From: Arthur Bloom (m35prod@optonline.net)
Date: Sat Feb 18 2006 - 20:24:30 PST
They certainly have a vested interest in keeping their transactions within
IMHO
apb
----- Original Message -----
| Was that deal "outside the box?" He was the high bidder but didn't meet
the system. But the after-auction offer leaves the potential buyer with
absolutely no protection. The Ebay fee is paid by the seller, and turns out
to be good insurance for the buyer.
From: "Dan Maguire" <dmaguire@mchsi.com>
To: "Arthur Bloom" <m35prod@optonline.net>
Cc: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2006 6:16 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] Jeeps near Petersburg, VA
| reserve. The seller and he (i.e., the winner) reached a satisfactory
| price. Isn't that the way it is supposed to go? I thought so but now
| am not so sure.
|
| Unrelated... I always thought that Ebay warned against outside deals
| because they want to profit from every sales transaction in the galaxy.
|
| BR,
| Dan
| Auburn, IN
|
| Arthur Bloom wrote:
|
| > Yup. Ebay expressly warns about trying to make a deal outside the box.
This
| > is probably why.
| >
| > apb
| >
| > ----- Original Message -----
| > From: <MPop5555@aol.com>
| > To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
| > Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2006 7:38 AM
| > Subject: [MV] Jeeps near Petersburg, VA
| >
| >
| > | Anyone deal with a guy by the name of Nick who has a bunch of Jeeps in
| > | Petersburg, VA? Well, I have and I never will again!
| > |
| > | Recently, he posted an M38A1/CJ5 on EBay. I bid on it and although
the
| > | reserve wasn't met, I was the high bidder. I made an offer and we
agreed
| > on a
| > | price for a running Jeep with mostly everything intact. All he said
he
| > wanted to
| > | remove were the seats and put in different ones.
| > |
| > | Well, I drove 200 miles out of my way in my Unimog, hauling a 30'
trailer
| > and
| > | an M105A1 to pick up the M38A1. When I got there, the Jeep had been
| > stripped
| > | of just about any useful part off of the tub, including the windshield
| > (which
| > | was clearly visible in the EBay auction). Not only that but the motor
was
| > | NOT running! It was missing the starter, fan, belts, air cleaner
housing,
| > and a
| > | bunch of other stuff.
| > |
| > | This idiot then tried to convince me that the Jeep ran! He gave me
his
| > | personal guarantee that it ran! (without major components) When I
asked
| > him to
| > | knock the price down because the Jeep obviously did not run when I
came to
| > see
| > | it, he said he was already taking a beating since he paid too much for
it
| > | himself.
| > |
| > | This idiot tried to pull a fast one so I thought I would warn the MV
| > | community about him.
| > |
| > | Thanks for the bandwidth,
| > |
| > | Mike Pop
| > | 1987 Unimog U1300L
| > | 1969 Unimog S404.1
| > | 1952 M38A1
| > | 1966 German Winch Trailer
| > | 1970 M105A2 Unimog Camper
| > | 1970 M127 Semi Trailer
| > | Eureka, NV
| > | Spring Lake, NJ
| > |
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