Any ideas as to why no bids on this vehicle?

[MERCMANC]

Hi all,
I am looking to purchase a Mercedes e class diesel estate for under 5k and I have spotted this ad on ebay. I am interested in the vehicle but confused as to why there are no bids being made on it. It has relatively high mileage but seems in good condition and the seller seems reputable. Any obvious glaring issues you can see?
Many thanks team.
Mercmanc

ITEM NUMBER 120459334387

1998 MERCEDES E300 AVANTGARDE TD AUTO SILVER

locationerth, Perthshire and Kinross, United Kingdom

 

[davidjpowell]

From the pics looks like a nice car, can't tell is there is rust or not! Description says no major defects - obvious question is what about minor?

Perhaps location / mileage is putting some people off.

Link to make it easier to find 1998 MERCEDES E300 AVANTGARDE TD AUTO SILVER on eBay (end time 22-Aug-09 16:01:39 BST)

 

[wemorgan]

The advertisement is short of reassuring words to comfort any bidder than it's not a rust bucket.

What does 'service history' mean? If it was FSH then I think the seller would say so.

The sellers feedback is not based on selling cars.

£2k isn't a lot of money though.

 

[MERCMANC]

Thank you all. Good advice and thanks for providing the easier link. Much appreciated. For my first Merc, 2k may be well worth it!
Cheers.

 

[corned]

The wheel arches look straight enough - as far as the photos reveal. There don't appear to be any glaring problems.

Seen a lot, lot worse! Must be worth a drive over to have a closer look.

Do some homework on here first on problems relating to the W210. Forewarned is forearmed.