Actually, I offered to purchase the van if the seller had enough faith
in it to drive it to Iowa City from Chicago (around 3 1/2 hour drive).
 I offered to pay for the express bus ticket back.  As it stands, the
silence from the seller has been deafening.

DB

On Tue, 10 Aug 2004 08:47:44 -0400, John Runberg <jrunberg@mac.com> wrote:
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> Am I the only one who thinks the seller may not be a complete crook? From t=
> his one email it's impossible to say -- about the most damning thing is tha=
> t the oil hasn't been changed in awhile... As far as the 'take it a bit slo=
> w' -- that's advice that I would give to a newbie Vanagon owner to prevent =
> them from trying to drive with the pedal to the floor the whole way! At the=
>  very least, the seller deserves to hear your concerns and go from there.
>
> The thing that bothers me about the *people* on ebay is that, although bidd=
> ing creates a legally binding transaction, people think they are entitled t=
> o walk no matter what the reason. Simply put, it's the buyer's responsibili=
> ty to learn everything they want to learn *before* bidding. The seller isn'=
> t obligated to do anything for you.
>
> For this reason I would never buy a car sight unseen -- on ebay or anywhere=
>  else!
>
> john
>
> >>>As for friday, everything sounds good, I dont know if I will be able=20
> >>>to be there for the final transaction.=A0=A0My father will probably be t=
> he=20
> >>>one to be there, his name is Fred.=A0=A0If you're driving this back to=
> =20
> >>>Iowa take it a little bit slow.=A0=A0Let her rest every couple of hours,=
> =20
> >>>that's how Ive driven it and you should be good.=A0=A0You might want to=
> =20
> >>>get an oil change, the last time I changed it was about 2000 miles=20
> >>>ago.=A0=A0How would an online account work for cutting me a check?=A0=A0=
> I=20
> >>>would trust it I just dont know how that works.=A0=A0As soon as payment =
> is=20
> >>>cleared I will send the title to you unless you would rather pick it=20
> >>>here with the van.=20
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