[hiwaystar71]

money orders is only way i will sell.i wont take a check from anybody.been f-d for a bunch,ebays handling of fraud is fraud in itself.

[Dennis B]

I have purchased quite a few parts off of Ebay. I got burned one time, and had to waite a long time for delivery one time. All the rest were positive. I recently saw a post where the guy that burned me was complaining about someone burning him. Really made me laugh.

[robscar]

purchased many parts for my cars off of e-bay. have all been successful. the best part is when sellers use their local newspapers for packing material, especially the classifieds. with that said there have been many parts that i have passed on for various reasons. i did get some parts the other day from a board member which was good as i finally got to meet someone who shared the same interests.

[Ed Gunter]

Fair's fair.
Thanks, Tim & others.
After 2 emails, I finally got ahold of the guy. We negotiated an agreeable settlement & I posted positive.
Guess the honest players will make things right even though thay say "all sales final"-- scary words--.
I usually just tend to avoid the combat of arguing over defective goods. And never go back to that place---

Cheers.

[TheTempest]

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