Chris,

You may have misunderstood my post on the subject of the misleading Vanagon
auction on eBay.

I don't claim to have the answers here, but I think that you are probably on
the right track with trying to get the seller to correct his "errors"
(misrepresentation). I think that "we" as knowledgeable individuals have
some sort of responsibility to keeping the novice buyer out of trouble,
especially if we know that the seller trying to perpetuate a fraud. I
certainly know that if I were a prospective buyer I would wish that someone
more knowledgeable would do the right thing and help me out.

Without question, I absolutely feel that it is completely appropriate for
this list to discuss this intentional misrepresentation openly and publicly.

Once again, just my 2�.

Cheers,
Bruce
motorbruce@hotmail.com

>From: JordanVw@AOL.COM
>Reply-To: JordanVw@AOL.COM
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: "carat" FS on ebay  PROFANITY WARNING
>Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2006 16:59:22 EST
>
>In a message dated 3/25/06 4:15:56 PM Eastern Standard Time,
>Number9Trvlr@AOL.COM writes:
>
>
> > Are we "butting in to someone else's business?"
> >
>
>i agree and see your point..  i am sorry i  inquired about the error, and
>doubly sorry i posted it to the list..  wasnt my right to do so, and wasnt
>fair
>to the seller, the polite and curteous gentleman he was (*rolls eyes*),
>even
>though his ad was erroneous..
>
>its none of my business what anyone else sells.  people have to just be
>smart
>about what they are buying, weather it be a vehicle with swapped VINS or
>anything else..
>let the people who are uninformed fall prey to their own mistakes..
>because its their own fault for being uninformed..  right? eh?  that's what
>this
>list is for..  i guess..  or something like that..  LOL
>
>who cares.. life is short..   have fun, smile and be happy    :<)
>
>chris