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Re: Interesting item on eBay web site item#191028408: Jack for MG MIDGE

To: Bryan Vandiver <Bryan.Vandiver@Eng.Sun.COM>
Subject: Re: Interesting item on eBay web site item#191028408: Jack for MG MIDGET/AUSTIN HEALEY SPRITE
From: type79@ix.netcom.com
Date: Wed, 03 Nov 1999 13:22:57 -0500
Cc: samesq@pacbell.net, toyman@htcomp.net, spridgets@autox.team.net
References: <199911031658.IAA09182@shorter.eng.sun.com>
Reply-to: type79@ix.netcom.com
Sender: owner-spridgets@autox.team.net
Fellow Lista's,
Two points:
1) First, No one expects the Spanish Inquisition...Oops, wrong list.
First, I agree with Frank that this $150.00 jack is probably not a Spridget 
Jack. I
can't find it even in my rubber bumper Leyland parts manual.

2) I think there could be something fishy with the bids. The high bidder 
retracted
his bid last night and some other jer..., uh bidder replaced the high bid so it
remains at $150.00.

Me and my buddys haven't looked through the parts stash in a long time, but we 
used
to literally have a crate of various Spridget jacks. Many odd car parts that you
price "new" is going to be expensive aka over-priced. Ever price a factory alloy
wheel for a current manufacture car? That doesn't make it worth that. I find it 
hard
to believe that these things can really be worth more than $25-$50.

PS I reluctantly mentioned the crate of Sprite jacks. Please don't contact me 
for
parts as we no longer sell parts.

Jay Fishbein, CT
"Long hair, short hair...makes no difference once the head's blowed off."
Farmer Yasser, Lemmings

Bryan Vandiver wrote:

> Brad,
>
> I think you have the right idea. Maybe we should form a 'rare jack cartel' 
>just
> like the diamond industry. That way we can regulate the number of jacks on the
> market, keeping the price as high as possible.  In addition we need should 
>agree
> that if any one of us sells an LBC, we will be sure to remove the jack  from 
>the
> car before turning it over to the new owner (not including list members of
> course). This will be 'our littel secret' ;-)
>
>  - Bryan Vandiver (59-bugeye)
>  Sna Jose, CA
>
> >MIME-Version: 1.0
> >To: Swift Justice <samesq@pacbell.net>
> >CC: type79@ix.netcom.com, spridgets@autox.team.net
> >Subject: Re: Interesting item on eBay web site item#191028408: Jack for MG
> MIDGET/AUSTIN HEALEY SPRITE
> >
> >O.K. let me get this straight. Alot of us have this type of jack around the
> house? We need a plan...........o.k. o.k. we'll draw straws
> >on who sells their "RARE" jack on ebay next, and don't cut in line or you'll
> flood the very delicate" rare jack market" <G>    Brad
> >
> >Swift Justice wrote:
> >
> >> type79@ix.netcom.com wrote:
> >>
> >> > Hey Frank,
> >> > Do you have any jacks? If anyone like big time wrestling, you'll love 
>this
> auction.
> >>
> >> That looks just like the jack that came with my '79, after I cleaned it up
> and painted it too.  Hey, I better go check the garage...
> >>
> >> Steve.
> >> --
> >> -----------------
> >> Steve McGee
> >> Atty. at Large
> >> samesq@pacbell.net
> >> Homepage:
> >> http://home.pacebell.net/samesq
> >> -----------------
> >>
> >>  Life is unpredictable.  Eat dessert first.
> >
> >
> >


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