I have to agree with Earl on this one. Someone will learn a lesson. I know
nothing about vintage racers and such but I do know a good deal about
internet advertizing and how the law pertains to it. (or maybe I should say,
doesn't pertain to it) Anyway, we all appreciate the effort Kai. Yah dit yer
best old sod.
Two say's come to mind from this whole episode.
1 "There's a fool born every minute" * (that would be the person who buys
the thing)
and the other,
2 "You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink." (and my
addon to that is) But you can stand on his head until the bloody thing
drowns!
Greg Bass
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"Laws alone can not secure freedom
of expression: in order that every
man present his views without penalty
there must be a spirit of tolerance
in the entire population."
Albert Einstein; Out of My Later Years (1950)
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>
> In a message dated 5/25/01 2:14:21 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> kmr@pil.net
> writes:
>
>
> > Response from eBay: "eBay is not in a position to make
> judgments about the
> > authenticity or authorized nature of auction items"
> >
> > Rhode Island State Attorney General's Office: "nothing at
> all we can do."
> > Seriously, that is what they said.
> >
> > New York State Attorney General's Office: "is this car a
> Lemon?" No, not
> > that kind of fraud. "I'm sorry, there is nothing we can do."
> >
> > So much for doing the right thing...
> >
>
> - - - - - - - - - - - -
>
> Kickers, knickers, knickers...bunch, bunch, bunch!
>
> Kai, you did your best. That's all you can do. WE know it's not as
> advertised. When you have kids you come to the realization
> that the best way
> for them to learn is by trying things and failing. (Come to
> think of it,
> that's how I learned about fixing cars, back in the dark
> ages.) Someone will
> buy the car thinking it was a steal. Then he/she will try to
> sell it as an
> original works racer for 27 gazillion dollars, and will find
> out the hard way
> that it isn't. They will learn, you just have to let them.
>
> Earl Muntz
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