By the way, if you want 14" silver trim rings, you can use some of the 199X
Golf and Vento. 

 

I've taken some pictures:

 

http://boltze.dyndns.org/pictures/Bilder_Teilekatalog/1H0601157A_Radzierring
e/

 

I don't know if the were sold on the US market.

 

Regards

 

Christoph Boltze

 

1985 Caravelle GL syncro

Germany

 

 

-----Urspr�ngliche Nachricht-----
Von: Jeffrey Lubin [mailto:visionwizard@VERIZON.NET] 
Gesendet: Montag, 11. Februar 2008 12:54
An: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Betreff: e-bay trim rings...blocked by seller!

 

Here's my story, sad but true.

 

Last week, I bid on a set of the following 14" wheel trim rings on ebay

(if the link doesn't work, just go to ebay and search on vanagon trim

rings or item #230221818471)

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/VW-VOLKSWAGEN-VANAGON-VAN-14-TRIM-BEAUTY-WHEE
L-RINGS_W0QQitemZ230221818471QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item230221818471

 

After I was narrowly outbid and lost the auction for around $22, I

received a second chance offer from the seller, for my final bid

amount.  I declined this offer, replying to the seller that I wasn't too

sorry to lose at that amount, and that I'd prefer to rebid on the next

set, because:

1.  I had seen that other sets of his had gone for the opening bid

amount ($9.99), and

2.  They are available for $29.95 from GoWesty

(http://www.gowesty.com/ec_view_details.php?id=3433&category_id=220&category
_parent_id=),

and since I need another part from them that is not available anywhere

else (an a/c switch) my marginal shipping costs from them would be

almost nothing.

 

I did not hear anything back from the seller, but last night, when I bid

on the next set in the series, I found that the seller had blocked my

bid!  As a result, they went to another bidder for $10.50, an amount

about half of what I was willing to pay!

 

I'm telling you this now for two reasons:

1.  In case anyone else wants these rings, maybe you'll have better luck

with this seller than I did.

2.  I'm wondering if this kind of thing has happened to anyone else

here, and if so, if there's any recourse on my part.

 

I've learned my lesson on one thing though:  If I ever get another

second-chance offer, I will politely decline without volunteering all of

my reasons.