Sweet '70 L78 Nova on Ebay

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Allen, I agree completely that it is the seller that is the problem and not the car.As the prices escalate the temptation to misrepresent a car increases. One L78 car that I looked at had a build sheet that matched the cowl tag, but the rivets had been drilled and the tag epoxied in place. The next was an L34 car that had great documentation, but NOM and the seller stated that the supposed original motor that came with the deal was "the one that came with the car when he bought it."-he would not clearly say that it was the original motor. Smart about the car when necessary and suddenly brain dead when the important questions were asked. Last L78 car was freshly restored with docs, and seller told me all I had to do was to install the V.I.N. plate from the documented donor car to make it complete(just a felony [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/eek.gif[/img])The 70 L78 that was for sale here at $26,500 is now at Legendary for $42,000.As the prices go up, the need to know what you are buying is even more important.

I know you like Novas, I think what I was trying to say was that you set the bar high when someone says something like "completely restored SS".That is a good thing. I learn something new every time I read one of these nit picking lists.(even though I wince and am glad its not my car you are discussing. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] )

So the Cranberry Red car met the reserve at $16,000. And in the final minutes the high bid disappeared, it dropped to a non-reserve price of $15,000. The seller ended the auction early. Its almost impossible to retract a bid in the final 12 hours before an auction closes.Maybe its easier if you are retracting a bid on your own auction!