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Originally Posted by RHD
I never see the parts I sell on Ebay. I think it is the way the Ebay search engine works. It knows who you are, and sorts out your own stuff so it is not displayed. It is exactly the same on an auction site here. I never see my own stuff.
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My parts come up all the time on my own computer. It is all in the type of tags you use to list it.
I also agree I wish we could get rid of the slip covers for a toyota, car covers for a Vette, repop signs, as well as skull shifting knobs. But I just check daily for 'New Listings' and I can scan very quickly.
I also wish people would not post in Model A or Model T just to get views. So many things are posted as "Fits Model A" and the part has big letters that say 'Packard' on it.
There is also some chart that show's 'Compatable with:' and lists about 50 cars. Now I have never seen a Modle A head on a 65 Plymouth, but it is listed.
When ever I have issued a complaint, eBay has been quick and cleared it up. They are coustomer driven, and they want the coustomer happy.
My neighbor payed big bucks and bought a 50's bull nosed Pick Up off eBay. It is listed as "Strong runner" "needs some cosmedic work" "90% restoration is done, selling because I have too many projects, wife says it has to go."
He bought it and got quite a suprize. It had the wrong engine, half was 12 volt, the whole dash and all the lights are 6 volt (not wired up), spray can paint job right over the rust, no working lights, engine would start after 30 minutes of trying, one make cab a different make body, tranny did not line up with engine but was bolted so that it could make it up the street and back, and the best.... every wire in the truck is white.
Another friend made a bad buy and the 'Buyer Protection Plan' got him a full refund and eBay went after the seller.
The difference with the truck, the seller contacted him off line with "Buy it off me now, we save the eBay commission, just use PayPal to send me the downpayment, send me a money order for the rest. When he saw what he got, the buyer contacted eBay = "Nothing we can do, you bought it off line", police "You signed the bill of sale, nobody forced you" Consumer Protection "Did you look at it, or have someone look at it before you bought it? You own it." 3 years not, and still not running. I feel bad for the guy. He is not in great health, not a mechanic, department store tools.