The mysterious part is the high bidder just got a new User name that
day, and why would americansurfer be bidding on this guys Roadster
and is 50 something Mercury.
It makes you wonder :-)
Mike
Fred Katz wrote:
> I'm in agreement with Mike and Andrew. There was this roadster a guy wanted
> big bucks for, and the pictures weren't very detailed. I asked about some
> discoloration that looked like rust, and he said it was sand and dirt that
> blew on the car. There were other claims about all the chrome being there,
> etc. But I check things out.
>
> I drove 1300 miles round-trip to check it out, and I'm not sorry I did. The
> car was a rust bucket and the claims were bogus. The body was rusty, dented
> all over. Most chrome was smashed and rusty. Most of the glass was gone.
> Forget about the interior and suspension!
>
> Buyer beware!
>
> Fred
>
> ----------
> > From: Andrew Murphy <andrew.murphy@integtech.com>
> > To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
> > Subject: RE: eBay 1600
> > Date: Friday, January 07, 2000 7:28 PM
> >
> > I have to go with Mike on this one. $5000.00 for a car you've never seen?
> It
> > looks nice enough, but who can really tell about a car from a picture? I
> > don't mind buying parts on ebay, but a whole car?
> >
> > Andrew Murphy
> > 67 2000 Solex
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Mike Poorboy [mailto:bitterrootprop@nidlink.com]
> > Sent: Friday, January 07, 2000 5:22 PM
> > To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
> > Subject: eBay 1600
> >
> >
> > List,
> > Did you see the Roadster that is currently at $5,000 on eBay.
> > Anyone on the list. I don't know if I could by a car without looking at
> > it first.
> >
> > Mike
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