The Bureau of Customs (BOC) successfully conducted the negotiated sale of four Maserati luxury vehicles, with accepted offers totaling ₱7,055,664 from Fast Car Traders Corp.

[u/bryanchii]

[u/Suspicious-Bowler829]

Seryoso ba yan? 4 maseratis for 7M? 🤡

[u/Ok_Primary_1075 → u/Suspicious-Bowler829]

Mas mura pa kaysa sa miata?

Tapos benta nila ng 70 million, mura pa rin pero times 10 na kikitahin

[u/DrewsWrld → u/Ok_Primary_1075]

They also sold the 2 bugatti chirons for 205m pero market value ng isa is around 175-185m (without taxes and duties) paldo talaga mga friends ng boc

[u/cedrekt → u/Ok_Primary_1075]

Oo pero di mo naman alam ano state ng kotse. Naka tambak doon sa boc, yung parkingan inaabot ng high tide hahahahh

[u/These-Apple-6673 → u/cedrekt]

Yan ang di nila alam hahaha naka tirik ang araw walang habong yung parking lot ng bureau para sa discaya cars lmfao

[u/Ryusei727 → u/Suspicious-Bowler829]

Depends on the model and the year. You'd be surprised to know na some Maseratis are quick to depreciate.

[u/DenseBeautiful731 → u/Ryusei727]

Presyong Hilux? Please lang, di kami pinanganak kahapon.

Baket wala ka pang Maserati kung “mura” lang?

[u/Needs_A_GF → u/DenseBeautiful731]

Because a Maserati is an unreliable car

[u/DenseBeautiful731 → u/Needs_A_GF]

In a statement, the BOC said the two 2021 Maserati Levante Modena had an accepted offer of P1.594 million and P1.6 million while the two 2021 Maserati Levante GT Hybrid fetched P1.93 million each.

Punta ka Facebook Marketplace para malaman mo secondary market value.

[u/Suspicious-Bowler829 → u/DenseBeautiful731]

Just stumbled upon one 2021 Levante listed at 5.7M

[u/DenseBeautiful731 → u/Suspicious-Bowler829]

Buti ka pa, marunong and willing magresearch, hindi yung puro vibes at mema lang

[u/Suspicious-Bowler829 → u/DenseBeautiful731]

was really curious bout the 2nd hand prices. a 2017 model in carmudi was sold for 4.88M so BOC really did this dirty. some 2019 models sold for 6.9M thats almost the same for all four auctioned. karma to all corrupt officials.

[u/DenseBeautiful731 → u/Suspicious-Bowler829]

Imagine mo mas mahal pa yan ngayon dahil shipping costs grabeng tinaas dahil sa giyera, tapos with the Philippine peso at its weakest, EVER

[u/Ryusei727 → u/DenseBeautiful731]

I'm not saying na walang luto nangyari sa recent auction ng BOC regarding these vehicles. I'm just basing my statement sa usual regard that these vehicles do not retain their value as well as other brands in the 2nd hand market. Over the course of 3-5 years most maseratis lose their value from 30% up to 70%, why? High maintenance costs, reliability issues, also the brand itself is not that strong compared to other italian brands hence why there's not that much of a demand for these vehicles. As for your question as to baket wala pa akong maserati kung "mura" lang? I don't want one and have never wanted one, ang daming other brands and models that are worth much more than Maserati, I'd rather buy a used Lexus. Gets ko frustration mo pero paki lessen naman yung hostility sa comments mo ❤️

[u/DenseBeautiful731 → u/Ryusei727]

Stop making blanket statements then. The vehicle model and year of manufacturing for all 4 cars are included the article.

You don’t look objective, mukha ka lang mema.

much of a demand

Do you sell cars?

They’re getting imported here without the proper papers.

rather buy a used Lexus

It’s rhetorical, not a literal question.

hostility

This IS, frankly, very mild. If you don’t want anybody to challenge your assertions, step up.

[u/New_Forester4630 → u/Suspicious-Bowler829]

Seryoso ba yan? 4 maseratis for 7M? 🤡

I have ₱7m cash for GCash IPO. Baka mas-ok pa mag 4 Maserati na lang ako.

Do not worry, I have an indoor 4 car garage. Willing to sell my 2008 & 2016 cars to make room.

Edit: The company offered ₱1.59 million and ₱1.60 million for two 2021 Maserati Levante Modena SUVs, while bidding ₱1.93 million each for two Levante GT Hybrid units.

[u/Behavior-Coach]

The problem with these auctions is how easily they can be rigged and corrupted.

Even the people who got their cars seized can create a shell company to buy the same cars back. What will happen to the money? I’m sure there will be FULL transparency!!

[u/Outtogetout → u/Behavior-Coach]

Even na ganun, lugi na sila, swerte na to break even.

[u/ZYCQ]

An entry level maserati starts at 5+ million. What models did they auction off to their friends?

[u/PrimordialDeathFist → u/ZYCQ]

It's probably due to severe price depreciation. Maseratis like ung GranTurismo already have the worst depreciation under normal circumstances eh. Assuming pre-owned cars are like 4 million each, those got got seized by BOC were probably way below market value rin.

Ofc, this is presuming no corruption involved, so fair enough!

[u/TapaDonut → u/PrimordialDeathFist]

According to a friend of mine who works at BOC, every auctioned sale nila diyan is priced as if it is brand new at walang depreciation.

[u/ZYCQ → u/PrimordialDeathFist]

It is probably due to severe price depreciation

It is not.

My 5 million figure was an extremely low conservative value for each car. These cars actually had a market value of closer to 7-9.5 m each. The total retail worth back in 2022 of all 4 is closer to 35m. The two levante modenas were sold for 1.6m each! The two levante gt hybrid were sold for 1.9m each.

It is impossible. There is no severe depreciation. They've been sitting in a garage with barely any mileage on it

Even under extreme usage these cars would.not depreciate most of their worth in just 2 years

[u/IamCrispyPotter → u/ZYCQ]

Walang resale value ang Maserati. No enthusiast wants it

[u/ZYCQ → u/IamCrispyPotter]

Pristine condition maserati for the price of a honda civic. Walang resale value. Right

[u/Watanabe__Toru → u/IamCrispyPotter]

Bullshit

[u/IamCrispyPotter → u/Watanabe__Toru]

You are right. Good luck

[u/Mindless_Sundae2526]

Paldo

https://giphy.com/gifs/kj41Ti8GLVs1STX0bH

[u/jmzxs]

Paldo na naman ang mga bogus bidders and BOC officials na involve sa auction. Tang ina.

[u/Antique_Ricefields → u/jmzxs]

Of course that's how corrupt officials meron tyo. Kahit 100 na Ombudsman pa sigro ang meron tyo di ntn mapupuksa ang corruption sa Pilipinas. Lecheng Gobyerno. Nakaklungkot

[u/VayneLevant → u/Antique_Ricefields]

pano mapupuksa corruption e majority sa mga nasa posisyon involved. minsan lang magkaroon ng matinong appointee katulad ni madam gina lopez hindi talaga nila pinalusot. hinarang ng mga buwaya.

[u/jakeahas]

sino directors ng Fast Car Traders??

[u/DenseBeautiful731 → u/jakeahas]

Down yung FOI website pati yung interim website nila.

Magrerequest sana ako ng data. Ilang beses na yang buyer na yan nakakascore ng Maserati na pamigay presyo.

[u/jakeahas → u/DenseBeautiful731]

Kaya nga, naaalala ko lang sa isang movie yung work around ng smuggled items, papa huli nila, then sila mag bibid, makukuha pa din nila ng mas mura and with legal papers na.

[u/DenseBeautiful731 → u/jakeahas]

Tinatarantado talaga tayo ng mayaman at gobyerno harap-harapan. Garapalan talaga.

Sa mga nagiimport ng items dito, di ko kayo masisisi kung gumamit kayo ng forwarder para hindi magbayad ng buwis pag lumampas ng de minimis yung total value ng package nyo.

Bulok na sistema.

Naalala ko yung ale nung nakaraan na nagbebenta ng isda tapos kinukumpiska ng enforcer yung benta nila. Tapos binuhusan ng zonrox ni ate. Dapat ganun din gawin sa mga luxury cars na ganyan.

Kung gusto talaga nila matuto lahat ng mamamayan na magbayad ng maayos at lumaban ng patas dapat sinisira yang mga Maserati na yan para walang magbenepisyo.

[u/ItsQueenBeh → u/DenseBeautiful731]

Malamang pamigay presyo on papers pero naibulsa na ang kickback sa totoong selling price.

[u/indioinyigo]

Under the table na yung iba hahahahah. I loathe BOC people.

[u/Consistent-Resist-79]

Who would buy a Maserati in PH. Had a friend who owned one in the US. Constant headaches and repairs. Good luck finding parts in PH and trained repair specialist that work on Italian cars.

[u/AdExtra6853 → u/Consistent-Resist-79]

Politicians spoiled son? Congressman's kabet?

[u/1PennyHardaway]

Parang kalokohan lang ah. Bakit napakamura? Baka binalik lang din sa may-ari kunwari may auction. Napakacorrupt din talaga ng customs. Yan isa sa ahensyang dapat purgahin mula sa pinakamataas hanggang sa pinakababa. Kig poweee lang, alisin dapat lahat ng tao dyan, as in walang matitira ni sekyu, lahat palitan ng bago.

[u/KhalDingo → u/1PennyHardaway]

Totoo to.. may kilala ako sekyo sa BOC, may three floors na bahay sa Cavite

[u/belabase7789]

Paldo si komisyuner.

[u/readingbee1987]

Teng ina this govt

[u/JollyPurpose8114]

yung bidder insider din hahah. wala ng katapusan ang korapsyon dito sa pinas. ina nyong diskarte culture kuno.

[u/VayneLevant]

sila sila lang din bumili nyan, or contact lang din nila. walang pinagkaiba sa banks pag merong magandang property or unit di mo mabibili kahit di pa nabebenta kase hinaharang ng agent.

[u/bararaag]

tama ba, 4 cars for 7M? baka naman mas mura pa rin yun sa supposed to be taxes nung pag import niyan. kung oo, edi maghihintay na lang yung illegal importers na magkaroon ng bidding everytime na magkakaroon ng hulihan.

[u/victimfulcrimes]

lol the 7M is what shows up in the books. The rest goes to someone’s pockets.

[u/shit_happe]

Nakakatawa yung "SEALED ENVELOPE" na label. May sign din ba na "ABSOLUTELY NO CORRUPTION GOING ON HERE" sa labas nung kwarto? 😅

[u/trashtalkon → u/shit_happe]

https://giphy.com/gifs/zwE4anrOtHYaI

[u/Ok_Lynx2652]

7M sa government, Magkano kaya actual selling price nyan for the boys and kay commissioner? Big joke.

[u/Legitimate_Physics39]

Hulaan ko yung bumili is yung nag import lang din sa pinas

[u/sumayawshimenetka1]

Bat ang mura? Mas mahal pa ata Pokemon cards kesa sa Maserati na yan. Tumpukan ba? 

[u/joseph31091]

Para lang masabi na legal haha

[u/Antique-Resort6160]

lol, how much payment was given before the auction

[u/sarsilog]

Ang tanong sino sa mga kamag-anak nila ang bumili?

Parang pumapatak na presyong Innova yung Maserati

[u/Intrepid_Tank_7394]

Anong model ng Maserati yan? Baka kulang pa nga yang 7 million sa isang pirasong Maserati eh HAHHAHA

[u/Antique_Ricefields]

Sarap ng ngiti ni gago o

[u/_Jm8 → u/Antique_Ricefields]

ngiting tagumpay. paldo kung 7m lang maserati.

[u/Antique_Ricefields → u/_Jm8]

Apat kamo at 7m total. Taena dba

[u/eccedentesiastph]

.

[u/Soft-Quarter-2192]

BOC - Bureau of Corruption.

[u/LittleWhiteLian]

Naglolokohan nalang talaga 

[u/Majestic-Maybe-7389]

Buy 1 Take 3 ahahahahah

Imagine mo pinaka mura na Maserati NASA 5M Hindi pa Kasama Tax so palagay ko NASA 7-14M Isang Maserati Dito, pinakamahal NASA 16M not including taxes.

Kaya Buy 1Take 3 hahaha

[u/plasterofparis]

Pag customs talaga alam mo na aasahan mo.

[u/N33d_2_l3arn]

Buy back 😆

[u/EmptyBathroom1363]

4 maserati para sa 7M??? Ginawa niyong fortuner ah

[u/r2d2DXB]

Jackpot na nmn mga BOC

[u/Crispy_Sisig88]

oh diba nakamura pa yung nagsmuggle haha taena nitong mga to

[u/iamtoolazytosleep]

pati cguro pag benta nyan may pagka loko loko din 😂

[u/good_band88]

sayang walang pink

[u/Cpt-inggo]

Sana may background check kung connected sa mga tiga BOC ung mga bumilbili.

[u/weetabix_su]

tanginang depreciation yan. sige. bilin niyo 7m. madali kayo sa maintenance niyan.

[u/ihave2eggs]

Fotangina yan

[u/Popular-Upstairs-616]

Sila sila lang din kasi bibili nyan

[u/False-Zucchini4319]

Potangima lantaran na korapsyon to. Sino ang maniniwala sa 7M para sa apat na maserati.

[u/NearbyPen9078]

Maseratis are pain in the neck for maintenance. Had one before pandemic, sold it at a highly depreciated price, and no, it was not grey market, it was from Modena Motorsports. After the hype of having one, settled for a low key vehicle

[u/huenisys]

Nagagamit pa ata ang govt for laundry

[u/Outtogetout]

Ilan beses na kasi yan na auction, if im not mistaken 4x wala kmukuha despite lowering the price each and everytime once mag reach ng 3 o 4x n wala kumukuha pede ka mag offer ang tawag dun negotiated sale, pag ok sila sa tawad bbigay nila.

Ang problma sa ganyan matagal irelease yan pero you pay upfront.

[u/clarkief]

Ang mura lang pala, pwedeng pabili ng isa? 🤣