<VV> 200 MPH - How about a Kilo, Dude?

Bill Elliott Bill Elliott" <Corvair@fnader.com
Sun Feb 20 05:43:34 EST 2005


Interesting... guy changed the ad to reflect what the item actually was.... so I (and several others bid on it). I was the first bid so I know no one bid on it with 
the inaccurate description. 

As I mentioned, I had also asked the seller (politely) if he knew it was a km/h gauge face... my only communication to him.

Before he changed the auction, I got the humorous "yes, but it's neat as a 200mph gauge" answer that I posted here. 

Strangely, a day later (about when the ad was changed) I got _another_ answer to my original question...this one a rather snippy "YES, I KNOW". It was 
actually that response which prompted me to look at the auction again and see it had changed and was now accurate.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4529131466

Imagine my surpise when I received a bid cancellation notice today.

Suddenly the auction is cancelled due to the item being "lost or broken"... but the interesting part is in his comments:

On Feb-19-05 at 16:28:38 PST, seller added the following information: 
"I will be ending this auction early due to constant harassment & threats (via internet and phone) made toward myself and 
family by some participants of certain Corvair internet forums. "
My first thought: "If this is accurate, shame on us. If this is inaccurate and he's upset we called him on his game, then it's 
slander."
Then I look further... check out the bid history. Again, ALL of these bids occured with the accurate description:
wcelliot 	Cancelled: US $35.00 Explanation: The seller ended this listing early because the item was 
lost or broken.	Bid: Feb-19-05 04:26:54 PST Cancelled: Feb-19-05 20:07:46 PST	

quik9r 	Cancelled: US $400.00 Explanation: The seller ended this listing early because the item 
was lost or broken.	Bid: Feb-19-05 07:20:46 PST Cancelled: Feb-19-05 20:07:46 PST	

qb409 	Cancelled: US $550.00 Explanation: The seller ended this listing early because the item 
was lost or broken.	Bid: Feb-19-05 12:20:53 PST Cancelled: Feb-19-05 20:07:46 PST	

falfa55 	Cancelled: US $685.00 Explanation: The seller ended this listing early because the item 
was lost or broken.	Bid: Feb-19-05 12:22:15 PST Cancelled: Feb-19-05 20:07:46 PST	

valleyshopper9 	Cancelled: US $500.89 Explanation: The seller ended this listing early because the item 
was lost or broken.	Bid: Feb-19-05 12:20:32 PST Cancelled: Feb-19-05 20:07:46 PST	
Looks like he WAS being jerked around. I'd guess mine was the only real bid.
Bill Elliott
Urbana, MD
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