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Ebay bargain or scam???
ady8077 - 17/10/05 at 08:30 PM

Hi, been after a close ratio gearbox and seen this

ebay item 4583322975

The way the ad reads its a one off, but he's sold at least 4 and seems to buy secondhand gearboxes

Any way of telling if its been rebuit, or do you think hes just giving them a lick of paint

Adrian



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zzrpowerd-locost - 17/10/05 at 08:32 PM

well it aint new if its been rebuilt!

zzrpowerd-locost - 17/10/05 at 08:37 PM

if its meant to be new or even recon why dont he give a warranty? a seven day waranty wouldnt be much trouble!

donut - 17/10/05 at 08:41 PM

This ad keeps poping up. Looks like same pic too!

wilkingj - 17/10/05 at 08:43 PM

whats his feedback read like??..

jon_haggerty - 17/10/05 at 08:45 PM

Looks just like his "new, selling for a mate" same colour paint job astra box. Found it in his feedback, some good reading. Maybe he just recons them himself but then why lie?

ady8077 - 17/10/05 at 08:48 PM

quote:
Originally posted by zzrpowerd-locost
if its meant to be new or even recon why dont he give a warranty? a seven day waranty wouldnt be much trouble!


Thats what worries me, a simple DOA would do

The ones he sold before have positive feedback, and feedback was given about 2 weeks after the sale, not really long enough to tell if its ok, especially as he only accepts cheques

Adrian

MikeR - 17/10/05 at 10:14 PM

seem to remember that "selling for a mate" is a scam to try and get out of any legal problems if something goes wrong.

A number of people on ebay try it but what they don't realise is you are doing the deal with the person you hand the money over (i'm not a lawyer so i could be wrong on that point)

Locost82 - 18/10/05 at 12:09 PM

It's interested how he says he's selling for a friend, then goes on to describe how he'll wait for the chreque to clear and how he'll send it out.

I wouldn't mind buying a good 'box from a reputable trader, but I'd be careful of buying from someone who seems to bend the truth.

Mark Allanson - 18/10/05 at 08:16 PM

I did an advanced search with a 200 mile limit, it turned out to be 100 miles from Penzance, if others do a similar search we could triangulate!

MikeRJ - 18/10/05 at 09:03 PM

It's in Exeter.

Stu16v - 18/10/05 at 09:46 PM

quote:

been after a close ratio gearbox and seen this


Err, the ratio's don't look that 'close' to me...

ady8077 - 25/10/05 at 10:06 PM

Do you think the sellers a member on here ?

His latest ad has a different picture and he's dropped the selling it for a friend bit

Just a shame there’s no warrantee

item no 4585185067

Adrian

[Edited on 25/10/05 by ady8077]

JoelP - 25/10/05 at 10:28 PM

found out that the seller was a dealer
Buyer tintinhul100 ( 7 ) 07-Apr-05 17:54 4539650136
Reply by hannah13sep: Found out that Tony Laycock from Yovil 01935 4****1 is a total tosser & liar

great feedback comments!

lol