I guess I was lucky on my first ebay auto purchase.  Bought an 84 Vanagon GL
sight unseen from a guy in Salt Lake City, UT, and I live just North of
Dallas, TX.  Took the Greyhound up, paid the guy $250, and drove the van
back home.  The only problem was the oil filler neck leaked, but still only
used 1 quart of oil in 1400 miles.

My father-in-law called it my fool's errand.  I drove it over a year and a
half before using it as a donor for a project with my 86 Vanagon.

Ron

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ware, David (EM, PTL, Contractor, ARC)" <David.Ware@PENSKE.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, October 24, 2003 11:42 AM
Subject: Be careful what you buy on eBay

> I have a friend who has bought a couple of ATVs on eBay.   However he only
> bids on machines that are within driving distance, so he can check them
out
> before actually going through with the payment.  All he really risks is
some
> time and gas money, and the possiblity of bad feedback on eBay.
>
> On the other hand, his brother bought a ATV that was a thousand miles away
> and paid hundreds in shipping alone...
>
> Dave
> '86 Westy FS
>