Burned on E-Bay, 700R4 - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

**breeh** · 03-21-2002, 11:23 PM

Check out this auction: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...ndexURL=0&rd=1

....and here is what I received:
[img]http://communities.msn.com/_Secure/0NQAAAJ0RzsIpwBGES*gSaw9cGlNbtmfgFKF*lGdQruiG5qOUDZKvdVF3PkNOETdKYwraMgrqhz0*snQjdipmfA/Pan-Crud.JPG[/img]
[img]http://communities.msn.com/_Secure/0NQBOBtQRX81J6Jo1Ed8YEDm2xcwyuDI1s8nic6t314*Tprugbr*IdhfCC8Zf1VWd*NBZToP5de!jUsE8vUvi8g/old-seal.JPG[/img]

Anyone want to try and convince me that this has been rebuilt?

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72 GMC 3/4 4X4 350/350
67 Camaro 454/M22 (Soon to be 427/700R4)

[This message has been edited by breeh (edited March 21, 2002).]

68chevy · 03-21-2002, 11:29 PM

did you get just the pan??? if not the stuff inside the pan looks pretty bad

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68 Chevy c10 swb stepside 3/5 drop sbc 305/700r4 tranny 3:07 rear gears 17x8 eagle alloy wheels

Pikeville,Kentucky

**breeh** · 03-21-2002, 11:32 PM

I became suspicious because the outside was so filthy so I dropped the pan and that is what I found.

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72 GMC 3/4 4X4 350/350
67 Camaro 454/M22 (Soon to be 427/700R4)

**BIG ORANGE** · 03-21-2002, 11:33 PM

Man that is awfull!

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BIG ORANGE 1971 SUBURBAN
1970/90-Little Buck's Truck (ONE DAY)
USED TRUCK PARTS 4 SALE

dave's70 · 03-21-2002, 11:34 PM

Was timmy involed?

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70 C-10 350 with weind intake,eldelbrock carb,HEI,305 heads,and a mild cam

**breeh** · 03-21-2002, 11:37 PM

Do you mean Tim Fury?

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72 GMC 3/4 4X4 350/350
67 Camaro 454/M22 (Soon to be 427/700R4)

*Gee_Emm* · 03-21-2002, 11:42 PM

Yah sure it says in the auction that it was rebuilt, but the key is "when was it rebuilt?"

I would be leary bidding on anything that they dont show an actual picture of.

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71Chev · 03-21-2002, 11:51 PM

I looked at the guys feedback. Not one auction for a complete tranny, but you can only see feedback for his auctions back to 12/19/01. Lots of servos though.

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71 Chevy CST Long Fleet 350/350/3.07 leaf rear.
Email: truckparts67_72@yahoo.com

**breeh** · 03-22-2002, 12:06 AM

I looked at his feedback too. I didn't think that I would have to comb through everyone of his transactions to see every deal that he made. I guess that I will from now on. That is if I ever make another purchase that large again on E-Bay.

71Chev · 03-22-2002, 12:25 AM

Don't take this the wrong way.
But I would have liked to see atleast one positive feedback in the last 90 days for a complete tranny, before bidding. That's just me

Sorry no words of advice, I haven't had a bad expererience on Ebay yet. Have you contacted the seller?

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71 Chevy CST Long Fleet 350/350/3.07 leaf rear.
Email: truckparts67_72@yahoo.com

gmc383 · 03-22-2002, 12:50 AM

I to have no words of advice, but want you to know that I have been burned before and I feel for you. Gotta trust in Karma. Thats what stops me from taking out my rage in these types of situations. Just my 2 cents

nroden · 03-22-2002, 02:00 AM

Hmm... thats not good. Seems like a lot of crooks in the Chevy Truck part business lately.

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Nick Rodenberg
Wellington, MO
http://nickrod.port5.com
You can click on "My 72 Chevy Truck"
I have a 72 Cheyenne 10 with a V8 350 and a TH-350 auto-tranny.
White/Ochre/White
Runs well... working on body.
Hoping to have completed in March when I turn 16

dropped72shortbed · 03-22-2002, 02:29 AM

ebay protects you against fraud for up to $200, how did you pay? paypal? money order? if you can prove you paid and that the item is not as stated you can get ebay to fork over up to $200. might help in getting that tranny fixed up a bit.

got to ebay and check out safeharbor and you can file a fraud claim.

stllookn · 03-22-2002, 10:01 AM

Report him to eBay, do the negative feedback, check with the BBB in his town and file a complaint with them. Go the extra mile to make sure you do everything to protect the next potential victim.

*nucleus* · 03-22-2002, 11:05 AM

I always check feedback, to the point of checking the feedback of those who've left negative comments. This usually gives you some idea of who you are dealing with. If the seller doesn't have much feedback, you're going out on a limb. Disregarding more than a couple of negatives (and I mean 1 or 2) and you are inviting trouble.

My single negative feedback was posted by a guy I bought something from that turned out to be broken. I tried to get him to take it back but he never responded to my emails. So I posted negative and the prick turned around and posted negative for me even though he had my money.

Then again I've met some really nice, honest people on ebay. You never know ... I'd say the crooks run about 1 in 40 or 50. Not bad considering there is no human contact or inspection of goods.

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: anything with tits or wheels is nothing but trouble ...

[This message has been edited by nucleus (edited March 22, 2002).]

Project1970 · 03-23-2002, 03:28 AM

PayPal is a JOKE when it comes to getting screwed.

Dead serious. If you got SOMETHING, they don't care.

I bought a CD-RW drive off of someone and paid with PayPal. It was sold as guarnateed working drive. Of course, it won't read or burn a single disc I put in it. He won't take it back, and when I went to PayPal, they didn't care, because I got a drive.

In your case...you got a transmission, PayPal doesn't care if you got a working transmission or not.

By the way...anyone on the board near Alamogordo, NM, feel like paying this kid a visit? You could have most of the $35 he owes me for your trouble... I'd rather that money be in the hands of a boardmember than a thief. =)

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03-21-2002, 11:23 PM	#1
breeh Recovering 67-72 Addict Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: North Bend, WA Posts: 1,788	Burned on E-Bay, 700R4 Check out this auction: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...ndexURL=0&rd=1 ....and here is what I received: [img]http://communities.msn.com/_Secure/0NQAAAJ0RzsIpwBGESgSaw9cGlNbtmfgFKFlGdQruiG5qOUDZKvdVF3PkNOETdKYwraMgrqhz0snQjdipmfA/Pan-Crud.JPG[/img] [img]http://communities.msn.com/_Secure/0NQBOBtQRX81J6Jo1Ed8YEDm2xcwyuDI1s8nic6t314TprugbrIdhfCC8Zf1VWdNBZToP5de!jUsE8vUvi8g/old-seal.JPG[/img] Anyone want to try and convince me that this has been rebuilt? ------------------ 72 GMC 3/4 4X4 350/350 67 Camaro 454/M22 (Soon to be 427/700R4) [This message has been edited by breeh (edited March 21, 2002).] __________________ 68 Short Fleet 4x4; 427; BTO Level 3 700R4; NP205; Dana 60 front and rear; 4" lift with 35's; Disc brakes; AGR variable ratio steering; factory bucket seats; factory tach and tilt. "Friends call me cruzer cuz I like fast cars and fast women"

03-21-2002, 11:29 PM	#2
68chevy Registered User Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Pikeville, KY Posts: 277	did you get just the pan??? if not the stuff inside the pan looks pretty bad ------------------ http://68chevy0.tripod.com/68stepside/ 68 Chevy c10 swb stepside 3/5 drop sbc 305/700r4 tranny 3:07 rear gears 17x8 eagle alloy wheels Pikeville,Kentucky __________________ http://68chevy0.tripod.com/68stepside/ 68 Chevy c10 swb stepside 4/7 drop sbc 305 edlebrock performer camp/intake/600cfm ec carb 700r4 tranny 3:07 rear gears 17x8 eagle alloy wheels Pikeville,Kentucky

03-21-2002, 11:32 PM	#3
breeh Recovering 67-72 Addict Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: North Bend, WA Posts: 1,788	I became suspicious because the outside was so filthy so I dropped the pan and that is what I found. ------------------ 72 GMC 3/4 4X4 350/350 67 Camaro 454/M22 (Soon to be 427/700R4) __________________ 68 Short Fleet 4x4; 427; BTO Level 3 700R4; NP205; Dana 60 front and rear; 4" lift with 35's; Disc brakes; AGR variable ratio steering; factory bucket seats; factory tach and tilt. "Friends call me cruzer cuz I like fast cars and fast women"

03-21-2002, 11:33 PM	#4
BIG ORANGE Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Lancaster S.C. Posts: 4,745	Man that is awfull! ------------------ BIG ORANGE 1971 SUBURBAN 1970/90-Little Buck's Truck (ONE DAY) USED TRUCK PARTS 4 SALE __________________ Things happen for a reason!

03-21-2002, 11:34 PM	#5
dave's70 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: comox, british columbia Posts: 110	Was timmy involed? ------------------ 70 C-10 350 with weind intake,eldelbrock carb,HEI,305 heads,and a mild cam __________________ 70 C-10 350 with weind intake,eldelbrock carb,HEI,305 heads,a mild cam. also a blazer tank w/bed fill,shaved stake pockets and tailgate

03-21-2002, 11:37 PM	#6
breeh Recovering 67-72 Addict Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: North Bend, WA Posts: 1,788	Do you mean Tim Fury? ------------------ 72 GMC 3/4 4X4 350/350 67 Camaro 454/M22 (Soon to be 427/700R4) __________________ 68 Short Fleet 4x4; 427; BTO Level 3 700R4; NP205; Dana 60 front and rear; 4" lift with 35's; Disc brakes; AGR variable ratio steering; factory bucket seats; factory tach and tilt. "Friends call me cruzer cuz I like fast cars and fast women"

03-21-2002, 11:42 PM	#7
Gee_Emm Account Suspended Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,002	Yah sure it says in the auction that it was rebuilt, but the key is "when was it rebuilt?" I would be leary bidding on anything that they dont show an actual picture of. ------------------ 1969 Chevrolet Custom Camper 20 350/400 70k original miles They have the Internet on Computers now? --Homer Simpson Gee_Emm's Page Help me get my truck on a soda bottle!!!!!

03-21-2002, 11:51 PM	#8
71Chev Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Indiana Posts: 3,074	I looked at the guys feedback. Not one auction for a complete tranny, but you can only see feedback for his auctions back to 12/19/01. Lots of servos though. ------------------ 71 Chevy CST Long Fleet 350/350/3.07 leaf rear. Email: truckparts67_72@yahoo.com __________________ 71 Chevy CST Long Fleet 350/350/3.07 leaf rear.

03-22-2002, 12:06 AM	#9
breeh Recovering 67-72 Addict Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: North Bend, WA Posts: 1,788	I looked at his feedback too. I didn't think that I would have to comb through everyone of his transactions to see every deal that he made. I guess that I will from now on. That is if I ever make another purchase that large again on E-Bay. __________________ 68 Short Fleet 4x4; 427; BTO Level 3 700R4; NP205; Dana 60 front and rear; 4" lift with 35's; Disc brakes; AGR variable ratio steering; factory bucket seats; factory tach and tilt. "Friends call me cruzer cuz I like fast cars and fast women"

03-22-2002, 12:25 AM	#10
71Chev Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Indiana Posts: 3,074	Don't take this the wrong way. But I would have liked to see atleast one positive feedback in the last 90 days for a complete tranny, before bidding. That's just me Sorry no words of advice, I haven't had a bad expererience on Ebay yet. Have you contacted the seller? ------------------ 71 Chevy CST Long Fleet 350/350/3.07 leaf rear. Email: truckparts67_72@yahoo.com __________________ 71 Chevy CST Long Fleet 350/350/3.07 leaf rear.

03-22-2002, 12:50 AM	#11
gmc383 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Post Falls, Idaho Posts: 381	I to have no words of advice, but want you to know that I have been burned before and I feel for you. Gotta trust in Karma. Thats what stops me from taking out my rage in these types of situations. Just my 2 cents

03-22-2002, 02:00 AM	#12
nroden Registered User Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Springfield, MO Posts: 1,098	Hmm... thats not good. Seems like a lot of crooks in the Chevy Truck part business lately. ------------------ Nick Rodenberg Wellington, MO http://nickrod.port5.com You can click on "My 72 Chevy Truck" I have a 72 Cheyenne 10 with a V8 350 and a TH-350 auto-tranny. White/Ochre/White Runs well... working on body. Hoping to have completed in March when I turn 16 __________________ Nick Rodenberg 72 Cheyenne 10 V8 350/TH350 white/ochre/white/ochre, ochre/saddle interior Retired and in the dry... still runs. I now drive Red '01 Ford Focus... better MPG!!!

03-22-2002, 02:29 AM	#13
dropped72shortbed Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 303	ebay protects you against fraud for up to $200, how did you pay? paypal? money order? if you can prove you paid and that the item is not as stated you can get ebay to fork over up to $200. might help in getting that tranny fixed up a bit. got to ebay and check out safeharbor and you can file a fraud claim. __________________ Blake A. - Huntington Beach CA 72 c10 swb 5/5 drop, 350/350, partialy shaved, soon to be 5/7 on 20s.

03-22-2002, 10:01 AM	#14
stllookn Saving 1 truck at a time! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Kent, WA Posts: 6,463	Report him to eBay, do the negative feedback, check with the BBB in his town and file a complaint with them. Go the extra mile to make sure you do everything to protect the next potential victim. __________________ '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 400/TH400 '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 468/TH400w/buckets '72 C20 Halfhorn (Longhorn w/o cab and front clip) '69 Flxible Cruiser (look up ugly in the dictionary)

03-22-2002, 11:05 AM	#15
nucleus Account Suspended Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: U$A Posts: 896	I always check feedback, to the point of checking the feedback of those who've left negative comments. This usually gives you some idea of who you are dealing with. If the seller doesn't have much feedback, you're going out on a limb. Disregarding more than a couple of negatives (and I mean 1 or 2) and you are inviting trouble. My single negative feedback was posted by a guy I bought something from that turned out to be broken. I tried to get him to take it back but he never responded to my emails. So I posted negative and the prick turned around and posted negative for me even though he had my money. Then again I've met some really nice, honest people on ebay. You never know ... I'd say the crooks run about 1 in 40 or 50. Not bad considering there is no human contact or inspection of goods. ------------------ : 69 C20 : anything with tits or wheels is nothing but trouble ... [This message has been edited by nucleus (edited March 22, 2002).]



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03-23-2002, 03:28 AM	#16
Project1970 14.1 @ 96MPH Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 2,811	PayPal is a JOKE when it comes to getting screwed. Dead serious. If you got SOMETHING, they don't care. I bought a CD-RW drive off of someone and paid with PayPal. It was sold as guarnateed working drive. Of course, it won't read or burn a single disc I put in it. He won't take it back, and when I went to PayPal, they didn't care, because I got a drive. In your case...you got a transmission, PayPal doesn't care if you got a working transmission or not. By the way...anyone on the board near Alamogordo, NM, feel like paying this kid a visit? You could have most of the $35 he owes me for your trouble... I'd rather that money be in the hands of a boardmember than a thief. =) ------------------ Project 1970 - soon to be seen at http://milhouse.treylis.org:81/ __________________ Project1970 - LS1 Swap Complete!

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