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Re: [TR] eBay - a sobering story

To: Geo Hahn <ahwahneetr@gmail.com>, Jim Henningsen <trguy75@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [TR] eBay - a sobering story
From: DAVE HOGYE <dlhogye@comcast.net>
Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2018 08:20:58 -0700 (PDT)
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There are horrible TR3s being sold on BaT for high amounts.  January 2018, =
$29K apple green, total rust and Bondo bucket.  Another for $26K.  A black =
one last week for a not as high a price, $17K.  The seller of that car woul=
d not address my concerns, which may have kept the price lower.  Overall, t=
his car looked decent, but the frame was welded on from front to back, the =
floors were completely covered in sheet metal over the original rusty panel=
s.  Lots of filler in the lower body panels.  The transmission bell housing=
 had a big hole in it that was covered by a riveted on piece of sheet metal=
 and rattle can paint covered dirt, grease and more rust on the suspension =
and chassis.=20

In these cases, I think bidders and buyers don't know what they are looking=
 at. =20

Dave H.

> On October 21, 2018 at 4:54 PM Geo Hahn <ahwahneetr@gmail.com> wrote:
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>     On Sat, Oct 20, 2018 at 9:52 PM Jim Henningsen < trguy75@gmail.com ma=
ilto:trguy75@gmail.com > wrote:
>     =20
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>         > >         ...That=E2=80=99s why I like Bring a Trailer so much.=
..
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> >     >=20
>     Over on the Triumph Experience a fellow got stung bad on a 'restored'=
 TR4 he bought on Bring a Trailer.  He has basically no recourse and appare=
ntly BaT is of no help at all.
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>     I too would like to know the seller's info.  I bought two vehicles on=
 eBay sight-unseen, both were much better than I expected (still have them =
today) -- but never again.
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>     Geo=20
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    <meta charset=3D"UTF-8">
</head><body><p style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sa=
ns-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">There are horrible TR3s being sold on Ba=
T for high amounts.&#160; January 2018, $29K apple green, total rust and Bo=
ndo bucket.&#160; Another for $26K.&#160; A black one last week for a not a=
s high a price, $17K.&#160; The seller of that car would not address my con=
cerns, which may have kept the price lower.&#160; Overall, this car looked =
decent, but the frame was welded on from front to back, the floors were com=
pletely covered in sheet metal over the original rusty panels.&#160; Lots o=
f filler in the lower body panels.&#160; The transmission bell housing had =
a big hole in it that was covered by a riveted on piece of sheet metal and =
rattle can paint covered dirt, grease and more rust on the suspension and c=
hassis.&#160;</p><p style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial=
, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">In these cases, I think bidders and =
buyers don&#39;t know what they are looking at.&#160;&#160;</p><p style=3D"=
font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, =
51, 51);">Dave H.</p><blockquote type=3D"cite">On October 21, 2018 at 4:54 =
PM Geo Hahn &#60;ahwahneetr@gmail.com&#62; wrote: <br> <br><div dir=3D"ltr"=
><div class=3D"ox-ac9622787b-gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr">On Sat, Oct 20, =
2018 at 9:52 PM Jim Henningsen &#60; <a href=3D"mailto:trguy75@gmail.com";>t=
rguy75@gmail.com</a>&#62; wrote: <br></div><div>&#160;</div><blockquote><di=
v dir=3D"auto">...That&#8217;s why I like Bring a Trailer so much...</div><=
/blockquote><div><br></div><div>Over on the Triumph Experience a fellow got=
 stung bad on a &#39;restored&#39; TR4 he bought on Bring a Trailer.&#160; =
He has basically no recourse and apparently BaT is of no help at all.</div>=
<div><br></div><div>I too would like to know the seller&#39;s info.&#160; I=
 bought two vehicles on eBay sight-unseen, both were much better than I exp=
ected (still have them today) -- but never again.</div><div><br></div><div>=
Geo&#160;</div></div></div>** triumphs@autox.team.net ** <br> <br>Donate: h=
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ox.team.net/mailman/options/triumphs/dlhogye@comcast.net <br></blockquote><=
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