I corresponded back and forth with the seller for a bit and he insists
that he is the original owner, that it is in fact a Carat and even asked
if maybe it were a "One off" production.  He said the Carat badge fell
off a while back and that he was trying to get another one.  Uh huh.

I would say he has been inundated with messages that he doesn't have a
Carat.

Mike

Bruce Nadig wrote:
> 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
>
>