But then there is always the occasional "exception"! :)
Joe
Jeff McNeal wrote:
>
> Quote: "Only a total idiot would buy a car sight unseen on Ebay"
>
> In that case Doug, you can call me "a total idiot". I just bought a solid,
> complete, rust-free, California 1970 GT6+ on eBay. Sight unseen, except for
> the pictures and questions I asked the seller before the bidding. The engine
> turns, the brakes work, the wheels roll. I paid $380. What a chump.
>
> Is it just me, or has this list taken a really nasty turn for the worst,
> lately? What's with all the flaming?
>
> Take care,
>
> Jeff McNeal (San Diego)
>
> '67 RHD Spitfire Mk3 aka "Mrs. Jones"
> '68 LHD Spitfire Mk3 project
> '70 GT6+ "Accidental" restoration project
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou
> To: Ree Gurley ; Jeff McNeal ; Bradley D Richardson ;
> spitfires@autox.team.net ; spitfire-enthusiast@egroups.com ;
> nass@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 8:09 PM
> Subject: Re: Spitfire value?
>
> Only a total idiot would buy a car sight unseen on Ebay.
>
> Only a total idiot would list a car on Ebay and then get
> all excited when a bidder who never saw the car bids really high for it.
>
> Doug Braun
> '72 Spit
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