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#101 Posted : Saturday, 9 August 2008 7:42:06 AM(UTC)
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Sorry just had another look, the header states this my mistake.

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#102 Posted : Saturday, 16 August 2008 6:32:35 AM(UTC)
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There is only one knob in this particular auction!

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/F...DVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I dont tell people what they want to know, I tell them what they need to know!
"My comments here must not be taken seriously as I don't own a panel shop and don't have a picture of my car in the members section"
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#103 Posted : Wednesday, 27 August 2008 6:31:35 AM(UTC)
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Heres a beauty! It belongs to Fred....and not Lister. I never did like Lister but Fred seems like a nice guy!

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/X...DVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Its mint apparently, if you look beyond the rust stains, flaking paint and general appearance of a 35 year old panel.

Sometimes I think that people list stuff like this just so they can appear on this topic!

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"My comments here must not be taken seriously as I don't own a panel shop and don't have a picture of my car in the members section"
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#104 Posted : Saturday, 13 September 2008 8:10:40 AM(UTC)
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Suit Coupe or Sedan.....I dont think so Ray!

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/F...DVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

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"My comments here must not be taken seriously as I don't own a panel shop and don't have a picture of my car in the members section"
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#105 Posted : Monday, 15 September 2008 8:21:33 AM(UTC)
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Craig, I beleive you are the clown. I assume you feel you need to be noticed which is why you constantly post a new message on your own original post so your name is up the top. People will pay what they need to for parts at the time, if it is more that what you think is is worth then you tend to post yet another listing. Your last post has a bid already, you beter e-mail him and say he is being ripped off. I suggest you stop searching for this kind of stuff and actually work on a car. I am sure everyone is getting sick of this post coming to the top all the time.
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#106 Posted : Monday, 15 September 2008 8:47:35 AM(UTC)
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I like Craigs occasional posts in this topic - some light relief :-)

Also, nice work bringing the topic to the top xbcoupe - pretty clowney...
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#107 Posted : Monday, 15 September 2008 7:46:03 PM(UTC)
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AAh...I love it when an Ebay Seller like xbcoupe comes on here and identifies himself.

So mate, which of the items in this topic is yours? Maybe youve been on here more than once and are getting a little upset?

But yeah, thanks for bringing the topic up.

I dont do this for myself, I do it so that more people will realise that there is an increasing number of people on Ebay who are actively trying to screw them on parts prices. They take advantage of an artificially created parts drought and are just greedy pricks.

I try and persuade people, indirectly, to be patient with thier parts hunting and therefore pay less. When I was a young bloke, my dad could go to a swap meet and still find parts for his 1939 Buick, back then they were 40 year old cars but the parts were around. Its not the same with old Falcons because greedy pricks are storing them up waiting to pounce for the big $$$ kill.

The end result is the cars become the domain of rich bastards who DONT DRIVE THEM!!!! Which means that we all miss out seeing these cars being driven on our roads, where they should be seen.

The average bloke ends up having to sell his project car because he cant afford to finish it as the parts are too expensive and hard to find.

Its lose/lose for the average Joe and the Ebay clowns listed above are all (or mostly) part of the problem.

PS: Im working on a car now, I have sold a heap of parts on Ebay over the years and never bid on my own things. I hold a very small collection of spare parts, basically if Im not going to need it then someone else should get the opportunity to get the part he needs for his car, you never know, you may actually see this car of his on the road one day and you will have helped put it there.

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"My comments here must not be taken seriously as I don't own a panel shop and don't have a picture of my car in the members section"
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#108 Posted : Monday, 15 September 2008 9:11:21 PM(UTC)
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They take advantage of an artificially created parts drought and are just greedy pricks.

The end result is the cars become the domain of rich bastards who DONT DRIVE THEM!!!! Which means that we all miss out seeing these cars being driven on our roads, where they should be seen.

The average bloke ends up having to sell his project car because he cant afford to finish it as the parts are too expensive and hard to find.

Its lose/lose for the average Joe


Exactly why my Capri will basically be Capri in name and body only. Interior and mechanical will still be mainlt ford but not Capri.


If at first you dont succeed then skydiving is not for you.

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#109 Posted : Tuesday, 16 September 2008 12:41:01 AM(UTC)
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awwww craigypooh...come on leave uncle ray alone....he is a nice old bloke really, just a bit old and he really wouldnt remember what they those wheelarch moulds came of anyway...leave the poor guy make a living

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#110 Posted : Tuesday, 16 September 2008 3:31:00 AM(UTC)
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Yeah Craig, Have a little heart mate. Like lay off this bloke trying to get 500 smackers for a bumper off a xb station wagon.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/F...DVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

And I dont even wanna talk about the other stuff he has for sale. Its all off a xbcoupe..... Hey ummm. xbcoupe, i wonder if ...nahhhhhhhh . :).
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#111 Posted : Tuesday, 16 September 2008 3:39:12 AM(UTC)
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ooops , I spose I should check my info better. XB coupe bumbers same as XA sedans.
I will go hide in the corner now. :)
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#112 Posted : Tuesday, 16 September 2008 3:43:56 AM(UTC)
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Now I cant even keep up with the price changes, The bumper is down to $250 so grab it fast blokes.. Wiper guard just dropped 50 bucks too.
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#113 Posted : Tuesday, 16 September 2008 6:58:50 PM(UTC)
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Maybe this forum and this topic is starting to get seen by more people.

Maybe people will be less greedy and let the market decide what the parts are worth without these ridiculous starting prices that make other interested observers think that the piece of sh/t parts they have must therefore also be worth a fortune.

I watched a complete set of GT Tramp rods, U-bolts and brackets sell on Ebay for $188 the other day, an absolute bargain!!!!! Ive seen just tramp rods alone sell for far more than that, it just proves if you are patient, you dont need to be screwed by the Ebay bandits.

My Ebay purchases;

XB Radio Cassette $12 (I just needed to repair the knobs)
Aircon/heater tap (NEW)$35
Disk Brake Proportioning valve $40
Power by Ford rocker covers $100 (cheapest Ive ever seen them)
Vinyl roof chrome trim $9
Complete Dash, all gauges inc pad, glove box suit GT $450

They are out there, just wait.

I dont tell people what they want to know, I tell them what they need to know!
"My comments here must not be taken seriously as I don't own a panel shop and don't have a picture of my car in the members section"
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#114 Posted : Tuesday, 30 September 2008 10:49:12 PM(UTC)
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Not so much a clown but possibly a tad foolish....

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/I...DVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

If someone with a sense of humour was to click on the buy it now option, even though the item is sold, the seller will incur a $40 Ebay fee.....go on, you know you want to! =-)

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#115 Posted : Thursday, 16 October 2008 4:31:42 AM(UTC)
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Help me out here, did this Clarion POS really come standard in XW, XY, XA and XB GTs?

Hurry though, its the last one! ;-)

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/GENUINE-...318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

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#116 Posted : Thursday, 16 October 2008 6:32:54 PM(UTC)
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Never seen one before in my life in any falcon
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#117 Posted : Friday, 17 October 2008 6:07:48 PM(UTC)
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A couple of people have enlightened him and hes changed the ad.

Every time I look at Ebay, which is about ten times daily, there is always something non-GT being advertised as GT.

The only refreshing thing I have noticed is the slowly downward spiral of the cost of repro parts. Moneys getting tight and greed is giving away to necessity.

Time to start buying up if you have the cash!

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#118 Posted : Friday, 17 October 2008 8:14:35 PM(UTC)
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I regularly read this forum and find it quite entertaining.. Now check this totally restorable coupe out on ebay..Item #330279212617

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#119 Posted : Friday, 17 October 2008 9:00:47 PM(UTC)
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Yeah saw that one, 500 for a set of tags aint bad considering its a v8 manual. now just gotta find the body to put em on....
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#120 Posted : Saturday, 18 October 2008 2:42:17 AM(UTC)
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Yes the remains of a car is right near my partners work here in Wodonga Vic, I laugh every time I see it, its absolutely stuffed, but as you say the tags are there!!

Cheers

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