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  1. 01-21-2017, 08:31 PM #1
    METAVINYL
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    Buyer beware 1969 911e 119200370

    https://www.ebay.com/itm/232211459063

    I am not usually a naysayer, but I need to inform anyone that may be curious about this car. I actually purchased it 4 years ago from the current seller. Turned out to be the worst buying experience of all time and I was eventually able to return the car. The pictures have not been updated since then. Same pictures. Same seller.

    When I received the car the engine was literally seized despite being marketed as a strong runner. I was told it was numbers matching, however, the engine was not. In addition, the car had clearly been hit very hard and the driver's side 'A' pillar was visibly crumpled and poorly repaired.

    This is when it gets interesting. The speedometer was swapped at some point between being photograped and being shipped to me. I believe the seller was triying to cover his ass because the first thing he said when I complained that the engine was seized was "How hard have you been driving the car? What is the odometer reading?" Sure enough I received a car with more miles than the one in the photos because it had a different speedometer.

    I managed to return the car after paying shipping both ways yet was not refunded until many months and 100 emails later. Ultimately the only way I got my refund was after contacting the State of Nebraska Motor Vehicle Industry Licensing Board and opening an investigation.

    It was an epic saga that lasted nearly 6 months. Who knows if the engine has been rebuilt or merely made to run temporarily. I know this sounds like a rant, but this type of experience can only be conveyed as such. Steer clear of this seller.
    Last edited by METAVINYL; 01-22-2017 at 11:12 AM.
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