Re: ebay

[Don Hudson <mopar4me@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

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A lot of eBay prices are definitely sky high on their starting prices but do 
they actually sell?  Most of the stuff like that doesn't sell.  I watched a 
NOS alternator for a 70-71 with AC sit there all week at the starting price 
of $119 with a BIN of $124.  Needless to say it didn't sell.  Conversely I 
watched an auction for a 392 rebuilt by the seller (a machine shop) a month 
ago.  It had an impressive list of stuff done, pics, etc.  Starting price 
was $50 with no reserve.  That sucker sold for $6600 plus crating fee plus 
shipping.  Wife said I should list the rebuilt 392 I have down in the 
basement.
Don
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Jablonski" <jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2005 9:04 PM
Subject: ebay


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OK ... I tried, but I can't let this go without expressing my opinion.
Here's my beef with ebay:

If I thought I was competing with someone who was looking at the part
for the same reason I am (to use it in the restoration process of their
car), I would be OK losing out for not willing to pay more.

However, it makes me crazy when I lose out to someone who then turns
around and relists it, thinking there are going to make a quick buck by
calling it a MAX WEDGE RARE HEMI SUPER STOCK STARTER BOLT.  (The way you
can always tell is by looking at their feedback list of recently
purchased or sold items ... it's usually a hundred different items
covering every make and model on the planet.)

Now ... I know what you are thinking ... free market, rights, blah,
blah, blah ... so sure, I am probably just whining.  But if ebay WASN'T
a factor, would the prices be so inflated?

One side note complaint, while I am at it:

Folks that incorrectly classify their stuff, so you end up wading
through toys and T-shirts when you are looking for parts.

Jim Jablonski
Royal Oak, Michigan
'64 Fury

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