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Resolved! Stories from the Past - Craftsman vs Snap On

For 20 years, the Snap On truck stopped at my shop and tried to get me to buy their tools. I had Craftsman everything except for the diagnostic tools which I actually did not buy directly through Snap On. I found that the cost for Craftsman was far l...

CARTER FUEL PUMP

Does anyone know what a Carter M7295 fuel pump fits?

Stories from the Past - No Packing Peanuts!

Styrofoam packing peanuts appeared on the scene and were always a royal pain when you received items packed with those things. We had a strict policy of not accepting packages with packing peanuts inside. Why? Consider the mess that it made opening a...

Cancelar Pedido

Bom dia, pretendo cancelar um pedido e não consigo. Sigo todos os passos indicados, mas quando insiro o n.º do item aparece a seguinte mensagem: Não foi possível encontrar nenhum item que corresponda à sua pesquisa.Tente pesquisar novamente ou exiba ...

Stories from the Past - OEM Transmission Fluid

Over the years, it became clear to me that no auto manufacturer makes their own transmission fluid. Instead, they have the oil company formulate the fluid based upon their engineering standards. The cost of going to the dealer to obtain "fluid" versu...

Stories from the Past - Runs Out of Gas

Years ago I had a buyer on a Volvo 760 that came over from Atlanta to pick up the vehicle. The car was clean and serviced, so off they go. About two hours later, I get a call that the car quit running just outside of Atlanta. The explanation was that...

Stories from the Past - Trying to Rip Off the Dealer

When I first started selling back in 1998, I had two would-be customers pull similar stunts trying to rip me off. Both stories centered around "taking the car to a mechanic" prior to purchase. Being new to the business, I agreed. First "scammer" took...

Stories from the Past - Lost Title

Many years ago, I had a customer come into town and pick up a vehicle. The customer stayed the night in a local hotel about six miles up the road. When vehicles were delivered, each and every piece of paperwork was signed for and initialed by the buy...

Stories from the Past - Volkswagen Beetle

Over the years selling cars, I had quite a few of the Original Beetle models. Coming from Alabama, Georgia, Florida, etc. these things were in incredibly great condition. One such example, I recall, the customer sent me a message after winning the bi...

Inconsiderate seller

I found a carburetor auction that said it was a dated carburetor in the description and title, the seller had numerous pictures but none of the date stamp. So I wrote to the seller and asked "Can you post pic of date stamp? Thanks." He wrote that he ...

Auto purchase with miles higher than advertised.

I bought a car on Ebay from a dealer. I am also a licensed dealer. It was advertised with 30k miles. The seller confirmed this. The AutoCheck provided by Ebay also confirmed this. Once I received the car I had to do some reconditioning before I sold ...

listing fees

If i understand this correctly, If I choose the $95.00 package, I will only be charged that amount and nothing more whether my travel trailer sells or not. Is that right?

Cancel a cancellation

Can I ask to stop a cancellation of a item ordered

Ruined Collector car overview page

Thank you Ebay for ruining a layout ive been comfortable with for 20yrs. I loved being able to see all of the collector car models to choose from on on page. Stop pushing the ebay motors app, the entire page is an ad for the app. Whoever was in charg...

Can you help me ID this BIANCHI Moto gas tank?

I got this antique tank at an antique store and the tag said it was from the 30's but they were not certain. I would really like to know which bike it came from before I list it. Thanks in advance.