The purpose of running your For Sale vans on E bay is to get a higher price.
With a larger audience than local news media and the VW for free advertising
sites it's just normal to expect to get more money.
I've found myself bidding too much for vehicles and items on E bay because I
had a current need for them but knowing I was approaching the "Too Much"
price range.
My real bargain of A/C gauge set turned out to be the cheapest made Chinese
tool I've ever seen. The clear lenses broke first, the gauge housing next
and then the little knobs to operate the valves have broken. All this after
just two uses and a few trips out of the tool box.
Seems for ever good deal I get on E bay I get screwed on four so buying a
Diesel Vanagon is at least a known commodity.
The rule still remains the same when buying anything from an E bay seller;
"Buyer Beware".

Stan Wilder

----- Original Message -----
From: "David Brodbeck" <gull@GULL.US>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, April 23, 2004 8:39 AM
Subject: Re: diesel vans must be hot!?!?

> On Thu, 22 Apr 2004, Robert Keezer wrote:
>
> > If you have the original link I'll look at it again,
>
> I assume we're talking about this:
>
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&category=15291&item=2473493847&sspagename=STRK%3AMEBWA%3AIT
>
> It does seem like a lot of money for a passenger van with a stock engine
> and body damage.  It'd be more reasonable if it had been a camper.