Date:         Mon, 20 Sep 2004 22:08:42 -0500
Reply-To:     Stan Wilder <wilden1-1@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Stan Wilder <wilden1-1@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: Misleading Advertising
Comments: To: Shawn Wright <swright@ZUIKO.SLS.BC.CA>
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Interesting what you say about false advertising.
I often have to request part numbers to verify that the part is actually
what they claim.
In a recent purchase I bought a license plate light from an E bay seller and
when it got here it was a very cheap Chinese knock off made of frail
plastic. It looked good in the picture though.
I bought a set of Intermetic A/C gauges and manifold (Think that's the
name), at any rate it it's the same brand and the box appeared to be what
I've seen locally. When it got here the first thing that broke were the
clear gauge faces, then the backs then the knobs fell off and I realized
that the manifold was pot metal with a nice brass paint job. I just got
fleeced on the deal.
E bay is like the Wild Wild West ................ Lots of robbers and crooks
out there looking for you.

Stan Wilder
More Power with Performance Coatings
http://www.engineceramics.com

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf Of
Shawn Wright
Sent: Monday, September 20, 2004 9:40 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Misleading Advertising

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Woodrose Dawn" <vwtankgirl@YAHOO.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Monday, September 20, 2004 1:52 PM
> Subject: Re: Misleading Advertising
>
>
> > Speaking of Fraud on Ebay our favorite seller Used
> > German Parts is no longer a registered user.. he is
> > now using Used 1983 Parts as an Id.
> > -Dawn

Of course... this is the guy trying to make his retirement nest egg selling
every
conceivable part from an '83 Diesel Vanagon. I think he must have set a
record by now - it's been painful to watch, as he comes up regularly on my
"diesel Vanagon" search...



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