Pagoda SL Group
W113 Pagoda SL Group => General Discussion => Topic started by: Jonny B on January 07, 2017, 02:55:18
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I prowl ebay for various and sundry items, just keeping an eye on things, when I ran across this listing today.
Ebay - 291992674713
Very (!!!) rare firewall bumpers and heater valve grommet.
After I picked up my jaw from the floor, I contacted our buddy Dave Gallon. He has these for about $15 for the three bumpers, and not much more for the heater grommet.
Just shaking my head at the "bargains" on ebay!
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I saw this yesterday also and these sellers will always be looking to set the hook in a trusting buyer. Just another bottom feeder.
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Bottom feeders abound at all levels in the car world. In fact, I've run into the odd owner years ago that fell into that general description.
The price of parts today, and that of our cars, have all but eliminated them from the mix. These are no longer cars that almost anyone can afford and so most the bottom feeder owners have moved on to greener pastures. Part sellers are a different story though and I won't buy anything from the internet. If you can't talk to a real person on the phone , or if you have questions or problems that get no response, RUN don't walk! It's your money and it's your fault if you don't do your homework.
As much as I feel for those who get cheated on the internet, many times it falls back to looking for easy solutions or cheaper price. Why would I pay 20 dollars a tire more for my pickup when I can get them for less at a discount operation? Well, when my combine has a flat tire on a holiday weekend Sunday, I know that guy will come and fix it for me and the other place won't even be open. There's more to price than just the price.
I expect that all of the vendors listed on this site are places you can go to for decent help and deserve a look. If someone isn't sure where to go we can help you with that too.
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One of my current favorites is this one:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/MERCEDES-113-RARE-RIGHT-SIDE-FLOOR-AND-PANS-230-250-280-SL-230SL-250SL-280SL-/291987331425?hash=item43fbcd1961:g:lOoAAOSw6n5Xsh~C&vxp=mtr
Not only is it a really useless section without the full rocker and pans but it appears they gutted what was a pretty solid chassis.
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That part is useless. I can't imagine why anyone would ever buy that.