I bought my car off of ebay, 76 TR6. But I did a lot fo research first,
asked a ton of questions, requested a ton of pics. Adn when it finally came
down to it, the guy told me that if it wasn't what I expected, then the
whole deal would be off. AT 4K I feel I got a great deal. Drove to Houston
from Dallas to look at it, pay for it, and pick it up. Then I drove it back
to Dallas. However, I don't think I would have purchased one off of ebay
without those "we'll call the whole deal off" words.
Jack W.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Rochlin" <r_rochlin@hotmail.com>
To: "Triumphs" <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 3:41 PM
Subject: the TR6 you didn't buy
> Kai,
> You may be really angry about making that kind of trip for nothing.
The
> only thing worse would have been to have bought the car and become
> enlightened gradually. Some car sharks are far more adept at hiding
serious
> defects, and I've found that many are unabashed liars.
> I don't understand how one can buy a car on E-Bay sight unseen. I
know
> that many sellers are honest enthusiasts, but how do you know? I bought my
TR6
> on E-Bay from an "all positive feedback guy" and when I traveled to NJ to
look
> at it, being my first TR6, did not realize some of the misrepresentations
> until I had it for a while. I was very lucky, the problems were minor and
I
> still very feel good about the car.
> I would only ask someone else to look at a car as a prelude to my
making
> the decision to arrange to see it myself. Many of us (myself included)
will
> put a great deal of time, money, and effort into a poor deal after the
fact
> just to vindicate our egos.
> Bob Rochlin
> 72' TR 6
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