Exactly my thought, Jake. I just chuck it up as cost averaging. One time I won the auction on some cargo doors from a bad apple called Flo Lemke on German Ebay. Lost $195 and received nothing from the guy. Another time I bid on another cargo door on UK Ebay. It was brand new and only $50. Fellow listmember Paul in the UK (forwarded) shipped it to me at his cost even he was not the Seller. Reminds me that I owe him a cold one if and when he visits San Francisco. Interesting how the bad guy is stuck in my memory. For the life of me, I cannot remember the name of the Seller for the bargain doors.
BenT Sent from my mobile device On Mar 12, 2010, at 7:59 AM, Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com > wrote: > You get lucky once in a while and it makes up for the times when the > part you bought turns out to be crap. > > Nice score Ben! =) > > On Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 4:49 AM, BenT Syncro <syncro@gmail.com> wrote: > Came back from the post office last might elated to discover that the > carburetor I bought from Ebay is a genuine NEW part for my '76 LT35. > Who would have guessed that someone was still keeping a NOS 30+ year > old carb for one of these beasts? > > Someone did and sold for a measely $60. Darn shipping cost almost as > much as the item. No surprise whenever shipping parts from UK to the > US. > > Happy Friday! > > |
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