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Pulsar - 14/2/08 at 10:08 AM

Sorry, I forgot to change this; the car has now been sold. (And I still had to pay Ebay's listing fee after all. Dammit.)

[Edited on 21/2/08 by Pulsar]

onzarob - 14/2/08 at 11:08 AM

Wow thats proper rust, havent seen that much since I rebuilt my MK1 Mini in 1989

Shame I always like the look of them

britishtrident - 14/2/08 at 12:26 PM

My neighbour had one when he moved in it was only a couple of years old and he only kept it for 18 months it looked OK but it left a car size rust stain on his driveway..

DarrenW - 14/2/08 at 12:48 PM

quote:
Originally posted by britishtrident
My neighbour had one when he moved in it was only a couple of years old and he only kept it for 18 months it looked OK but it left a car size rust stain on his driveway..


I bet it only left a half car sized rust stain really

I see someone has put a id on it for a small metal screw. Do people not read.

Humbug - 14/2/08 at 12:52 PM

quote:
Originally posted by DarrenW
quote:
Originally posted by britishtrident
My neighbour had one when he moved in it was only a couple of years old and he only kept it for 18 months it looked OK but it left a car size rust stain on his driveway..


I bet it only left a half car sized rust stain really

I see someone has put a id on it for a small metal screw. Do people not read.


I agree people should read, but the title and description are very misleading.

DarrenW - 14/2/08 at 01:27 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Humbug
quote:
Originally posted by DarrenW
quote:
Originally posted by britishtrident
My neighbour had one when he moved in it was only a couple of years old and he only kept it for 18 months it looked OK but it left a car size rust stain on his driveway..


I bet it only left a half car sized rust stain really

I see someone has put a id on it for a small metal screw. Do people not read.


I agree people should read, but the title and description are very misleading.



Agreed. He will probs change the add after reading this.

Pulsar - 14/2/08 at 01:32 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Humbug
I agree people should read, but the title and description are very misleading.

In what way are they misleading?

onzarob - 14/2/08 at 01:42 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Pulsar
quote:
Originally posted by Humbug
I agree people should read, but the title and description are very misleading.

In what way are they misleading?


Is it an auction or classified ad?

DarrenW - 14/2/08 at 03:15 PM

Its just that all the way through it reads as a puka auction ad and then right at the very end asks people not to bid or they will get a small stel screw. Some people might miss this bit at the end. Its not us saying it - someone appears to have placed a bid which is how we saw it.



Other than that its a good ad to be fair.

[Edited on 14/2/08 by DarrenW]

speedyxjs - 14/2/08 at 03:20 PM

They are very small cars, might be too small for a donor not to mention the size of engine.

Minicooper - 14/2/08 at 03:50 PM

Am I missing something, is the car for sale or not
What's with the screw bit?

Confused from Chandlers Ford

David

Pulsar - 14/2/08 at 04:01 PM

quote:
Originally posted by speedyxjs
They are very small cars, might be too small for a donor not to mention the size of engine.

On the contrary, the original locost (based upon the information in the book) is a lot lighter and smaller. And slower, too.

quote:
Originally posted by DarrenW
Its just that all the way through it reads as a puka auction ad and then right at the very end asks people not to bid or they will get a small stel screw. Some people might miss this bit at the end. Its not us saying it - someone appears to have placed a bid which is how we saw it.



Other than that its a good ad to be fair.

[Edited on 14/2/08 by DarrenW]

It may be at the end, but still- there it is in black and white (and now red and white, 36pt).

Pulsar - 14/2/08 at 04:09 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Minicooper
Am I missing something, is the car for sale or not
What's with the screw bit?

Confused from Chandlers Ford

David

No, I just put the ad there for a laugh.

This "you are bidding on a wheel nut" is generally the done thing. Observe:

Link

Link

Link

MikeRJ - 14/2/08 at 04:12 PM

It is a very confusing auction (or not an auction as the case may be).

It reads as though it's an auction for an MOT failed car, and being on eBay, it should either be an auction or a classified advert, but it's neither apparently. If you want to sell it, why not auction it? If you don't want to auction it, why put it on ebay?

jabs - 14/2/08 at 04:12 PM

Ah but in all of those examples the title somewhere contains what is actually for sale, eg wheel nut, whereas your ad doesn't so yours is very mis-leading in that the title, what everyone looks at, does not contain what is for sale and as such is against e-bay rules

[Edited on 14/2/08 by jabs]

Delinquent - 14/2/08 at 04:18 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Pulsar
quote:
Originally posted by Minicooper
Am I missing something, is the car for sale or not
What's with the screw bit?

Confused from Chandlers Ford

David

No, I just put the ad there for a laugh.

This "you are bidding on a wheel nut" is generally the done thing. Observe:

Link

Link

Link


No, they are advertising parts from cars they are breaking, and using the "screw" or "wheelbolt" to work around ebay rules.

You are selling the entire car, according to your ad, but you are presumably trying to avoid listing fees by getting people to contact you outside of ebay - if it gets noticed, it'll get pulled.

2b_pablo - 14/2/08 at 04:27 PM

what bhp are these out of interest?

as for the ad, purely to avoid cost imo

Pulsar - 14/2/08 at 06:41 PM

quote:
No, they are advertising parts from cars they are breaking, and using the "screw" or "wheelbolt" to work around ebay rules.

But they're not working around ebay rules. They're asking people to contact them for parts outside ebay, which is against the rules. Their ads have not been pulled. In any case, I've decided to change the title a little.
quote:
You are selling the entire car, according to your ad, but you are presumably trying to avoid listing fees by getting people to contact you outside of ebay - if it gets noticed, it'll get pulled.

Then why haven't all the other ads been pulled; they're obviously trying to get around listing fees, aren't they? Advertising outside Ebay wouldn't be allowed either, as that's getting around listing fees too, as anyone can recieve an offer and then turn around and say "Oh, someone answered an ad I put in the local paper" and then close the auction before it ends. I've seen it done dozens of times. Funnily enough, none of their ads were pulled either. (Assuming this even allows you to get around the listing fee. I think they've accounted for this.)

Get it? They not likely to pull my ad to the exclusion of all others. I've made it quite clear what my intentions are in the item description.

quote:
what bhp are these out of interest?

65 (stock).

[Edited on 14/2/08 by Pulsar]

jrevillug - 14/2/08 at 08:01 PM

Complying with the letter, but not the spirit of the rules, IMHO.

You would have been better off using a Buy-it-now with Best Offer. You can automatically reject any offers below a certain limit, while choosing to accept any that you would be ok with.

Just my tuppence.

James

Delinquent - 14/2/08 at 08:21 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Pulsar
quote:
No, they are advertising parts from cars they are breaking, and using the "screw" or "wheelbolt" to work around ebay rules.

But they're not working around ebay rules. They're asking people to contact them for parts outside ebay, which is against the rules. Their ads have not been pulled. In any case, I've decided to change the title a little.
quote:
You are selling the entire car, according to your ad, but you are presumably trying to avoid listing fees by getting people to contact you outside of ebay - if it gets noticed, it'll get pulled.

Then why haven't all the other ads been pulled; they're obviously trying to get around listing fees, aren't they? Advertising outside Ebay wouldn't be allowed either, as that's getting around listing fees too, as anyone can recieve an offer and then turn around and say "Oh, someone answered an ad I put in the local paper" and then close the auction before it ends. I've seen it done dozens of times. Funnily enough, none of their ads were pulled either. (Assuming this even allows you to get around the listing fee. I think they've accounted for this.)

Get it? They not likely to pull my ad to the exclusion of all others. I've made it quite clear what my intentions are in the item description.

quote:
what bhp are these out of interest?

65 (stock).

[Edited on 14/2/08 by Pulsar]


no you're missing my point - they are breaking a car, and the listing is for a bolt from it, the title includes the word breaking so you know you aren't bidding on the whole car instantly. - it doesn't break the rules as the sale is for the bolt, the contact reference is for other items they are not listing.

On yours, the title implies you are selling a car, but then after a long description changes to be a sale for a screw, the sale of the vehicle being via methods outside ebay. It's this that gets you in two ways - firstly under "misleading title" and secondly because the titled item is not available for purchase through ebay, only outside it. Regularly results in ads being pulled.

Not having a go, just letting you know it might well happen.

Pulsar - 14/2/08 at 08:47 PM

quote:
Originally posted by jrevillug
Complying with the letter, but not the spirit of the rules, IMHO.

You would have been better off using a Buy-it-now with Best Offer. You can automatically reject any offers below a certain limit, while choosing to accept any that you would be ok with.

Just my tuppence.

James

Your tuppence was welcomed. I've never used "best offer", but that would probably be better. I didn't know you could reject. Actually, I'll do it.

speedyxjs - 14/2/08 at 08:51 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Pulsar
65 (stock).


Thats not bad actually from a .7 litre engine

Pulsar - 15/2/08 at 08:59 AM

I was quite amazed too. That's a higher output than some engines twice its size. There are some people who have tuned them to well over 120bhp. I don't know how reliable they'd be after that, though.

scootz - 15/2/08 at 10:57 AM

What a load of fannying about... either auction the bloody car or put a buy it now on it - these cheap-ass adverts do my head in

Benzine - 15/2/08 at 11:01 AM

quote:
Originally posted by scootz
these cheap-ass adverts do my head in


and they say nurses have it tough...

DarrenW - 15/2/08 at 11:29 AM

Why not keep it. Strip it out to lighten it as much as possible. Turn shell over and repair / plate it all up.

While you are on graft a bike engine into it. Should make an interesting project.

Taz Surfleet - 15/2/08 at 04:01 PM

thought it already had a 750 suzuki bike engine in it when new ! I remember sitting in one of these when they first came out and I couldnt shut the door for my shoulder !!

Pulsar - 16/2/08 at 11:44 AM

quote:
Originally posted by scootz
What a load of fannying about... either auction the bloody car or put a buy it now on it - these cheap-ass adverts do my head in


(Violin Music)

scootz - 16/2/08 at 06:21 PM

Is that a whole violin, or a single string, or a...

Pulsar - 16/2/08 at 06:22 PM

Just the music.