I too have bought from Mark Upton with good results. I would not
hesitate to do so again. I agree with the point 2 raised by Alan, better
to offer parts in an upfront manner.

Mark

"Alan J. Flint" wrote:
>
> List:
>         I dealt with Mark recently and the transaction was quite
> pleasant.  Item as described, good e-mail responses, quick shipping, etc.
>
> Mark:
>         You might do better doing business with Vanagon List members if
> you:
> 1)  Contributed in a non-commercial way once in a while, and
> 2)  Did not introduce your own ebay item auction by saying, in effect,
> "look what I found for sale on ebay".
>
>         Just my opinion, take it or leave it.  And thanks again for the
> cool VW coveralls and the great service.
>
> Alan.
>
> On Fri, 21 Jan 2000, Mark Upton wrote:
>
> > Before I get anymore YOU Theif e mail.Let me just sey a few words.Ken is a very
> > Vanagon smart guy,I have a lot of respect for him.I was told by my FLAPS these
> > oil filters(MANN W719/5) were for Vanagon,ok?The dealerships sell these sell
> > these for $6.00+.Yes I'm a small business and want to compete with Ken and Bus
> > Depot.But let me make one thing perfectly clear I'm not trying to Sucker
> > anyone.Mark Upton
> >
> > Frank Grunthaner wrote:
> >
> > > Had to comment here.
> > >
> > > The sucker coefficient on eBay is astounding. I found that people often pay
> > > retail or higher (!) for used or opened hardware (from computer stuff through
> > > test equipment, video and auto/stereo hardware on to vanagon related items).
> > > They pay amusing shipping and handling charges (amusing if you are not the
> > > one paying) compared to what a legitimate business charges. They often must
> > > prepay by money order, so there is no fraud recourse. Finally, I found many
> > > businesses placing auction items with an ad for their web page. If you follow
> > > the link you will find the item for sale on their page for less than the
> > > auction reserve amount.
> > >
> > > This appears to be a great scam zone, or a very profitable point for a low
> > > volume small business. So Ken, I would suggest it could be an easy source of
> > > cash from the ignorant.
> > >
> > > I should also say that I have found a few things such as Vanagon Camper model
> > > kits for which I only paid a factor of 2 over the original retail.
> > > Unavailable otherwise.
> > >
> > > Frank Grunthaner
> >