I am actually in the market for something like this RSK, so I will chime in on why I passed after a quick view. It's easiest summed up in a simple phrase: muddled styling. 'Random smattering,' would also be appropriate, although less generous.
Unless a buyer is going drive a car solely on the track, they are going to consider not only mechanical operation, but also styling; therefore, both must be taken into consideration. Obviously, because styling is necessarily the first of the car's attributes presented, it is a key factor in selling a car on a platform based wholly on pictures.
In the case of this RSK, everything from nose to tail seems confused. The lights, gauges, steering wheel, mirrors, wheels, pedals, color combination, and especially the shifter sleeve (black with red stitching) all scream: HELP, I'M LOST! To me (and I may be totally incorrect), it appears as though the original purchaser found a bin of miscellaneous parts, pulled out the requisite equipment to finish the car, and told the builder to get it done ASAP so he could drive it.
Someone should have told the original purchaser (and now the seller), just because all the parts were colored black doesn't mean they go together - the image of that shifter sleeve in that car makes my heart frown every time I think of it.
Put simply, this car's styling is the automotive equivalent of the Island of Misfit Toys: there's nothing wrong with it per se, but the broader appeal necessary to drive value in an auction is just not there in its current state. The seller's lack of prep showed in the bids; it definitely showed in my lack of a bid.
