Here's another moral dilemma for y'all
11-23-2010, 11:32 PM
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Goofball, I'm sure it's the eBay add. I have to rely on Autocheck that eBay provides for details on history and salvaged title. Is that 100% correct in this contest?
I'm leaning towards posting an eBay link in Classifieds and asking the seller if it's the car. Let him disclose what he wants, I guess.
I'm leaning towards posting an eBay link in Classifieds and asking the seller if it's the car. Let him disclose what he wants, I guess.
11-23-2010, 11:39 PM
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That's true - the eBay add is very detailed and pretty forthcoming, including descriptions, photos, even phone number for personal contact,.
Actually, I would really applaud the seller for an add like that. Which makes Rennlist add even more surprising.
Actually, I would really applaud the seller for an add like that. Which makes Rennlist add even more surprising.
11-23-2010, 11:41 PM
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I think your approach of responding to the ad by saying "it appears to have been salvaged twice" is appropriate. Carfax is not infallible. Admittedly, the chances of it not showing an accident that happened are probably greater than reporting an accident that didn't happen, but I personally know of at least one instance of Carfax saying a car had a salvage title that had never been in an accident. Just think about where the data comes from and the potential key punch errors entering a VIN.
11-24-2010, 12:05 AM
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So, would you reply to the For Sale post with a note "This car appears to have been salvaged twice"?
BTW, if anyone is interested, it's the red BMW 540i in the Member to Member. And eBay link is here: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2001-...t_56935wt_1196
BTW, if anyone is interested, it's the red BMW 540i in the Member to Member. And eBay link is here: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2001-...t_56935wt_1196
11-24-2010, 04:17 AM
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I'd suggest the lack of four exhausts doesn't quite achieve the cosmetically accurate M5 look either, as well as the aforementioned mentioned wheels and instrument cluster!
When I had my E39 M5 one of the mods on the M5 board had an E39 M5 with a 520d badge on it..... Now that's cool! There's also a guy in London with a 518i badge on his E39 M5.
Maybe I should put a 912 badge on my 993?
When I had my E39 M5 one of the mods on the M5 board had an E39 M5 with a 520d badge on it..... Now that's cool! There's also a guy in London with a 518i badge on his E39 M5.
Maybe I should put a 912 badge on my 993?
11-24-2010, 11:26 AM
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honesty and upfront should be the only acceptable behaviors. I believe in holding people to the highest standard and calling out anyone's actions/behavior that that is questionable. we can not tolerate anything less or we contribute to society's degradation. simple moral code.
11-24-2010, 12:07 PM
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Interesting. One of 993 good guys pointed the eBay and history to the seller in that classified thread. The seller said yep, that's the car, that's the history.
Doesn't seem to be a bad guy at all. Just a little strange to me to handle things that way.
Doesn't seem to be a bad guy at all. Just a little strange to me to handle things that way.
11-24-2010, 12:10 PM
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11-24-2010, 12:55 PM
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Haha! I thought about putting a 525 badge on my 540 Touring, but the difference between them isn't enough to make it amusing to me. On the other hand, putting one on a M5 is pretty awesome.
11-24-2010, 01:15 PM
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I could go either way in this dilemma. If you found out about the salvage through Carfax or the like, then you could rightly assume that any reasonably prudent buyer would do the same. No harm, no foul.
But sure, you can proactively warn people about a misleading ad too. No biggie either way.
But sure, you can proactively warn people about a misleading ad too. No biggie either way.
11-24-2010, 02:31 PM
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Well I just added my 2 cents over on his post.
Yes, any buyer should do his due diligence, but on the same token, any seller should be forthcoming about the condition of the car, especially when it's easy to find out with a little digging. Otherwise you run the risk of looking like a dishonest scumbag, fair or not.
Yes, any buyer should do his due diligence, but on the same token, any seller should be forthcoming about the condition of the car, especially when it's easy to find out with a little digging. Otherwise you run the risk of looking like a dishonest scumbag, fair or not.