wanna waste their time on someone with bad credit, eh?)

So i demanded paperwork regarding the repairs and wanted verification that it was done by a reliable shop and with Isuzu parts (no insurance company sh*t jobs). Instead, to my shock, they actually had the previous owner call me and we spoke for about 45 minutes about the car... it was then that I found out that he had A/C problems and also wasn't the greatest driver. He also said he caught the tailgate of a truck and bit a 3 inch chunk of body cladding out of the side of the VX...

So naturally I call the dealership and ask again if the car is in good condition -- their response is its in "GREAT condition and looks like new".

"Aside from the chunk behind the psgside rear panel?" I asked?

"Oh.. uh.... well that's barely noticeable..." was their response.

Anyway, they keep feeding me BS about other offers, one of which was a $18995.00 offer (riiiiiiiiiight...) My current offer stands quite a bit lower & they pay shipping.

He just called me back and said there was another offer for slightly more (which means they'll get about $200 less from me bottom line) and said the financing rep was in the parking lot looking over the vehicle. I told him my offer stands at the previous amount - shipping and that i was kicking myself in the *** for even offering that much.

Finally, eBay is telling me to file fraud charges on the auction since they say nothing about the life of the vehicle, and also recommended I contact the better business bureau... I'm wondering if I just wait, see if I get the VX at my price, and then call the owner (got his home ph# off the net) and tell him I would like refunded the price difference between what I paid and what I bid on eBay or I will file fraud charges with eBay (which means they'll be suspended indefinitely from eBay) and also file a complaint with the BBB for misleading advertising, improper selling practices, misrepresentation, unsatisfactory service, and unfulfilled contracts.

Any advice?