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Re: [TR] Speaking of questionable eBay listings...

To: triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [TR] Speaking of questionable eBay listings...
From: acekraut11@aol.com
Date: Thu, 03 Aug 2006 22:56:45 -0400
  For all that has been said about this topic what triggers warning bells for 
me is that there are very few pictures and the ones that are there are not 
particularly close up, clear and dont point out any particular flaws. Most 
people selling a car claimed with such low mileage would go to great pains to 
show its condition as being worth somewhere in the vicinity of the opening bid. 
His statements may indeed be honest and everything that has been noticed and 
pointed out may be true but the seller hasnt gone to very much trouble to show 
the cars true condition.
 
 My two cents.
 
 Aaron
    Aaron Cropley
 71 TR6 (Throttle Body Injection!)
 http://www.triumphowners.com/108
 Topsham, Maine   
 -----Original Message-----
 From: Dave1massey@cs.com
 To: tr3driver@comcast.net; triumphs@autox.team.net
 Sent: Thu, 3 Aug 2006 1:29 PM
 Subject: Re: [TR] Speaking of questionable eBay listings...
 
  In a message dated 8/3/2006 11:39:38 AM Central Standard Time, 
tr3driver@comcast.net writes: 
> >But the real question is just because a car has only 2500 miles on it is 
> it
> >worth nine grand?
> 
> Good question !  It's certainly not worth that to me, but some people just 
> can't
> resist the allure of "new old stock".  And as always, a car is worth what 
> people
> are willing to pay for it.
> 
But this car is New Old Stock Except For... and who knows how long that 
Except For list is.  We already know about the cheap and dirty paint and the 
improvised interior.  Stored in a barn with dirt floors in a temperate climate 
(read 
moist) is a recipe for rust even without being driven.  Throw in nesting 
raccoons and mice (not at the same time) as well as roosting birds and it could 
be 
a real disaster.  This is a prime case of go see it first.

Dave


   
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