[DeTomaso] CAUTION - Ralph Sanchez selling parts

[fresnofinches at aol.com]

 He is very technology challenged and I think 
 it is doubtful he will enter the eBay world.
 
 This is a good thing.
 
 Larry
    
 -----Original Message-----
 From: oldwheel at mts.net
 To: fresnofinches at aol.com; detomaso at realbig.com
 Sent: Sat, 12 May 2007 9:09 AM
 Subject: RE: [DeTomaso] CAUTION - Ralph Sanchez selling parts
 
  Wonder what Ralph's ebay name is or will be ? !!!
Barry

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[mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com]On Behalf Of fresnofinches at aol.com
Sent: Saturday, May 12, 2007 7:33 AM
To: detomaso at realbig.com
Subject: [DeTomaso] CAUTION - Ralph Sanchez selling parts


 I must regrettably post this warning to my fellow De Tomaso family members.

 A classified ad in the POCA newsletter offers OEM and used Pantera parts.
The seller is Ralph Sanchez, located in Brooklyn, NY.

 I entered into a parts trade with this man. He received an excellent
restored set of GRP 4 lenses and a set of the two-color front turn signals I
sell.

 I received junk. His powers of description are basically outright fraud.
The worst of the items received was a headlight switch to replace mine which
has some flaking chrome. I told Ralph that the only reason I wanted another
switch was because of the flaking chrome. He said he had one with 'good
chrome'. The one he sent has more flaking than the one I was trying to
replace.

 Another PIBB and PCNC member entered into a major cash purchase of a
Fontana engine-in-a-box. He also received items greatly different than how
Ralph had presented them to be.

 I spoke this week with a Pantera vendor who took parts to Brooklyn back in
January, expecting to return with the promised Pantera items Ralph said he
had to trade. Upon arrival, Ralph was unable to obtain the parts, but
assured the vendor they would soon be shipped when he had time to access
them. The vendor's parts were left with Ralph; as of this week, Ralph has
shipped nothing to this vendor.

 I spoke with a PIBB member who personally knows Ralph. He used the terms
'shyster' and 'hustler' in describing Ralph. "Hustler' was also the term my
Fontana buddy and I picked for Ralph.

 I spoke with another PIBB member who had expressed interest in a Euro
speedometer. Ralph offered a used one at $300, basically the cost of a new
unit from the vendors. Upon viewing photos of the speedo, the buyer found
the chrome ring to be rusty and the item in general poor condition. He
offered $100 but Ralph has not returned phone calls.

 In my case, an email of nearly a week ago has received no response, and
phone calls either go to Ralph's filled mail box or just ring without
answer.

 My advice would be to totally avoid any contact or business with Ralph
Sanchez of Brooklyn. Should you decide to pursue items sold by him, it is
imperative you obtain complete, clear and front-back-side-top photographs of
any item you might purchase. And since even then he may not ship them, you
will still be on shakey ground.

 I don't wish to have any other owners join the "I got screwed by Ralph
Sanchez" fraternity.

 Larry



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