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> Bought a part here that was blatently misreprsented, How would you feel ??
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post May 1 2014, 04:33 PM
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Seller said, Once he paid for it, it was HIS. What's he going to do? Chance leaving it and being out $200 AND the part?

Seller will refund ONLY if the lid gets back 1200 miles to its starting point. Is it wise to spend $240 in gas and 2 days time?

No matter what, the lid still has rust.
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post May 1 2014, 04:35 PM
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QUOTE('73-914kid @ May 1 2014, 02:48 PM) *

So there is a little bit of surface rust, and some rust at the seam. It honestly seems very clean to my eyes, but the pictures are sirAndy quality..

I'm confused why this has become such a big issue though. You drove up to pick up a trunk lid, and to visit your daughter, but couldn't meet up with her.. so you look at the trunk lid, and it's not up to snuff in your opinion.. At that point, I would head home and cut my losses for the weekend.

Why go through the hassle of driving it back, and going through all of this? He offered you a full refund.. Take it, and move on, or sell it on to someone else local. From what I have seen, that is indeed worth at least $200.

Just my $0.02. I don't like confrontations, so I would rather just cut my losses and head home, rather than drive back with a part I wasn't happy with and go through this mess IMO.


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post May 1 2014, 04:54 PM
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I agree with Scotty B, I think that could be prepped, cleaned and jambed for your concourse restoration all day long as it should be done that way anyways. If you're doing a "concourse" restoration I would think every single inch of that car top and bottom would be done so you know every square inch of the car as well as document it. It' looks very clean to me for a 40 plus year panel IMO and my .02......
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post May 1 2014, 04:56 PM
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post May 1 2014, 05:15 PM
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There might be about 3,000 of those in the southern California area sitting on shelves....maybe keep looking?
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post May 1 2014, 05:20 PM
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I was expecting the pics to show the lid looking pretty bad. Looked pretty good to me, even for CA. I agree with Scotty
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post May 1 2014, 05:20 PM
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I bought 914-6 front torsion bars from a guy. They turned out to be painted (over the rust) 911 units. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)
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post May 1 2014, 05:24 PM
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I bought 914-6 front torsion bars from a guy. They turned out to be painted (over the rust) 911 units. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)

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post May 1 2014, 05:28 PM
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I had the bad luck of dealing with that seller too.
He misrepresent an engine and a crank he had for sale. When I asked this seller to support his representations in the add he was very evasive and finally asked the moderator to delete my posts. More specifically, I asked him for a dyno chart to prove his engine was what he claimed.

The lid is rusty and had been misrepresent. That is not minor rust and I wouldn't mount that on my car.

But I'm sure that the seller being who he is, won't change his attitude and will continue to claim it's the buyer's problem. Some people are incapable to change.

Sorry for your loss.
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post May 1 2014, 05:51 PM
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post May 1 2014, 05:58 PM
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I don't get it...$200 for the purchase, $240 in gas plus the cost of a hotel room.

This COULDN'T have been the only engine lid close to you. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/WTF.gif)
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post May 1 2014, 06:19 PM
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End the drama. Someone will buy it from you the minute it goes in the classifieds. I have to go with what I see and not in person. On this old a car it's just a little rust to buff down, treat, paint.

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post May 1 2014, 06:20 PM
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I bought it because it was suppose to be 'Straight and NO Rust". . and this was the first one I found . . that was my motivating factor. . . so many lids have had condensation accumulate inside over the years and the water drips into the rear lower lip inside the framework, and they become ticking time bombs. . . often the first issue is rust bubble coming thru the outside paint at the very lowest rear lip oft, more likely in the center above the lock assembly. . .
Here's an example that was repaired 3 years ago, cut out and leaded in and it is coming back'
see little bubble in upper right corner.
Rust is like an Ex. . it never completely goes away. .


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post May 1 2014, 06:35 PM
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QUOTE(Valy @ May 1 2014, 03:28 PM) *

I had the bad luck of dealing with that seller too.
He misrepresent an engine and a crank he had for sale. When I asked this seller to support his representations in the add he was very evasive and finally asked the moderator to delete my posts. More specifically, I asked him for a dyno chart to prove his engine was what he claimed.

The lid is rusty and had been misrepresent. That is not minor rust and I wouldn't mount that on my car.

But I'm sure that the seller being who he is, won't change his attitude and will continue to claim it's the buyer's problem. Some people are incapable to change.

Sorry for your loss.


That's a lie. You've never purchased anything from me. Your posts were deleted without me asking because you were violating the classified rules.
You've got a hard on for mr Raby. That's fine, jake can take care of himself. I wasn't evasive, I just wasn't going to take the bait and get into a discussion on a classified ad.
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post May 1 2014, 07:12 PM
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Seems to me that this got a lot worse because the buyer took possession of the part. if it was not up to par he should have left it and asked for a refund. Most of us here are doing this for a hobby and the money is not as important as reputations. Please use common sense when buying and selling so we can have more fun posts and less stupid ones.
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post May 1 2014, 07:18 PM
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Nothing else to see here, I'm locking this thead
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post May 1 2014, 07:42 PM
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Not much good coming from this. Tool guy I'll buy the lid & pay you for your time. This is just going over the top. Both of you are upset. Who hasn't made a trip to buy something rust free. I've wasted way to much money making trips to buys 914's. Only to find obvious issues that were held back. I walked away pissed off but without the 914 or the part. I can see both sides so let's finish this. Let me help you both out. Let's just stop with the he said stuff from everyone. This thread is going nowhere good (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)
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post May 1 2014, 07:51 PM
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Not happy return it and get you're $$ back.
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Not much good coming from this. Tool guy I'll buy the lid & pay you for your time. This is just going over the top. Both of you are upset. Who hasn't made a trip to buy something rust free. I've wasted way to much money making trips to buys 914's. Only to find obvious issues that were held back. I walked away pissed off but without the 914 or the part. I can see both sides so let's finish this. Let me help you both out. Let's just stop with the he said stuff from everyone. This thread is going nowhere good (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)

You have driven a long way to find the rusty car, the. You bought it, started working on it....but wait, another one has been located...get my trailer.... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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