<VV> Ebay NOS fraud lookout

RoboMan91324@aol.com RoboMan91324@aol.com
Mon, 24 Jan 2005 18:57:08 EST


Crawford,

Can you give us an auction number on eBay.

AFAIK, the "good" bearings have a slightly rounded shoulder on the side 
opposite from the flange and the "Green" type bearings seem to have a sharper 
shoulder.

Good luck.
Doc
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In a message dated 1/24/2005 3:48:51 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
virtualvairs-request@corvair.org writes:

> Message: 2
> From: "Crawford Rose" <crawfordrose@msn.com>
> To: <virtualvairs@corvair.org>
> Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2005 17:17:56 -0600
> Subject: <VV> Ebay NOS fraud lookout
> 
> Look out for hasty "Buy it Now" decisions on EBAY.  Someone appears to have 
> put aftermarket bearings in with some used NOS bearing boxes and is using a 
> low Buy it Now price to make one act on impulse.  Quite crafty if I say so 
> myself... Anyway, the bearings advertised do not look like NOS Hyatt bearings 
> that I have seen but judge for yourself and look at your old bearing first!. 
> Don't be a victim of fraud!!!!
> 
> Crawford