From: Glen Closson (glen_closson@earthlink.net)
Date: Wed Apr 26 2006 - 10:26:12 PDT
Naaa. Different guy. He was picking them up in Oakland where they dropped off the ship.
What were the ebay item numbers of the ones Wayne was talking about?
Glen
-----Original Message-----
>From: MV <MV@dc9.tzo.com>
>Sent: Apr 26, 2006 10:21 AM
>To: Military Vehicles Mailing List <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>Subject: Re: [MV] M809 and M939 on ebay
>
>As I recall, the trucks arrived in CA, but then had to be shipped 1000
>miles or so inland. I do recall that additional charges mounted up.
>
>A search of the archives with the word Hawaii will probably make it pop up.
>
>Dave
>
>Glen Closson wrote:
>> I don't know if this is the same guy, but I know of one person in our CA club that bought some 5 tons in HI and had them shipped. The shipping company tried to add all sorts of additional changes ones they arrived.
>>
>> Glen
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>>
>>>From: MV <MV@dc9.tzo.com>
>>>Sent: Apr 26, 2006 10:11 AM
>>>To: Military Vehicles Mailing List <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>>>Subject: Re: [MV] M809 and M939 on ebay
>>>
>>>He must be buying them very cheaply in Hawaii in order to be able to eat
>>>the transportation cost and still make money. In the archives is a tale
>>> of one guy who did that and chronicled what happened on this list. It
>>>wasn't pretty.
>>>
>>>Does anyone remember who that was?
>>>
>>>Dave
>>>
>>>Wayne Harris wrote:
>>>
>>>>I found this on ebay, according to the info he's buying G/L trucks from Hawaii and bring them back to the mainland. Be sure to check out the links at the bottom of his auctions, there are lots of pictures and at least one movie. Wayne
Regards,
Glen
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