RE: E-BAy offerings

["Erkson, Toby" <toby.erkson@intel.com>]

<x-charset iso-8859-1>Here's my input:
  Boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!

Be different and READ everything!  This means read the e-Screw-You-Over-Bay
rules and regulations.  Carefully read what the seller is offering and don't
believe it unless you know it to be factual yourself.  Set a maximum bid
that you feel is reasonable and stick to it.  If there's something you
really want, don't start your bidding until the auction is almost
over...yep, because some people won't bid at all and will just wait until
the LAST MINUTE and then begin their bidding.  This is when a fast
connection is essential if you want to out-bid somebody during those last
seconds.

When e-Screw-You-Over-Bay first came out I did buy a couple of things from
it.  But after a few auctions of cut-throat bidding and hearing about others
not receiving parts after paying or their condition was grossly
mis-represented and other problems I decided to just get out.

The idea of e-Screw-You-Over-Bay is a good one but it can't completely
protect you from some of the losers who are in there.  There are honest
people in there, and some who think they're honest, but to me everybody in
there sounds like your "good buddy Bob the used car salesman"!  It's a great
capitalistic machine where greed, er I mean, money is the absolute ruler (I
think this is my biggest peeve about it).

Buyer BEWARE is my best advice.  Goooooood luck as well!

   Toby Erkson
   air_cooled_nut@pobox.com
   '72 VW Squareback 1.6L bored and stroked to 2.0L, Berg five-speed
   '95 VW Jetta III GL 2.0L, P-Chip, Jamex suspension, 2.25" MagnaFlow
exhaust, etc.
   Portland, Oregon, http://www.icbm.org/

>-----Original Message-----
>I see quite a bit being said about items offered on E-bay and it sounds
that 
>is where I could be looking for some of the items I need. How does it work 
>and is just one site or are there categories where one could search for 
>particular. Does one have to become a registered member or can anyone make
a 
>purchase. All new to me and I have never done anything like this before
even 
>I have "tinkered" on various vehicles for years. Any input would be greatly

>appreciated.

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