Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2004 07:06:42 -0400
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From: Eric Zeno <vw4x4@FYI.NET>
Subject: Re: diesel vans must be hot!?!?
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"Looks honest to me." Honest? yes. Complete? no. Does he know
about the time his kid run over a curb, and didn't tell him? no.
I've fallen into this trap also. It's no fault of the sellers
ether, for ignorance.
The best you can hope for is if you would purchase somthing
like this, get there and find other problems that the seller did not
know about, they are reasonable, and give you back your deposit,
or discount the price, if you still purchase it.
So you got to watch every angle......
Eric
Robert Keezer wrote:
> Sorry if it looks like I'm beating a dead thread -I agree-some auto
> sellers
> withold the truth on ebay- it happened to me, I bought a seam rust
> special
> vanagon on ebay. He never mentioned seam rust.
>
> But read the seller's description again- he is describing the flaws as
> you
> say it should be- with measurements. nothing hidden here in this excerpt:
>
> "Vehicle Condition
>
> OK, now for a few blemishes. There is the damage on the sliding door that
> you can probably see in the pictures. Along with that there are four
> small
> dents I have noticed. One is directly above the "G" on the rear door,
> right
> where the paint changes color. Two more are directly behind the left rear
> wheel, one right in front of the bumper cover--about 6-8 inches long, the
> other directly in front of the side marker light--quite small. There
> is also
> a dent in front of the passenger door about 4 inches above the turn
> signal
> light. "
>
> In my opinion the seller is describing the flaws. The pictures show the
> flaws. Looks honest to me.
>
> Somebody really wanted this Diesel and the rest of us all wish we had
> one we
> could sell on ebay too!
>
> Robert
>
> 1982 Westfalia
>
>
>
>
>
>
> I guess I'm just not comunicating well here. First, He could be
> lying? Or the seller could be just stupid. Any words
> used in the text without definate meaning are worthless. For example:
> When a seller says "small scratch" YOU MAY AS WELL FORGET ANY THING THEY
> say. Small to you is not the same as small to them. Now if they
> would say a 1 " scratch, I will continue reading. Most sellers are
> clueless.
> As for relisting, My bet is that the buyer shows up and says
> forget it, because this is not what he was lead to believe.
> There was a lady here maybe a year ago, that stated "all
> mechanical things replaced" needless to say I gave her hell, witch
> she rightfully deserved.
>
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