$600 fender - now $350 fender (muahahaha)

[amalventano1@comcast.net (Allyn)]

a look at the old auction yields this line:
The seller ended this listing early because of an error in the minimum bid or Reserve amount.
here is the new auction:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1719732760
Al

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Larry" <rocco16v@netzero.com>
To: "Mike VanAmburgh" <E30@iLand.net>; "Scirocco" <scirocco-L@scirocco.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2002 7:05 PM
Subject: Re: Fwd: Re: Question for seller --(re:$600 fender)


> Hit-
>   I can't see where you were in the wrong.  You didn't intend to insult the
> man.
> Somebody posts something somewhere, they are opening themselves up to being
> questioned.
> We've all had it done to us, I'm sure.
> Part of life.
> 
> Larry
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Mike VanAmburgh <E30@iLand.net>
> To: Scirocco <scirocco-L@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2002 3:21 PM
> Subject: Re: Fwd: Re: Question for seller --(re:$600 fender)
> 
> 
> > If you wouldn't do it face-to-face or on the phone, don't do it from
> > your keyboard.  If you saw an ad in your local newspaper for this fender
> > at the outrageous price, would you call him and tell him he's asking too
> > much?  Probably not.
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > brett cooke wrote:
> > >
> > > if you look at the replies, i did in no way harass this guy. i asked if
> the
> > > $600 was a misprint, and asked if i thought his price high. i replied i
> > > really don't know and that is was just more then i had paid for my car.
> > > every other reply sent by him has not been answered by me, so if
> anything
> > > he's harassing me. sending me emails that my car is not worthy of his
> parts
> > > etc, etc... i just thought it all had some comical value.
> > >   hit
> > >
> > > >From: Neal Tovsen <nealtovsen@yahoo.com>
> > > >To: brett cooke <vwscir88@hotmail.com>, scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> > > >Subject: Re: Fwd: Re: Question for seller --(re:$600 fender)
> > > >Date: Thu, 4 Apr 2002 14:04:25 -0800 (PST)
> > > >
> > > >I've been following this thread a little, and I feel I
> > > >need to make a statement.
> > > >
> > > >No offense to anyone here, but why do you care so much
> > > >as to harass this guy? If you think it's too
> > > >expensive, DON'T BID. If everyone thinks the same way
> > > >you do, he'll get the hint. It isn't necessary to
> > > >publicly embarrass him. For all you know, he
> > > >subscribes to this list.
> > > >
> > > >Something is only worth what someone is willing to
> > > >give you for it. There may be someone somewhere who is
> > > >willing to pay $600. I doubt it too, but if there is,
> > > >this guy just made a bunch of money, and his customer
> > > >has an nice NOS-OEM fender. They're happy, and entered
> > > >into the agreement of their own free will. If nobody
> > > >buys, he'll probably re-list it for less and try
> > > >again. Either way, why is it so important to you?
> > > >
> > > >I know you're not really trying to be jerks about it,
> > > >and I'm not trying to piss anyone off myself or start
> > > >a flame war. But try to think about it from their
> > > >perspective, and maybe you'll see what I mean.
> > > >
> > > >People do this all the time on VWVortex and the
> > > >i-Club, and it's part of the reason why I don't spend
> > > >much time on those sites. All it does is piss off
> > > >sellers and embarrass potential (or actual) buyers. I
> > > >just saw the worst ever example on the i-Club, which
> > > >is probably the real reason why I felt the need to
> > > >write this post.
> > > >
> > > >My local Subaru dealer carries MRT rally parts from
> > > >Australia. They're building a monster WRX for a
> > > >(admittedly wealthy) customer. It will cost over
> > > >$45,000 dollars including the car, will produce
> > > >600hp+, and involves flying MRT techs in from
> > > >Australia to do the tuning. That's a LOT of money, but
> > > >obviously someone thought it was worth it. When the
> > > >dealer posted in the interest of sharing some exciting
> > > >news about building a cool tuner car, some little
> > > >troll got on the forum and started demanding to get a
> > > >line item list of all the parts & labor because he
> > > >just couldn't see how $45k was worth it. He shit all
> > > >over something that the buyer and the seller were both
> > > >VERY excited about, and purposely tried to ruin their
> > > >day. Why? Did it make him feel better? More like a
> > > >man? I dunno. For all the people he upset, I hope
> > > >so...
> > > >
> > > >Like I said, I'm just trying show another perspective
> > > >on the situation that maybe you hadn't considered
> > > >before.
> > > >
> > > >Neal
> > > >
> > > >=====
> > > >~Neal
> > > >
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