Re: I didn't expect to see one on ebay this soon

On or around Tue, 07 Dec 2004 10:38:52 +0000, Mr.Nice.
<mr.nice@*nospam*clara.co.uk> enlightened us thusly:

>Disco 3 on ebay
>http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=29748&item=4507843690
>
>http://makeashorterlink.com/?W1B0216F9
>
>I didn't expect to see one there this soon..

5 hours to go and no bids, unless he's taking the **** on the price unduly,
that surprises me slightly.

mind, 's a bummer of a decision (assuming the story to be true), keep the
new toy (motor) or recoup the money for to buy the house.

"Austin Shackles" wrote ...
after, Mr.Nice.
enlightened us thusly:
>
>>Disco 3 on ebay
>>http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=29748&item=4507843690
>>
>>http://makeashorterlink.com/?W1B0216F9
>>
>>I didn't expect to see one there this soon..
>
> 5 hours to go and no bids, unless he's taking the **** on the price
> unduly,
> that surprises me slightly. ((SNIP))

I thought that, and then I thought, if you wanted that car and were
contemplating spending that sort of money would you be looking at EBay.

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Bob
In Runnymede, 17 miles West of London

On Tue, 07 Dec 2004 13:23:48 +0000, Austin Shackles
<[email protected]> wrote:

>On or around Tue, 07 Dec 2004 10:38:52 +0000, Mr.Nice.
><mr.nice@*nospam*clara.co.uk> enlightened us thusly:
>
>>Disco 3 on ebay
>>http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=29748&item=4507843690
>>
>>http://makeashorterlink.com/?W1B0216F9
>>
>>I didn't expect to see one there this soon..
>
>5 hours to go and no bids, unless he's taking the **** on the price unduly,
>that surprises me slightly.
>
>mind, 's a bummer of a decision (assuming the story to be true), keep the
>new toy (motor) or recoup the money for to buy the house.

Hmmm...

Previous feedback (all positive) shows that he's no stranger to
selling Land Rovers, so suspect he might just be a speculator on
someone looking to jump the waiting list. Or maybe not.

It's also odd that he has positive feedback twice, from two different
buyers, on exactly the same car....


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'58 Series 2 88" aka "Stig"
'77 101FC Ambulance aka "Burrt"
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On or around Tue, 07 Dec 2004 18:20:58 +0000, Tim Hobbs
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>
>Previous feedback (all positive) shows that he's no stranger to
>selling Land Rovers, so suspect he might just be a speculator on
>someone looking to jump the waiting list. Or maybe not.
>
>It's also odd that he has positive feedback twice, from two different
>buyers, on exactly the same car....

mind, there is a comment about a forged bankers draft, so maybe that was the
one he alludes to...

I see he's relisted the D3, with the same starting price. If I were him,
I'd have a lower starting price and a reserve. my observation is that
things with a high starting price don't attract bids.

Tim Hobbs wrote:

> Previous feedback (all positive) shows that he's no stranger to
> selling Land Rovers, so suspect he might just be a speculator on
> someone looking to jump the waiting list. Or maybe not.
>
> It's also odd that he has positive feedback twice, from two different
> buyers, on exactly the same car....

I suspect (but don't know for sure) that the seller is Adam Ogden, the
guy who runs www.air-suspension.co.uk. The BD13 postcode certainly puts
it in about the right place. He seems to be a decent bloke from the
couple of brief times I've met him when he's entered his 90 with air
suspension in YORC trials.

Paul

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http://www.repton.org/

"Tim Hobbs" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> Hmmm...
>
> Previous feedback (all positive) shows that he's no stranger to
> selling Land Rovers, so suspect he might just be a speculator on
> someone looking to jump the waiting list. Or maybe not.
>
> It's also odd that he has positive feedback twice, from two different
> buyers, on exactly the same car....

Tim:

Don't forget the black size 14 leotard. That's one big person?

On Wednesday, in article <zyttd.5598$Wy.1303@trndny06>
[email protected] "Jack Kerouac" wrote:

> "Tim Hobbs" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> >
> > Hmmm...
> >
> > Previous feedback (all positive) shows that he's no stranger to
> > selling Land Rovers, so suspect he might just be a speculator on
> > someone looking to jump the waiting list. Or maybe not.
> >
> > It's also odd that he has positive feedback twice, from two different
> > buyers, on exactly the same car....
>
> Tim:
>
> Don't forget the black size 14 leotard. That's one big person?

My approximate recollection is that the size would have fit Marilyn
Monroe.


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On Wed, 08 Dec 2004 02:21:19 GMT, "Jack Kerouac"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>
>"Tim Hobbs" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>>
>> Hmmm...
>>
>> Previous feedback (all positive) shows that he's no stranger to
>> selling Land Rovers, so suspect he might just be a speculator on
>> someone looking to jump the waiting list. Or maybe not.
>>
>> It's also odd that he has positive feedback twice, from two different
>> buyers, on exactly the same car....
>
>Tim:
>
>Don't forget the black size 14 leotard. That's one big person?
>

I first read that as a black size 14 leopard.

Which is actually less odd than the mental image of a bearded bloke
driving a 90 whilst wearing a black leotard...


--

Tim Hobbs

'58 Series 2 88" aka "Stig"
'77 101FC Ambulance aka "Burrt"
'03 Volvo V70

My Landies? http://www.seriesii.co.uk
Barcoding? http://www.bartec-systems.com
Tony Luckwill web archive at http://www.luckwill.com

On Tue, 07 Dec 2004 18:20:58 +0000, Tim Hobbs
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Previous feedback (all positive) shows that he's no stranger to
>selling Land Rovers, so suspect he might just be a speculator on
>someone looking to jump the waiting list. Or maybe not.

I'f forgotten you mentioned that before.

I learned an interesting 'income' one of my friends has developed over
the last few years 'trading' pre-orders...

On Wed, 08 Dec 2004 22:56:31 +0000, Tim Hobbs
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Which is actually less odd than the mental image of a bearded bloke
>driving a 90 whilst wearing a black leotard...

Ludicrous. I prefer lycra miself...

On Thu, 09 Dec 2004 20:30:32 +0000, Mother <"@ {m} @"@101fc.net>
wrote:

>On Tue, 07 Dec 2004 18:20:58 +0000, Tim Hobbs
><[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>Previous feedback (all positive) shows that he's no stranger to
>>selling Land Rovers, so suspect he might just be a speculator on
>>someone looking to jump the waiting list. Or maybe not.
>
>I'f forgotten you mentioned that before.
>
>I learned an interesting 'income' one of my friends has developed over
>the last few years 'trading' pre-orders...

If you've got a bit of cash and a lot of bottle you can do rather well
I would imagine. I think the new BMW X3 sold six months of UK supply
before anyone had even seen the damned thing.

From memory I think I put down £500 to get on the list for an S-Type
Jag (in the very early days). So you wouldn't really have to put down
an awful lot of cash and I suspect 100% returns over six months would
be achievable. And you don't even have to decide the spec until a few
weeks before delivery, so you can change colour and spec.


--

Tim Hobbs

'58 Series 2 88" aka "Stig"
'77 101FC Ambulance aka "Burrt"
'03 Volvo V70

My Landies? http://www.seriesii.co.uk
Barcoding? http://www.bartec-systems.com
Tony Luckwill web archive at http://www.luckwill.com