It is just a constant that goes on almost EVERY day

[stainlessenginecovers]

So I ask all you sellers that know nothing about cars (or those that do is good to) ...

If you owned a 1996 Corvette, would you buy a part for a 1996 Cadillac Fleetwood? 

[ebooksdiva]

I don't know much about cars but what I do know parts for different makes and models are not interchangeable. So my answer is no, because the parts won't fit.

It's a no brainer.

[chevymontecarlo88]

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@stainlessenginecovers wrote:

So I ask all you sellers that know nothing about cars (or those that do is good to) ...

If you owned a 1996 Corvette, would you buy a part for a 1996 Cadillac Fleetwood? 

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That would depend on whether or not I also owned a 1996 Cadillac Fleetwood. 😀

Perhaps the customer is using that as an excuse to return the item without paying for the return shipping.

[dbfolks166mt]

     Depends on if the parts were  interchangeable. 

[tobaccocardyahoo]

If I was as dim as some people, if the part for the Cadillac appeared in a search for the Corvette part, it could happen.

There is no IQ test required to buy on Ebay. There is no requirement to be proficient in the language the listing appears in. either.

That is why the majority of the items I sell are 4 ounces and under, and 98% are under a pound.

Damage control.

[silverstatetreasureboxes]

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@stainlessenginecovers wrote:

If you owned a 1996 Corvette, would you buy a part for a 1996 Cadillac Fleetwood? 

Oh, Oh I got this one.....

NO!

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[frankenhobbit]

Are they not both GM? I would imagine that there are some parts that are interchangeable. That said, you would think they would verify. I think the issue is more likely that the buyer SEARCHED for 1996 Corvette and Ebay served up the caddy part. Also, doesn't eBay advertise  something about a 'guaranteed fit'?

It's feasible that the two things combined made the buyer think the part would fit. They searched for a part, ebay showed them a list of parts, they picked one because ebay say it fits......

Just a theory. Or of course, they just didn't read it properly.  They search, get a list, see a good price and Buy it Now. Who needs to read a description?

[janet9988]

I guess I would ask.... how can you sell something labeled using the Corvette brand when you hand make the item yourself?

[stainlessenginecovers]

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@tobaccocardyahoo wrote:

If I was as dim as some people, if the part for the Cadillac appeared in a search for the Corvette part, it could happen.

There is no IQ test required to buy on Ebay. There is no requirement to be proficient in the language the listing appears in. either.

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@tobaccocardyahoo  Good thought; so I searched (different computer, never signed on) and input 'Corvette Engine Chrome' and then input "1996 Corvette" as 'my car' (for the guaranteed fit program) and NOTHING but Corvette stuff came up, over 600 items.

Reason I figured it would've worked this way is because every item I sell has the 'fitment' of the correct vehicles checked off (so Fleetwood only has 'Fleetwood, Caprice, Roadmaster, Impala (which is what is known by Chevrolet as the 'B Bodies' (Camaro/Firebird are 'F Bodies'; Corvette is G Body (not shared with any other car by GM)

[stainlessenginecovers]

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@frankenhobbit wrote:

Are they not both GM? I would imagine that there are some parts that are interchangeable. That said, you would think they would verify. I think the issue is more likely that the buyer SEARCHED for 1996 Corvette and Ebay served up the caddy part. Also, doesn't eBay advertise  something about a 'guaranteed fit'?

It's feasible that the two things combined made the buyer think the part would fit. They searched for a part, ebay showed them a list of parts, they picked one because ebay say it fits......

Just a theory. Or of course, they just didn't read it properly.  They search, get a list, see a good price and Buy it Now. Who needs to read a description?

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@frankenhobbit yes, the guaranteed fit program you have to input your EXACT car and the Corvette and Cadillac are a.) different divisions b.) obviously different bodies, frames, engines, transmissions etc.) and basically VERY few GM cars 'share' the same things

and...I'm not even expecting people to read a description anymore, but I though they would at least comprehend the first 4 words of a Title??

[stainlessenginecovers]

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@janet9988 wrote:

I guess I would ask.... how can you sell something labeled using the Corvette brand when you hand make the item yourself?

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@janet9988 you can 'make parts' to FIT a specific car, and state so (just like Gates makes hoses/belts for every car under the sun for 100 years; Champion has made Spark Plugs the same way)- you just cannot use their Logo, or their Name etched ON the product etc. without licensing (I know, used to buy from Licensed Dealerships listing 'emblems' for cars right here from Ebay, and their listings stated 'licensed GM' but as soon as I put that emblem on my items, they were VERO'd. 

'Fitting' is ok, which is all I do. 

[tobaccocardyahoo]

@stainlessenginecovers 

Unfortunately, the best match results are buyer specific and based on the buyer's history may include results you did not see when not logged in to the buyer's account.

This wrong result issue is not unique to Ebay, it occurs on other marketplaces with more robust fitment guides as well.

[stainlessenginecovers]

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@chevymontecarlo88 wrote:

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@stainlessenginecovers wrote:

So I ask all you sellers that know nothing about cars (or those that do is good to) ...

If you owned a 1996 Corvette, would you buy a part for a 1996 Cadillac Fleetwood? 

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That would depend on whether or not I also owned a 1996 Cadillac Fleetwood. 😀

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@chevymontecarlo88 That's what I ask and have to send this message out many times a month "...the A you bought does not fit B and the C you bought does not fit D so just wanted to confirm, do have both vehicles?

Since I build to order, I don't build and ship out what I know will become a return because 'it don't fit'. I will message, if no response, go to the transaction and get their email and phone number, send an email telling them to 'check your ebay messages, problem with your order' and if no answer by day 2, I'll call them.

So far, it's worked, but it has been such a constant lately. 

This 'last one' (the Corvette vs Cadillac Fleetwood) I had to do step 2, email them, they responded "I have a 1996 Corvette". I really wanted to say; ok, then why are you ordering parts for a Cadillac? You do realize these are 2 very different vehicles- like ordering parts for a 1953 Volkswagen Bus for your Corvette...

but I just say 'ok, thanks'. 

[stainlessenginecovers]

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@dbfolks166mt wrote:

     Depends on if the parts were  interchangeable. 

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@dbfolks166mt If they were, I mark all vehicles that something fits on the fitment chart. So, if the Title, The Fitment Chart and the Written Description all state Cadillac and do NOT state Corvette, I still don't get what people are thinking. 

[a_c_green]

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@stainlessenginecovers wrote:

So I ask all you sellers that know nothing about cars (or those that do is good to) ...

If you owned a 1996 Corvette, would you buy a part for a 1996 Cadillac Fleetwood?

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Obviously it would depend on the part. A fender? No. A door handle? Maybe. A controller for one of the internal systems? Sure, if the part numbers match. 

I go by part numbers, not what the seller thinks it is. For example, I saved a bunch of money by finding a replacement Accessory Control Module for my 1993 Bonneville by buying it from a seller who thought it was a much cheaper Powertrain Control Module for a later Buick. The part number was prominently displayed on the casing in the photo, and fortunately the seller had listed the part number, even though he guessed wrong on all the other details, and apparently did not know that the part was shared among many other GM divisions, models and years.