I'll toss my eBay "lessons learned" into the fray. PUBLICATIONS: many times the stuff being auctioned is available, new, direct from the manufacturer. Case in point; Hollander has great reprints of their parts interchange manuals available new for $99 plus S&H (hollander-auto-parts.com) An enterprising fellow car buff was auctioning these books and getting upwards of $175(!) for them. I suckered myself into over bidding for this set (thinking it was rare, one-off and out of print). A fellow eBay-er clued me in on the rip off this guy was purpetrating and I confronted the seller with it (his ad had the "eBay Power Seller" seal and a statement of "satisfaction gauranteed"). We agreed to a lower final bid price, which *was* decent of him but only because I called him on it. His e-mail to me smacked of arrogance; he was taking advantage of unsuspecting bidders, especially fellow car enthusiasts (this guy was into Studes and Avantis), and had no reservations about doing so. Be carful out there 'cause there are folks who *will* take you for a ride.
I don't bid on "NOS" or any parts unless I've got a PY (and the competions) catalog(s)to reference for the "rarity" of a part. Check the internet for any aftermarket manufacturers websites to see if what your bidding on is available direct.
Mike
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