My good doctor, I think it's highly enethical and perhaps even false
advertising if the car doesn't look EXACTLY like the one pictured, right
down to the mag wheels. The seller should be making it crystal clear that
the car pictured only *resembles* his car not that it *is* his car. It
makes me wonder whether the children pictured on his home page are his own,
as well... Is the photo of his wife he carries in his wallet actually his
wife? Or the photo that came with the wallet? I mean, where do you draw
the line, here?
----- Original Message -----
From: Michael D. Nugent, Ph.D. <nugentmd@gte.net>
To: Jeff McNeal <jmcneal@ohms.com>
Cc: <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 04, 2000 7:56 PM
Subject: Re: Confusing GT6 ad on eBay
>
> Could be the ebay seller just grabbed an image off the internet because he
had
> no uploadable one of his own car. Same series, same color, . . . who'd
notice?
>
> Mike
> Renton, WA
>
> Jeff McNeal wrote:
>
> > There's a 1968 GT6 "project car" on eBay right now:
> >
> >
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/aw-cgi/ebayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=372399982&;
> > r=0&t=0
> >
> > The ad says to go to the owner's home page to see the photo of the car
> > that's being sold:
> >
> > http://foothillspartnership.org/aitken/triumph.html
> >
> > He claims to have owned this car for the past twelve years.
> >
> > I thought the photo looked mighty familiar and it is: The exact same
photo
> > appears on the VTR site and identifies it as Larry Snyder's 1969 GT6.
> >
> > http://www.vtr.org/GT6/index.html
> >
> > So... who's car is it? I've e-mailed the eBay seller asking for an
> > explanation. It should be interesting to see what he has to say for
> > himself.
> >
> > Caveat emptor!
> >
> > Best wishes,
> >
> > Jeff in San Diego
> >
> > '67 RHD Spitfire Mk3 aka "Mrs. Jones"
> > Jeff's Classic '67 Spitfire Mk3 site & Vintage Spitfire Webring
> > http://www.ohms.com/spitfire/spitfire.shtml
> > home of the NEW Totally Triumph Auction
> > "By Triumph enthusiasts, for Triumph enthusiasts"
> > http://www.ohms.com/cgi-bin/TRauction.cgi
> > and... The Triumph Autos/Parts Wanted Listings
> > http://www.ohms.com/cgi-bin/TRwanted.cgi
> > ...plus a few other surprises!
> >
> > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
>
> --
> Mike
> Renton, WA
> >>--------------> 914 Lite 2.5 is FOR SALE:
> http://home1.gte.net/NugentMD/914lite.htm
>
>
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