[DeTomaso] Another E-bay scam...

[michael@michaelshortt.com]

Cullen,  Cullen, Cullen, you poor misguided boy, making perfect sense
doesn't work here! Winter means less driving and these guys get grumpy and
like to bitch and complain.  ;-)  Michael Shortt
On Dec 7, 2010 10:26 AM, "Cullen McCann" <clarkwgriswold2nd at gmail.com>
wrote:
> I'm just and outside kid here....I don't really know anyone that well, so
I
> hesitate to speak my mind like the rest of you.....but I have to say that
I
> think John is right. The seller of this car has 100% positive feedback for
> over 353 transactions. That is VERY HARD to get....AND you can't fake that
> on eBay. That means he bought or sold 353 things on ebay and everyone was
> pleased enough to give him a good reputation. That’s not a scam. He just
> doesn’t elaborate well and his grammar is poor. ..but if Dick K says he's
a
> good guy, and with the ebay score to show for it, I think this guy is just
> fine. I think everyone has a good point about it being inappropriate to
> withhold the VIN...but if you don't like it, don’t bid!
>
> Anyway...i guess it's just human nature to find everyone a con artist or
> guilty until proven innocent....I miss the days when you could actually
give
> people the benefit of the doubt.
>
> As far as price...i would have thought his asking price for a rust free
car
> is very right. I have checked and rust free pantera bodies alone that
> haven’t been wrecked are a 10k price by themselves...ZF's we see go for 5
> grand...thats 15k right there! I guess I thought the car was reasonably
> listed for 20k....if it could be bought for 18 I think that would be a
great
> deal. it seems VERY restorable to me...but I don’t see the point of buying
> an outstandingly clean car only to take it completely apart and strip it
to
> restore it. Look at the car this way...with a lot of its paint missing,
you
> can see more of the condition of the metal...why does a car have to look
> like it doesn’t need a complete restoration in order to be a good
candidate
> for a restoration? Just look at the critical items...condition of the
metal
> body, presence and condition of the ZF..completeness of the non-wearable
> items..brackets, suspension, gauges...interior, etc...all the paint,
rubber,
> seals, carpet, trim, weatherstipping, brake lines...all that crap replaced
> anyway! Why does it have to be in good shape or even present?
>
> Sorry...i just don’t understand...but everyone looks at it different I
> guess...I wouldn't hesitate to buy that car and restore it...and it's not
my
> first time either.
>
> Cullen
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> you guys are all waaaay too skeptical.  If Dick says he's a straight-up
guy,
> wtf?  What else did you find out?  Is the trans good?  Other pictures?
Did
> you call him or send him an anonymous email?  Sounds like a witch
> hunt.........and not the good kind.
>
> Being able to accurately articulate the condition is nice, but that's why
we
> have a group of guys willing to step up and vouch for a person or look at
a
> car for the good of the team.  Geezus.
>
> Hmmm, he listed the car for 20 and he didn't take 15?  Must be a
> scoundrel.....
>
> JB
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