rooster59 Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 Seized vehicles go on sale By The Nation Photo Credit: Nation Photo by Tanachai Pramarnpanich The Customs Department held an auction of 201 seized vehicles on Saturday (August 8). Related story: Porsche, Ferrari beauties to go under the gavel this weekend The auction was held both offline and online at the Customs Department building in Bangkok’s Klong Toei district. Krisada Chinavicharana, the department's director-general, presided over the opening ceremony. "This year, the department held an online auction for the first time to facilitate people to join in the auction anywhere and at anytime," he said. He explained that the department had allowed people to visit the parking lot of the Customs Department from August 5 to 7 to check out the cars and motorbikes in person, adding that many people were interested in this event. "Income from this auction will be delivered to the state in line with the Ministry of Finance's guidelines to sell seized goods. We are expecting to generate at least Bt300 million from the auction," he said. He added that the vehicle that people were most interested in was a Ferrari California T 2015. "The bidding for this car closed at Bt12.70 million from the opening price of Bt10.31 million," he added. Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30392668 -- © Copyright The Nation Thailand 2020-08-09 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezzra Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 55 minutes ago, rooster59 said: He added that the vehicle that people were most interested in was a Ferrari California T 2015. had this red bull "boss" guy been back he'd be interested in this car too as a replacement for the he wrecked... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Don Mega Posted August 9, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 9, 2020 8 minutes ago, ezzra said: had this red bull "boss" guy been back he'd be interested in this car too as a replacement for the he wrecked... Wouldn't he just grab another from his uncle that owns the fezza dealership in BKK ? 6 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post thequietman Posted August 9, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 9, 2020 I wonder if the 'foreigner' on the right side of the picture is a teacher? If he is, we need to find out the name of the school that he teaches at! ???? 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post herfiehandbag Posted August 9, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 9, 2020 That is an awful lot of vehicles seized by the customs isn't it! I wonder why they were seized, does anyone know? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Pilotman Posted August 9, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 9, 2020 I would guess that its that the people importing the cars refuse, or can't pay, the import tax, which would be considerable in every case. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RangerP703 Posted August 9, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 9, 2020 7 minutes ago, herfiehandbag said: That is an awful lot of vehicles seized by the customs isn't it! I wonder why they were seized, does anyone know? Dodgy imports to avoid tax. Wonder what the tax status is when they are sold ? 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Justgrazing Posted August 9, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 9, 2020 4 hours ago, rooster59 said: Seized vehicles go on sale Seized .! What don't they check the oil once in a while .. 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post AhFarangJa Posted August 9, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 9, 2020 I wonder if these vehicles are what is left after the bosses have had their pick of choice.............. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susco Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 4 minutes ago, AhFarangJa said: I wonder if these vehicles are what is left after the bosses have had their pick of choice.............. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 2long Posted August 9, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 9, 2020 The main reason for their seizures is that they were imported without paying huge taxes. And in the past supercar dealers in Thailand who had cars confiscated were able to sneakily remove important items from the vehicles before they were taken away. Then when they were sold at auction as 'non runners' they fetched very low prices because buyers were scared of the possible cost.... except that the dealers who the vehicles were confiscated from were at the auction and bought their own cars back at a low price, now tax clear, and simply refitted the removed item to make the cars run normally again. 5 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammieuk1 Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 One now unusually wealthy guy arrived on one vehicle then drove off in a shiney red one???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerP703 Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 1 minute ago, sammieuk1 said: One now unusually wealthy guy arrived on one vehicle then drove off in a shiney red one???? Surely the Uncle would just give hm a car from the showroom if that was whats needed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post csmith Posted August 9, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 9, 2020 <sarcasm> Thanks for posting details of this the day AFTER the event. </sarcasm> 8 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedrogaz Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 I have seen articles like this for the past couple of weeks. They say the auction expects to yield about 300 million baht from the sale of 200 vehicles ie 1.5 million baht per vehicle, yet all the photographs are of vehicles worth 10 million or more. What is the catch? Is it rigged and the media using fake math to fool the public that the privileged people who participate and buy these cars are really paying full value for them????? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deli Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 Taxes on imported goods, where there is no local production to protect are outrageous here and have only one purpose: fill the Government's people pockets. Would be nice if the money would be used to support the unemployed, homeless and elderly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SidJames Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 If you purchase one of these vehicles at these auctions do you then have to clear the outstanding taxes owed on them & who pays the autioneer's fee? I'm guessing that there's 7% on top as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtrnuno41 Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 Are these the cars which they have all ready for many years? The ones which caused space problems with the customs? I remember an article long time ago about those cars, which werent paid for in taxes. Must have been 3-5 years ago?! I And as i understood the tax is 300% of value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatOngo Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 4 hours ago, herfiehandbag said: That is an awful lot of vehicles seized by the customs isn't it! I wonder why they were seized, does anyone know? Imported without paying duty...........They used the "Do you know who I am" method! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavisH Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 5 hours ago, thequietman said: I wonder if the 'foreigner' on the right side of the picture is a teacher? If he is, we need to find out the name of the school that he teaches at! ???? Yes...his Principal sent him as he was busy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark131v Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 Was there anybody in an Air Marshal uniform there? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterphuket Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 5 hours ago, csmith said: <sarcasm> Thanks for posting details of this the day AFTER the event. </sarcasm> Why, did you want to buy that Ferrari? If the answer is yes, I still know a copy for sale for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SidJames Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 The high performance vehicles need to be maintained & their engines turned over more especially in the heat & humidity here as the oil emulsifies after a while. You'd need to know your stuff as you can't exactly bring the car back to Customs & demand your money be returned, it's very much a case of caveat emptor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
time2093 Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 I know Thais LOVE to gamble and care about price and money before any logic sense come to play, but buying a car without test driving it first and having a mechanic inspect it sounds pretty dumb to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrTuner Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 2 hours ago, time2093 said: I know Thais LOVE to gamble and care about price and money before any logic sense come to play, but buying a car without test driving it first and having a mechanic inspect it sounds pretty dumb to me. Would you really let a Thai test drive a Ferrari? At least get all the motorcycle cops to safety before that. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Theory Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 11 hours ago, herfiehandbag said: That is an awful lot of vehicles seized by the customs isn't it! I wonder why they were seized, does anyone know? Perhaps some owners had no chance to pick them up. Including some farang who are inside now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DouglasTsui Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 welcome to Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venom Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 Useless information as the auction was last Saturday! Duh ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsallmine68 Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 22 hours ago, herfiehandbag said: That is an awful lot of vehicles seized by the customs isn't it! I wonder why they were seized, does anyone know? Either one of 2 reasons 1) They broke the law thats why the car(s) were seized Sorry could only think of one reason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jomtien Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 20 hours ago, csmith said: <sarcasm> Thanks for posting details of this the day AFTER the event. </sarcasm> There was a lot of media attention to it.... anyhow for next time: https://customsauction.sia.co.th/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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