[TR] Ebay vs. mail order TR part prices

[Jody Kerr]

To a certain extent Ebay  has caused it's own mess.

I believe the final straw was when Ebay started charging the seller
based on on the price of the product AND shipping. Taking 9% of the
selling cost is one thing, but taking 9% of the shipping as well means
that many folks just lost money trying to sell there. But that's what
happens when there's no competition in the marketplace.

Jody

On Mon, Dec 24, 2012 at 8:36 AM, Wbeech <wbeech at flash.net> wrote:
> Dave,
> Agree, eBay is just another mall of for-profit businesses, be they stores or
> individuals.  Last great deal I got was a Tropical Fan for $25 about a two
> years ago, before that I found a period-correct generator for $0.99 +
> $20S&H.
>
> BUT, we keep looking, as at any 2nd-hand store, in hopes of finding that odd
> treasure that has somehow been overlooked by others.  One of my eBay tricks
> is to mis-spell what I am looking for, you never know.
>
> Merry Christmas to all and a very Triumph-ant New Year.
>
> Bill
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net
> [mailto:triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Dave Connitt
> Sent: Monday, December 24, 2012 8:56 AM
> To: triumphs at autox.team.net
> Subject: [TR] Ebay vs. mail order TR part prices
>
> First of all, Merry Christmas everyone!
> I was just scanning through the TR4A section of Ebay this morning after
> looking at the TR2 racer for 48,000 pounds.. Yikes!!
> It's been awhile since I looked through the TR4A items on Ebay  and was
> really suprised at the prices. I can remember a year or two ago, you could
> get some really good deals on parts but now, I really don't see the
> advantage of buying replacement parts on Ebay. Maybe on NOS for good useable
> parts stripped from cars but not anything that  I could buy from Moss or
> TRF. Kind of dissapointing..
> Dave Connitt
> '67 TR4A IRS
> http://home.fuse.net/davestr4a
>
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