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Joined: Nov 2002
Posts: 18,369
From: Reno, NV
Car Info: 1993/2000/2001 GF4 mostly red
Talk about once-in-a-lifetime...
I just had a Chilean national, on vacation in America, try to order parts from me at the front counter for his 1994 Honda Legend that he bought used in Japan and had shipped back to his home country 10-odd years ago.
Apparently he was in a front-end collision a while back, and parts for Legends are scarce down there, as they were never officially imported (at least that is my understanding). He thought he could get parts here cheaper and take them home with him, rather than buy parts directly from Japan and have them shipped back to Chile.
All I could do for him was Google "Honda Legend JDM parts in San Francisco, CA" and print him a copy of the first ten results.
I just had a Chilean national, on vacation in America, try to order parts from me at the front counter for his 1994 Honda Legend that he bought used in Japan and had shipped back to his home country 10-odd years ago.
Apparently he was in a front-end collision a while back, and parts for Legends are scarce down there, as they were never officially imported (at least that is my understanding). He thought he could get parts here cheaper and take them home with him, rather than buy parts directly from Japan and have them shipped back to Chile.
All I could do for him was Google "Honda Legend JDM parts in San Francisco, CA" and print him a copy of the first ten results.
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Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 15,877
From: In SoggyNoodles Low Rise Pants
Car Info: 2008 Legacy Spec-B
To start, his JDM VIN wouldn't work with my USDM parts catalog, and he wanted trim bits like a grille surround and the "H" grille logo. Also, he wanted one headlamp assembly, and the optics of it wouldn't match that of the opposite side light.
To sell him a $495 American headlamp assembly that doesn't match (never mind Chile's DOT standards being different), and has no warranty outside of the US would be taking advantage of him.
To sell him a $495 American headlamp assembly that doesn't match (never mind Chile's DOT standards being different), and has no warranty outside of the US would be taking advantage of him.
Registered User
iTrader: (12)
Joined: Nov 2002
Posts: 18,369
From: Reno, NV
Car Info: 1993/2000/2001 GF4 mostly red
To start, his JDM VIN wouldn't work with my USDM parts catalog, and he wanted trim bits like a grille surround and the "H" grille logo. Also, he wanted one headlamp assembly, and the optics of it wouldn't match that of the opposite side light.
To sell him a $495 American headlamp assembly that doesn't match (never mind Chile's DOT standards being different), and has no warranty outside of the US would be taking advantage of him.
To sell him a $495 American headlamp assembly that doesn't match (never mind Chile's DOT standards being different), and has no warranty outside of the US would be taking advantage of him.
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Joined: Jun 2003
Posts: 25,095
From: Funtown
Car Info: A limousine with a chauffer
There's no point to taking them. They're not any "fun", as in I don't get loopy or anything. All they do is take away my pain but I don't have any pain anymore. I hate taking pills and I'm running out (with no refills on this scrip) so I'm gonna have to face this sooner or later. I figure I'll get off them now, have a bunch of pills left for if I get hurt bad in the near future.
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Joined: Jun 2004
Posts: 52,306
From: Palo Alto, CA
Car Info: Something german
this doesn't sound shady at all... =P
Hello,
Thanks for your email! First of all I want to tell you that I'm not at home for the moment, I am in New York, where the car is. Because of my job I have to move all the time. The price of the car is $2,555.00 I know it may seem low, but I find it reasonable. I have no use for the car anyway, due to my job. I have a clean title ready to be signed. The car has no electrical or mechanical problems. We can use eBay Safe Pay Insurer to complete the transaction. The deal will go strictly according to eBay rules and policy. In order to start the official transaction, I need to know your details:
-full name and shipping address
As soon as I have them, I'll start the official procedure and eBay service will notify you about this. You'll also receive important guidelines and payment instructions from them. I'll handle the shipping, so this will be free of charge for you. We will use eBay Safe Pay Insurer to manage the payment because it is the safest way for both of us and also you will have 10 days to inspect the car before I receive the money. Also, a refund policy will be included
Thank you
Richard
Hello,
Thanks for your email! First of all I want to tell you that I'm not at home for the moment, I am in New York, where the car is. Because of my job I have to move all the time. The price of the car is $2,555.00 I know it may seem low, but I find it reasonable. I have no use for the car anyway, due to my job. I have a clean title ready to be signed. The car has no electrical or mechanical problems. We can use eBay Safe Pay Insurer to complete the transaction. The deal will go strictly according to eBay rules and policy. In order to start the official transaction, I need to know your details:
-full name and shipping address
As soon as I have them, I'll start the official procedure and eBay service will notify you about this. You'll also receive important guidelines and payment instructions from them. I'll handle the shipping, so this will be free of charge for you. We will use eBay Safe Pay Insurer to manage the payment because it is the safest way for both of us and also you will have 10 days to inspect the car before I receive the money. Also, a refund policy will be included
Thank you
Richard
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Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 9,351
From: pompous douchebag
Car Info: $200,000 sports car
this doesn't sound shady at all... =P
Hello,
Thanks for your email! First of all I want to tell you that I'm not at home for the moment, I am in New York, where the car is. Because of my job I have to move all the time. The price of the car is $2,555.00 I know it may seem low, but I find it reasonable. I have no use for the car anyway, due to my job. I have a clean title ready to be signed. The car has no electrical or mechanical problems. We can use eBay Safe Pay Insurer to complete the transaction. The deal will go strictly according to eBay rules and policy. In order to start the official transaction, I need to know your details:
-full name and shipping address
As soon as I have them, I'll start the official procedure and eBay service will notify you about this. You'll also receive important guidelines and payment instructions from them. I'll handle the shipping, so this will be free of charge for you. We will use eBay Safe Pay Insurer to manage the payment because it is the safest way for both of us and also you will have 10 days to inspect the car before I receive the money. Also, a refund policy will be included
Thank you
Richard
Hello,
Thanks for your email! First of all I want to tell you that I'm not at home for the moment, I am in New York, where the car is. Because of my job I have to move all the time. The price of the car is $2,555.00 I know it may seem low, but I find it reasonable. I have no use for the car anyway, due to my job. I have a clean title ready to be signed. The car has no electrical or mechanical problems. We can use eBay Safe Pay Insurer to complete the transaction. The deal will go strictly according to eBay rules and policy. In order to start the official transaction, I need to know your details:
-full name and shipping address
As soon as I have them, I'll start the official procedure and eBay service will notify you about this. You'll also receive important guidelines and payment instructions from them. I'll handle the shipping, so this will be free of charge for you. We will use eBay Safe Pay Insurer to manage the payment because it is the safest way for both of us and also you will have 10 days to inspect the car before I receive the money. Also, a refund policy will be included
Thank you
Richard
i thought ebay used paypal?
There's no point to taking them. They're not any "fun", as in I don't get loopy or anything. All they do is take away my pain but I don't have any pain anymore. I hate taking pills and I'm running out (with no refills on this scrip) so I'm gonna have to face this sooner or later. I figure I'll get off them now, have a bunch of pills left for if I get hurt bad in the near future.
