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<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, October 20, 2018 9:12 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Andrew Uprichard; triumphs@autox.team.net; 6pack@autox.team.net<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [TR] eBay - a sobering story</font>
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You're doing the right thing, Andrew. Except publicize his name and where he is. E-Bay may control official feedback, but word-of-mouth has ever been a civilian's defensive tool.<br>
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<blockquote type="cite">On October 19, 2018 at 6:03 PM Andrew Uprichard <auprichard@uprichard.net> wrote:
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<p class="x_ox-1225cbecef-MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'">Before I start the story, let me take full responsibility for my own stupidity. I screwed up. But the follow-up is where I think others need to be careful.
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<p class="x_ox-1225cbecef-MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'">Having bought a TR3 with a body which was beyond salvage, I have been looking for, and was prepared to pay good money for, a decent tub. I recently saw one on eBay which
was advertised as being “in good condition”. It was fairly expensive, so I emailed the seller
<u>twice</u> and asked specifically about the extent of the rust: he replied by assuring me the car was “in great condition” with “minimal rust”. I asked for additional pics, but he said it was difficult as the car was at a different location.
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<p class="x_ox-1225cbecef-MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'">After I bid and won, the seller emailed me to say I had to pick the car up within 24 hours as he had a family commitment and would be gone for a week. The car was several
hours away and I explained I couldn’t make it. He said OK, but he wanted the money immediately. I called PayPal and they said I would lose any protection if I paid before seeing the car. So I called eBay and they reassured me I was covered 100% by the eBay
vehicle protection plan (VPP). So I paid. My mistake. </span></p>
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<p class="x_ox-1225cbecef-MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'">A week later I drove out and found a car with rust holes big enough to put my hand through and a passenger side with so much collision damage I doubt it could ever be
restored. Oh, and the frame was bent. I told him I wasn’t going to take the car, he had misrepresented it, and I wanted my money back. He told me tough, you paid already, it’s yours.
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<p class="x_ox-1225cbecef-MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'">I came home and called eBay only to be told the VPP only applies to cars less than 10 years old and that I had no recourse other than to sue the seller. After several
sleepless nights I decided I could do without the stress of litigation and so I drove back out to collect the car. When I got there the seller told me he had sold it to someone else. Great, I said, give me my money. Nah, he said, you take it and I’ll deal
with the other guy. The seller had brought a few buddies over, and so I simply loaded the car up and drove home.
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<p class="x_ox-1225cbecef-MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'">Bottom line – I salvaged one replacement panel and 2 fenders, one of which is fiberglass. The car is being collected this week for a trip to the scrapyard.
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<p class="x_ox-1225cbecef-MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'">It was my fault and I accept responsibility for it. Thankfully, my lovely wife has not given me grief and as a Christian I forgive the guy. But I did leave negative feedback
on eBay. The EXACT words were “Total misrepresentation of the car. Buyers beware”. It never posted. I called eBay today and was told the seller had appealed my feedback as it was “pejorative and threatened the future success of his business”. As a result
eBay had the right to remove it – and they did. And they will not let me leave any negative feedback.
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<p class="x_ox-1225cbecef-MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'">I still love the Triumph community, but I am a little more cynical about mankind (which is a shame) and I am disgusted with eBay. I guess I am venting, but if anyone has
a good TR3 tub……… </span></p>
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