RE: My ebay Nightmare
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RE: My ebay Nightmare - 3/1/2008 10:45:07 PM
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aldous
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DeeVeeEight! more than a nightmare...
I didn't realized that persons in the US could purchase cars from quite far states, just relying on pics and description. I supposed that there are so many Vette all around you that you have just to choose the year and the colour you prefer...
I would never buy a car just from pics, unless the seller is a store who certifies the jobs done on the car.
I bought my 79 only after driving it and after doing some checks. actually I haven't been so careful in the checks because It was my first Vette ( no corvette knowledge at all ) and I became "blind" for love at first sight. Of course I had many surprises when I brought it at home , but nothing serious, just usual things, in respect to your experience and to other experiences i heard , also in this Forum.
When I bought my car , I didn't know the difference between an OEM engine and a mildly modified like mine. I thanks God every day for having on my Vette the right engine and running good, the 4 speed manual trans, nice headers...
Recently i have fallen in love with 68-69-70 Vettes. I found here just 1-2 till now...But now I know what to check on a Vette and avoid bad surprises. But how to depart from my 79? I can't...I should have both a 69 and a 79. Let's see...
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1979 L82 ,4 speed, edelbrock performer rpm intake, edelbrock 600cfm carb,double hump 64cc heads 2.02/1.6 valves, Hedman Hedders dual headers, Flowmaster 40 series, Goodyear Eagle GT+4 255/60/15 , 4 Bilstein HD shocks
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RE: My ebay Nightmare - 3/2/2008 12:20:01 AM
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DryCreamer
Posts: 93
Joined: 1/28/2008
From: Muncie, IN
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I understand Aldo, sucks when a car has things that you don't see until the drive home. Discovered my 'Vette has a back rear passenger tire that leans in a little more than I think it should, and I don't know to much about the Corvette rear axles, and the power windows were "fixed" by the guy who I bought it from, but they don't roll up all the way and don't line up, and the drivers side window wiggles a little more than makes me comfortable. T-tops don't line up and alternator went bad (which is cool, I guess, because EVERYTHING on the car is factory, even the spark plugs and distributor cap [man! was that thing nasty, I'm surprised it even ran!]). I hate for something to $50 you to death.
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RE: My ebay Nightmare - 3/2/2008 6:37:22 AM
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filstoy
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Joined: 2/10/2008
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I've had mostly good experiences on eBay but I had a bad one concerning a front end on a 3rd Gen Camaro I was restoring. The guy sold me the fenders, facia, and hood and then a couple of days later had the whole car listed for sale . I realized at that point I was not going to get the parts so I filed a complaint with ebay and paypal. This was just before ebay bought paypal. Ebay sent me an e-mail that basically said that they just connect the buyer and the seller and and weren't responsible. Paypal made me go through a complaint process and said they would only refund the money if it was in his account at the end of the complaint process which took like 30 days. In the meanwhile, this guy still had the engine listed and a poor guy bought it even though this clown didn't even have the car anymore. Luckily for me Paypal locked his account right after the guy bought the engine so I got my money back because of this poor guy. I was able to track him down and let him know what was going on (which ebay will ban you for if they catch you doing it). We kept in touch and luckily he had purchased the engine with his credit card because both ebay and paypal blew him off. Paypal told him the money wasn't in the account so they wouldn't do anything. I felt kind of bad because I knew It would have been me if he hadn't bought the now non existant engine. Luckily his credit card company took the money away from paypal which is why paypal tries to get you to use your bank account instead of a credit card. So for me everything turned out OK but it could have been disasterous if the timing hadn't been almost perfect. My wife is a paralegal so I had contacted the California Attorney General and the Internet fraud division of the FBI and guess what, I never heard from either of them. I won't make large purchases on ebay anymore unless I can see it in person and the person has outstanding feedback (which can still be decieving). Ebay and Paypal pretty much look the other way even though they try to convince you everything is safe and it's hard to get the authorities to do anything because they are probably overwhelmed. Oh, and the jerk sent me a ranting e-mail with a virus attached (which I caught so no damage) and was dumb enough to tell me that Paypal was now taking him to court. Of course this was only AFTER the credit card company took the money away from Paypal. The whole experience left me with a bad feeling about some of the jerks out there ripping people off and how little help you get when you need it from these companies and government. Buyer beware I guess.
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