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09-28-2005, 06:52 AM
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Re: ebay rant
Check out this one filled with "NOT" and "NONE"
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/427-4-BOL...1QQcmdZViewItem
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09-28-2005, 06:44 PM
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Re: ebay rant
Another one to add to the list:
If you are trying to sell a good part, then do a little bit of clean up on it (spray it off with a hose and wipe it down). Otherwise, the dirt & dust tells me that you are just trying to hide some defect.
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09-28-2005, 09:15 PM
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Re: ebay rant
That 427 on ebay is a prime example.
The engine has absolutely NO significance of any type,(its a 396 with a 427 crank,which he points out is a "real" 427 crank as opposed to what.. a fake one?, who cares? a 396 or a 427 steel crank..other than possibly a p/n they are the same anyway..) yet he's got so many "buzz" words he has a whole paragraph devoted to them. To me this is at least decieving, and borders on fraudulent. There is no other reason to put in all the terms which have NOTHING to do with what he is selling. These ads are meant to pray upon people who may not be as "swift" or "savy" to this stuff as others my be. Some may figure this as a marketing tool to get their ad seen, but the reality is that ebay has search tools and hundreds of sub-sections to help narrow down searches, then guys like this bung it all up for the intelligent users, and at the same time provide a means of ripping off the less informed.
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09-28-2005, 10:02 PM
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Re: ebay rant
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To me this is at least decieving, and borders on fraudulent. These ads are meant to pray upon people who may not be as "swift" or "savy" to this stuff as others my be. Some may figure this as a marketing tool to get their ad seen, but the reality is that ebay has search tools and hundreds of sub-sections to help narrow down searches, then guys like this bung it all up for the intelligent users, and at the same time provide a means of ripping off the less informed. [/ QUOTE ] It's pure marketing. We all know that a vast majority of commercial advertizing is deceptive to some degree. Marketers have to carefully deceive people into parting with their hard-earned money. Most of the time it's basically harmless: "Better eat your Wheaties." Or else what? What happens if I don't eat my Wheaties? Well, nothing, the Wheaties people would just like you to buy Wheaties. There's almost always some amount of "snake oil" involved in a sales pitch. It's up to the buyer to know snake oil when he sees or hears it. EBay is just another marketplace where snake oil flourishes, much as it does on a new car lot. If you don't know your way around then the sales people will take as much money from you as they can get. The line between good marketing and pure bull___t is usually very blurry. EBay just brings it all into our homes and puts it 18 inches in front of our faces--uncomfortably close for most people.
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09-28-2005, 11:56 PM
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Re: ebay rant
Check out his key words:This would even pop up on on a search of guitarist Dave Navarro, a kid looking for a slingshot and what the hell is a megasquirt
 Check out my other cool stuff! Key words. camaro camero corvette chevelle el camino elcamino nova chevy II standard auto z28 rs rally sport ss super sport dz 302 327 ha hb 350 3 4 speed power glide turbo 350 400 drag race car pro street tubbed caged roll cage Nickey M-22 12 BOLT 4 SPEED Big block Chevy Chevrolet 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 SS396 COPO ZL1 Chevy SCCA Traco Penske Donahue Trans Am Yenko Baldwin Motion, Berger, Dana, Fred Gibb, Dick Harrell, Nickey, Bill Thomas. RS SS RSSS Z28 MO DZ 302 Festival Pace Car 435hp Coupe Roadster L79 327 L71 L89 L88 427 Big Block Tri Power Dontov BelAir Bel Air Biscayne Full size Impala Caprice SS Super Sport 396 SS396 RS Rally Hugger Z28 Chevelle Malibu 300 Deluxe Nova 100 200 Stingray Corvette Monza 500 El Camino GM General Motors and vintage speed shop and nostalgia parts from the following companies, firestone racing race cyclone Boss 429 Cougar pat warren speedster v 8 ford quick change quick change frankland 60 v8 flathead flat head vintage wico lsr land speed bellytank belly tank el mirage muroc scta lakester salt flats dry lakes gemsa offy almquist winfield rutherford roof miller eddie meyer bell auto fenton cragar thickstun tattersfield spalding kong navarro evans grancor hilborn schiefer offenhauser edmunds harman collins crower riley scot old halibrand eelco racecar race car ratrod rat rod hot rod hotrod decals water transfer sprint car indy supercharger Graham Paige frenzel wilcap 31 ford 1931 30 1930 model a roadster four banger 4 b block motor engine hemi 392 1926 1927 T turtle deck 26 27 stewart warner 32 1932 30's whippet coupe 3 window 5 general jumbo clark rare modified dirt track dodge Chrysler Stromberg 97 81 gow job Ardun auburn panel chris craft Garwood nostalgic dragster slingshot 59a hop up street 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 funny car altered gasser willys zephyr bell auto Z11 Strickler Jenkins Shartman Dyno Don COPO YENKO baldwin motion fred gibb NHRA IHRA camaro corvette chevelle nova El Camino Bracket racing pro stock Impala Caprice 1955 chevy 1956 chevy 1957 chevy Bel Air Super sport ralley sport RS SS Z/28 small block chevy SBC big block chevy BBC edelbrock Holley offenhauser tunnel ram high rise DF ralley wheels Hot rod rat rod restoration 283 326 327 350 383 400 402 426 427 440 454 455 502 540 548 , Chrysler hemi Mopar Baracuda Cobra 1967 camaro 1968 1969 Firebird trans am Nascar SCCA efi technology DFI accel holley big stuff 3 f.a.s.t. fast hilborn crower enderle engler vortech ati psi ssi g force mezier weldon dedenbear BTE Hughes Coan B&M TCI k&n jesel kb keith black kinsler gear vendors overdrive drce 2 pro stock prostock drag boat offshore top alcohol pro modified arizona speed and marine keith eickert msd nos throttle body haltech aem megasquirt electromotive lucas can am pro touring pro-touring
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09-29-2005, 01:34 AM
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Re: ebay rant
Here is what it should be
NOT camaro camero corvetteNOT chevelle el camino elcamino nova chevy II standard NOY auto z28 rs rally sport ss super sport dz 302 327 ha hb 350 3 4 speed power glide turbo 350 400 drag race carNOT pro street tubbed caged roll cage Nickey M-22 12 BOLT 4 SPEED Big block Chevy Chevrolet 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 SS396 COPO ZL1 Chevy SCCA Traco Penske Donahue Trans Am Yenko Baldwin Motion, Berger, Dana, Fred Gibb, Dick Harrell, Nickey, Bill Thomas. RS SS RSSS Z28 MO DZ 302 Festival Pace Car 435hp Coupe Roadster L79 327 L71 L89 L88 427 Big Block Tri Power Dontov BelAir Bel Air Biscayne Full size Impala Caprice SS Super Sport 396 SS396 RS Rally Hugger Z28 Chevelle Malibu 300 Deluxe Nova 100 200 Stingray Corvette Monza 500 El Camino GM General Motors and vintage speed shop and nostalgia parts from the following companies, firestone racing race cyclone Boss 429 Cougar pat warren speedster v 8 ford quick change quick change frankland 60 v8 flathead flat head vintage wico lsr land speed bellytank belly tank el mirage muroc scta lakester salt flats dry lakes gemsa offy almquist winfield rutherford roof miller eddie meyer bell auto fenton cragar thickstun tattersfield spalding kong navarro evans grancor hilborn schiefer offenhauser edmunds harman collins crower riley scot old halibrand eelco racecar race car ratrod rat rod hot rod hotrod decals water transfer sprint car indy supercharger Graham Paige frenzel wilcap 31 ford 1931 30 1930 model a roadster four banger 4 b block motor engine hemi 392 1926 1927 T turtle deck 26 27 stewart warner 32 1932 30's whippet coupe 3 window 5 general jumbo clark rare modified dirt track dodge Chrysler Stromberg 97 81 gow job Ardun auburn panel chris craft Garwood nostalgic dragster slingshot 59a hop up street 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 funny car altered gasser willys zephyr bell auto Z11 Strickler Jenkins Shartman Dyno Don COPO YENKO baldwin motion fred gibb NHRA IHRA camaro corvette chevelle nova El Camino Bracket racing pro stock Impala Caprice 1955 chevy 1956 chevy 1957 chevy Bel Air Super sport ralley sport RS SS Z/28 small block chevy SBC big block chevy BBC edelbrock Holley offenhauser tunnel ram high rise DF ralley wheels Hot rod rat rod restoration 283 326 327 350 383 400 402 426 427 440 454 455 502 540 548 , Chrysler hemi Mopar Baracuda Cobra 1967 camaro 1968 1969 Firebird trans am Nascar SCCA efi technology DFI accel holley big stuff 3 f.a.s.t. fast hilborn crower enderle engler vortech ati psi ssi g force mezier weldon dedenbear BTE Hughes Coan B&M TCI k&n jesel kb keith black kinsler gear vendors overdrive drce 2 pro stock prostock drag boat offshore top alcohol pro modified arizona speed and marine keith eickert msd nos throttle body haltech aem megasquirt electromotive lucas can am pro touring pro-touring
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 <span style="font-weight: bold"> (__{B}_____]]]]~~~~</span>Don't mess with old farts - age and treachery will always overcome youth and skill! Bullshit and brilliance only come with age and experience.
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09-29-2005, 01:34 AM
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Re: ebay rant
For a good laugh, check out his other auctions...
[ QUOTE ] They have a few heli coils here and there, but how many of these heads don’t by now? One of the heads in one of the combustion chambers has some light pitting from something floating around in the cylinder at one time in it’s life. It’s very minor and only cosmetic. [/ QUOTE ] http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/074-ALUMI...1QQcmdZViewItem He has no negative feedback... but look at his Feedback left for Others...
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09-29-2005, 01:46 AM
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