For Sale '69 Z/28 LT-1 valve covers

Supercar_Kid · #1 05-01-2003, 02:10 AM

For sale one pair of original 1969 Z/28 LT-1 finned aluminum valve covers. Correct no dripper kind. GM part # P-3932418, both castings are marked RH but are clearly a matched set. One with oil fill hole and the other with crossed flags decal. Original PCV grommet intact, no oil fill cap. Nice shape, no chips, nicks, cracks or gouged fins. Oil baffles are nice too, clean, original, unmolested covers. In need of a good cleaning a new decal. Selling for a friend, taking offers. Interested, please PM me or contact me at [email protected].

Supercar_Kid · #2 05-20-2003, 08:03 PM

LT/1 Covers

bbdon · #3 05-20-2003, 10:07 PM

Why is that a private auction? I avoid them.

**YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY** · #4 05-20-2003, 10:14 PM

Did the non-dripper version come on '69 Z's? The Yenko Deuces all have the dripper version, is that a '70 only thing?

Supercar_Kid · #5 05-20-2003, 10:31 PM

Marlin, Its not that the dripper style are 70 only, as that type was produced throughout the 70s, and polished versions can still be purchased new through any chevy dealer. The non-dripper style was only produced in 1969 and are 69 Z/28 specific parts. As for the private auction, I simply do that to avoid people contacting my bidders with offers to sell "the same parts only cheaper" On more than one occasion I have had bidders e mail me after the auction closes to tell me they were going to bid again but were offered the same parts elsewhere for less money and the deal never materialized. By keeping it private it stops this from happening. Another rationale for private auctions is that it seems a few guys are looking for the same items, often times these guys are "friends" offline, and will not bid against a friend. I know this is the case for myself, and when i see a buddy bidding on something I am also interested in I will not bid against him. This is great for friendship, but it doesnt help a seller. By being private, everyone has an equal opportunity to bid and to win. I know there are "shady" sellers that use private auctions for dishonest reasons too, but I assure you that is not the case here.

budnate · #6 05-22-2003, 06:01 AM

Supercar kid,

I disagree, if you have a good product at a good price it will sell!

As far as a buddy thing going on?? You would like your friend to run up the price on a Part you are after???

I would rather make a phone call or e-mail them and see if they were serious about the part or not, then express your desire for it at that time.

As far as helping the seller out that is why you start out where you break even or put a reserve on it??.

Oh, and my friend thanks you for getting back to him on the valve covers.

Bud.

SYCIWISH · #7 05-31-2003, 06:00 PM

here's my .02 and I still have .98 left for 49 more comments.
PRIVATE AUCTION= OK with me . as far as 'his' buddy bidding it up. . set your limit and stick to it. PERIOD.
I've sold 600+ parts there and I'm still semi-poor without a SUPERCAR so it's not like I've made a million bucks there. I've done maybe 25 privates. I only use private Auction in a case just like his of original collector type parts. The first collectable thing I sold on ebay I had done all the homework to research my numbers/dates/applications etc. for a Ford 428CJ carb. the guy who bought it made sure he told me that someone else had emailed him offering the same number carb for less. I had thebutt and vowed to never run an item like that again for viewable bidders.

BIDDING AGAINST BUDDY ISSUE= basically I have no other friends that i have to worry about that with but again it goes back to the set your limit thing. And the main thing is wether I NEED it or WANT it. I do mainly chevy truck parts and I only let it get by me when someone I know is bidding on it and i don't have to have it , in other words maybe i wanted it to resell. Yeah, I know truck parts don't compare to Yenko parts but the principals are the same. So it's a private auction and you WON and maybe you outbid your pal, but you won't know it unless he comes here and bellyaches that he lost to an unknown bidder. hey, you don't have to tell him for god's sake. Never rub salt into a wound and don't burn bridges is a good rule when it comes to that. If it's NOT a private Auction and your THAT good of buddies email each other and find out what the deal is . Do you NEED it or WANT it. Happy Bidding and at this point I'm glad no one knows my user ID. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/naughty.gif[/img]

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