Bill,
Just to set the record straight, I guess you must be referring to me. At
least, I'm "the guy" that paid $46 for the NOS bumper. I never received
your e-mail regarding the overrider slot, otherwise I certainly wouldn't
have bid on the item. Additionally, I did not "run up" the bid amount in
any way shape or form. I only bid once, for $1 more than the highest bid
moments before the auction closed.
Whoever you sent your e-mail to and the winning bidder were NOT the same
person. Because I was the winning bidder and never received your e-mail.
Additionally, considering that VB sells repros of these bumpers for upwards
of $90 (or more), I didn't consider $46 to be an inflated amount for an NOS
item. It would have been well worth it to me, provided it had been a Mk3
bumper, which I clearly thought it was.
I am reselling this bumper on the TTA clearly identifying it as a Mk1 or Mk2
bumper, with $45 as the opening bid with no reserve. I'm sure that a Mk1 or
Mk2 owner will agree with me that it's a good deal and I'll recoup my
expense, eventually. The seller offered to take it back, but I declined,
since I know I won't have any trouble reselling it myself. No sense in
paying for shipping twice.
Best wishes,
Jeff in San Diego
'67 RHD Spitfire Mk3 aka "Mrs. Jones"
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----- Original Message -----
From: <SJagGo@aol.com>
To: <jmcneal@ohms.com>; <clshore@yahoo.com>; <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, June 09, 2000 10:08 AM
Subject: Re: eBay funnies
> Hey guys,
> I'm not trying to be mean, (just a little facetious, which by the way is
one
> of 2 words in the English language with A E I O U in consecutive order)
but
> here's another funny one. There was a guy bidding on a Mk1-2 Spitfire
rear
> 1/4 bumper that I knew owned a Mk3. I emailed him telling him to look at
the
> picture in the ebay post that showed a hole where the overider went, and
that
> that particular bumper would not work on his Mk3. He apparently didn't
read
> my email or didn't believe me, but he ran the price up to more than twice
> what I had paid for the same NOS bumper on ebay last November. Now he has
to
> sell it with a starting bid almost twice what the original seller listed.
> Bill B
> PS Special bonus points to anyone who can name the other word with A E I
O U
> in consecutive order!!
>
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