Date:         Sun, 22 Apr 2001 13:15:52 -0400
Reply-To:     Tom Hampton <tomhampton@juno.com>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Tom Hampton <tomhampton@juno.com>
Subject:      bought a vanagon on eBay....
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Yes, I bought a vanagon on eBay, an '85 GL that my girlfriend Wendy and I
affectionately
named "Grover" (due to the similarity of the paintjob to the beloved
Sesame Street character)...
I live in PA and the seller was in NC, so after I won the auction I
bought a bus ticket and the seller
met me at the bus station, took me home with him to pick her up, and I
drove it non-stop back
home, nine hours straight.

After almost 200K, I think that's a pretty glaring testimony to the
durability of our beloved Vanagons.

But, in terms of practical concerns, I developed a dialouge with the
seller, who was completely
honest with me about the van, in terms of what I was getting, and I'm the
thrilled owner of an '85
GL, $1000 and a bus ticket later.

Now, this is not to say that everyone who has used eBay has had the same
experience as myself....
obviously, some earlier posts are testament to that, but I've also bought
almost a dozen guitars on
eBay, and I've underpriced the stores in my area by well over $100 in
almost every instance...and in
some, by as much as $300.

The only thing I've gotten burned on eBay by would be Pokemon
cards...much to my nine year old
sons' dismay....


Tom Hampton
Reading, PA
'85 GL ("Grover")
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