| I recently bought 2 VIN de-coders on e-Bay, one 
each for my 300F and '65 New Yorker. From the same vendor, one Doug Olin of 
Gary, Indiana, who goes by the apt monicker of 'eyes4crime'. Here is his e-Bay description:     Do I read the word "original" ? with a capital O 
?   They arrived today, and if they are 'original", I'm 
the Pope !! These are copies, and not particularly good ones at 
that. One of the pages in one set has been trimmed with a guillotine and has a 
'bend' in the cut. One other has got the numbers on the bottom of the 
page cut off. I'm furious, the descripion states clearly that 
they are original. The 2 cost me $20 which is near $50 in New Zealand currency, 
not really chickenfeed. Also, I checked out his auctions a few minutes ago. 
He sells LOTS of de-coders. All the pictures he'd posted had been deleted before 
his auctions were to end. The thing I find a bit odd is that everyone he's sold 
a de-coder to has given him positive feedback ! Well, not me. This is a scam. Mine are NOT 
originals, and that's a fact. I know an original from a brand new 
copy. Any suggestions on this dilemma would be much 
appreciated. I have never had anyone on e-Bay pull one like this 
before.          
Thanks in advance,                
Dave in New Zealand.     |