eBay was a very cool thing in the early days of it. It appears now to
be taken over by thieves. I have read many posts & articles about
people selling off fakes from jewelry to vanagons. eBay is being
asked to be held liable in suits.

I have also seen people pay more than what things are worth on eBay.
It seems to create the same monkey as gambling to many compulsive
internet consumers.

I had done a resto on a 65 walk thru bus, and had parts from West
Coast Metric and other well known parts companies left over that
weren't used. I ebayed them, and they sold for *more*  than they cost
from the supplier.

What does that say? It looks like some folk have figured out how to
exploit this.

On Mar 25, 2006, at 1:35 PM, Doug F wrote:

> Cant speak for Chris, but I found it informative about the "types" of
> individuals selling on e-bay. I am seeing similar "types" of people
> using
> ebay in the Porsche community as well.  Seems that e-bay kind of
> provides a
> "shield" for some who may not want to deal in a more
> straightforward form of
> a sale.
>
> Autotrader, The Samba, Craigslist, etc all seem to have a more
> personal type
> of interaction. and thus a different "type" of seller.
>
> Not that EVERY e-bay sale is this type but it does seem to the most
> insulation between the parties.
>
> I too prefer to buy and sell outside of the e-bay sphere.
>
> Doug
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John C..." <Number9Trvlr@AOL.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Saturday, March 25, 2006 1:03 PM
> Subject: Re: "carat" FS on ebay PROFANITY WARNING
>
>
>> Are we "butting in to someone else's business?"
>> Or informing the list?...
>> Or.... ???
>> I vote we stay out of Piquing other folks' sales....
>> YMMV.
>> John C...
>> i sent a "ask the seller" question to the seller of that white
>> "carat" in
>> florida (its actually a GL) on ebay, stating that what he is
>> selling is
>> actually
>> a GL and that he might want to update the ad with correct
>> information so
>> potential bidders wouldnt think theyre getting something they're not.
>>
>> best,
>> John C...
>> SLC, UT...
>> 85 Westy Dinky Dau
>> 90 Carat Number 9
>> choose a path with heart.
>> Any path with heart.
>