That's one thing that I learned too, - if you do not ask about EVERYTHING *specifically*, - it won't be mentioned by the seller. Last car I bought "sight unseen", - (which won't happen again unless it's damned-near FREE), - while it was (mostly) a NON-rusted car, had been hit more times than Joe Lewis. All I got from the seller was, - "well, - you did not *ask* if it had any dents". Duh. Like I should *have* to??? Evidently. Regards, DaveG. ----- Original Message ----- From: "William Parker" <parkerw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2004 7:48 AM Subject: Re: IML: Bad deals, words of support > As I've mentioned before on the list I bought my '65 on > eBay, in 1999. I wasn't yet very experienced at eBay, and > even if one is experienced, it isn't the same as being there > in person. I asked a whole list of questions of the seller, > and he had posted over a dozen pics on the auction. I took > my older son with me to make the drive of 750 miles each way > with '76 W200 and trailer, so we had a nice adventure. The > car had problems that the seller hadn't mentioned, and I > hadn't thought of to ask specifically. So, I had some > disappointment, but I've since gradually improved the car > while driving it to work and cruising around pretty > regularly, and the disappointment has definately faded. > > > -- > Bill Parker, South Central Indiana > '56 Chrysler Windsor; '60 Chrysler Saratoga; '62 Plymouth > Max Wedge; '64 Dart Convertible (Kathi's car); '65 Imperial; > '65 Barracuda \6 (Kathi's other car);'68 Barracuda Fastback > 340-S; '69 Barracuda Fastback now 360 (20 y.o. son's car); > '72 Cuda 340 > >