[Roadsters] sad story

[Mark Dent]

330744461508 pulls up a triumph transmission for me under completed listings.

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On Jul 19, 2012, at 6:39 PM, "Pete Peters" <ppeters914 at comcast.net> wrote:

> Item #330744461508 does not exist.
>
> Only overdrive trans listed by seller db_vintageas is Item #330762769194,
> which is for a 1975 Triumph Spitfire. Since you mention "my British car
> mechanic", I'm guessing this was not for a Datsun roadster.
>
> The only Datsun stuff in his store is for Z's.
>
> Seller has 97.3-percent Positive Feedback, though that is no guarantee.
>
> Pete
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: datsun-roadsters-bounces at autox.team.net
> [mailto:datsun-roadsters-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of
> davesmbox at aol.com
> Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2012 3:06 PM
> To: sumton at sbcglobal.net
> Cc: datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Roadsters] sad story
>
> OK Datsun roadsters have no overdrive transmissions. What car was this for?
> Maybe you got duped or maybe just wishfull thinking. I have had wonderfull
> experience on ebay. Only got screwed once in 400 transactions.Even bought
> and sold cars. Did you look at his feedback?  Just maybe you leaned into
it.
> Just food for thought
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dave n <sumton at sbcglobal.net>
> To: Datsun <datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thu, Jul 19, 2012 5:13 pm
> Subject: [Roadsters] sad story
>
>
> A couple of weeks ago I purchased an overdrive tranny on ebay. The price
was
> eally good b that should have been my first clue. He showed a picture of he
> car, not the tranny. Should have been my second clue.
>
>
> did a buy it now, and then asked him if I could have the driveshaft and
> verdrive switch as well, to which he agreed, for an additional $65. Weeks
> ent by, and finally the tranny (only the tranny) arrived. he claimed the
> riveshaft was the short shaft, part of the tranny, and that it was
included.
> ots of email back and forth, and ultimately a complaint on my part to
> paypal, ince that was outside of the ebay sale. To which he finally agreend
> to return y money, only he sent me the money, not as a refund, so I lost
the
> fee paypal harges.
>
>
> he transmission, which was advertised as rebuit 500 miles ago, was not. the
> nput shaft was wobbly, and my British car mechanic, who certainly knows
> hese, said there was no way it had been rebuilt in the last 500 miles. So I
> omplained to him, and he offered to return my money if I sent back the
> ransmission. I felt he had totally lied to me, and I didnbt trust him, so I
> omplained to ebay. They opened a case, and agreed to refund only my initial
> oney, if I returned the transmission with a confirmation of delivery. So I
> id.
>
>
> hen I discovered that ebay considers confirmation of delivery valid ONLY if
> here is a signature. Which we didnbt have. So ebay welched, this guy
elched,
> and Ibm out $550 for the initial deal and another $150 for hipping. And a
> few bucks for the paypal mishap.
>
>
> he ebay item is: 330744461508
>
>
> he guys addresses are:
>
> address on invoice is:
> DB Business Holdings
> 372 E Third Street
> Corning, N.Y. 14830
>
>
> ddress on crate is:
> Jason Doughty
> 2475 Brown Hollow Road
> Corning, N.Y. 14830
> 607-346-3605
>
>
> nd the guys email address is dbbizholdings at gmail.com
>
>
> is ebay id is db_vintageas
>
>
> f you google DB Business Holdings you will see it is more of a
> hipping/warehouse company.
>
>
> now see he has relisted it and will rip off someone else.
>
>
> O NOT DO BUSINESS WITH THIS GUY!!!!!
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