Not impossible to track.
With the phony second chance offer open, all it takes
is click Forward and put [EMAIL PROTECTED] in the
address line. Click Send.
How much time does that take?
I agree that one can develop a nose for scams.
[Original Message]
From: Hendrik [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To:
die Kiste box, case, chest, crate
I guess this one would work for the Sprinter, and when she gets old, die
alte Kiste would work.
Kevin in Portland, OR
1983 300SD 267Kmi, Ursula
2006 Sprinter PV 1.6Kmi, die neue Kiste
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Yes but the 'supposed' seller does not make mention of not meeting
reserve and there is a reserve not met on an auction if that is the case.
I bid 100 bucks on that phone, it sold for 230 and the spoofer says that
I can pay my price.
John Freer wrote:
Happens all the time. Something I List
Hendrik wrote:
Yes but the 'supposed' seller does not make mention of not meeting
reserve and there is a reserve not met on an auction if that is the case.
I bid 100 bucks on that phone, it sold for 230 and the spoofer says that
I can pay my price.
Several years ago, I sold stuff on eBay
For 20 years out in the hot sun?
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I own one.
Harry
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My New W124 300D non turbo exhibits strong vibration from idle to 1600
rpm when engine is slightly loaded. Does not do this when out of gear
and you rev vehicle . It is rpm related and not road speed related . It
sounds a bit like an engine is labouring . Is this normal? ( BTW my
OM617's don't do
The Haynes book refers to special tool to hold viscous fan coupler on
the OM603 's when loosening or fastening the coupler. How does this tool
work? Can one make a home made tool?
PEter
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The Haynes book refers to special tool to hold viscous fan coupler on
the OM603 's when loosening or fastening the coupler. How does this tool
work? Can one make a home made tool?
http://www.w124performance.com/images/tools/OM60x_serp_belt_tools.jpg
You could email Dave
Re: [MBZ] Hood Pads
IMHO:
The heat shield is for the higher mounted turbos, like the '85 300D
CA model, as there is nothing between the turbo and the hood. On this
model the air cleaner is mounted in the front passenger side corner.
I have this model, and it needs a heat shield, others shouldn't
Unless you are fortunate enough to be in a great market, retail can be a
brutal business. And if you are in a great market then there's always
someone else opening up a competing shop. A retail shop owner is not trying
to retire off each sale. In many cases, he's trying to survive really
wishes
I've often listed items for sale that did not bid up high enough
immediately send out second chance offers right after the items did not
sell.
Thanks,
Tom Hargrave
www.kegkits.com
256-656-1924
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of Hendrik
Tom Hargrave wrote:
I've often listed items for sale that did not bid up high enough
immediately send out second chance offers right after the items did not
sell.
Did you ever say to yourself Hey, that keg tap went high, I'd like to
sell three more to the losing bidders?
I just
No, I'm not talking about my beer store items. They are all very
competitively priced what does not sell to you will sell to someone else.
But I do sell collectable items every once in a while when bidding gets
close, but not close enough, I'll look at the highest bidders decide if
it's worth
I often put out 2nd chance offers, usually within a few minutes of the
auction ending.
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- Original Message -
From: Hendrik [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Mercedes Discussion List
mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Monday,
I take it these where auctions with reserves?
A second chance offer from an item that did not make the reserve is
different to a second chance offer from an unreserved auction.
My understanding is that the highest bidder in an unreserved auction is
the buyer, he/she may well default, in which
Perhaps ebay should have a system in place where the reserve can be
lowered by the consent of the seller and the highest bidder. Sort of
like giving you the ability to send the highest bidder a revised auction
with a lowered reserve, if the buyer accepts he/she will have the
protection of the
Sellers can lower the reserve at anytime. If it still does not meet reserve
and the seller wants to offer it to the high bidder anyway, they send the
2nd chance offer, whcih is basically a revised auction I suppose. The sure
fire way to see if its legit is to check your messages in ebay.
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none of my 2nd chance offers are on reserve auctions. I do it when I have
several of the same item
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Cox Auto Trader
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- Original Message -
From: Hendrik [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Monday, September
Tom,
1. If Ebay is so sleaze-ball proof, why hadn't they even responded to my
report when I got taken via a falsely advertised product?
2. I'm essentially dead in the water in regards to Paypal, as changing both
geographic and Email addresses they put me in an endless loop and I can't
get access
I've been caught once by only doing a quick check of feedback. Same result as
you when the 'seller/scammer' closed accounts and changed id. Now I will only
buy from folks with decent feedback that I actually read and check feedback ID
on.
BillR
Jacksonville FL
1981 300SD 295k miles
Boring, unattractive non-collectible sedan. Unless it has been garaged and
properly maintained, $7K is too much even if the low miles are genuine.
On 9/8/07, Dan Weeks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Just got this from a friend, who knows I'm a Benz guy. Sounds like a
good deal for someone. No
These are always auctions with reserves.
Thanks,
Tom Hargrave
www.kegkits.com
256-656-1924
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of Hendrik
Sent: Monday, September 10, 2007 8:34 AM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Second chance
Anyhow I am suspicious that some unscrupulous ebayers are using the
second chance offer system to stick it to the buying public. Bidding up
their item and then when they end up the winner, due to greed, send out
second chance offers to try and sell the item.
Shill bidding can't screw you if
On Sep 10, 2007, at 7:47 AM, Jim Cathey wrote:
There'll be another bus along in awhile
if you don't get it. Bid what you think is a fair price, and forget
about it. Just MHO.
The ebay automatic search function is also great way to find a part
without endless checking on your part.
For
Ebay, or more correctly, the eBay reseller community is far from sleaze-ball
proof. But there are a lot of dishonest sellers everywhere - when's the last
time you walked onto a new or used car lot left with a comfortable I like
this sales guy feeling? As I stated before, eBay is just an auction
Take a flat blade screwdriver and pry the fan shroud clips up. Move the fan
shroud to a new position where it's not rubbing. Tap the clips back into
place. Problem solved.
Luther
On Mon, 10 Sep 2007 00:17:48 -0500, Zoltan Finks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
That sounds like something I can
On 9/9/07, Gary Hurst [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
maxima come with a stick?
I don't know about the current ones, but they used to. Had a friend
in college who had one of the early '90s ones with the silly Four
Door Sports Car decals on the windows. IIRC the '92-'94 Special
Edition model had the
I have used the people noted below. The first one is Bob Bridge Toyota in
Renton Washington. No problems dealing
with them so far.
The second one that I dealt with was Conicelli Toyota, somewhere in
Pennsylvania. However, the address has now
changed on line and I can't say for sure if it is the
Zoltan Finks wrote:
Anyway, those shows look quite entertaining. What network are they on?
BBC.
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Hey, this is what I wondered about a while ago: How would one of those
MB SLK AMG deals do against a Porsche?
Anyway, those shows look quite entertaining. What network are they on?
Brian
On 9/9/07, Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Here's one of Jeremy driving through town in a Boxter and
Tom,
How exactly can I explain this to you? Without being able to use Paypal, I
might as well not have access to Ebay and their on-line procedures put me in
an endless loop in which I cannot access anything to change what's needed
and they will not respond. Understood?
Thanx.
G. M. Brown
Zoltan Finks wrote:
That sounds like something I can live with - nudging the shroud possibly.
I wonder if the intermittent nature of the sound is explained by the
fan clutch action. But this doesn't explain why the sound would not
happen at idle or at the lower RPMs. Wait, maybe the
Luther wrote:
Take a flat blade screwdriver and pry the fan shroud clips up. Move the fan
shroud to a new position where it's not rubbing. Tap the clips back into
place. Problem solved.
That solves NOTHING except the noise if the cause is the collapse of one
or more engine mounts. When
Peter Merle wrote:
The Haynes book refers to special tool to hold viscous fan coupler on
the OM603 's when loosening or fastening the coupler. How does this tool
work? Can one make a home made tool?
PEter
You can wrap a strap wrench around the pulley or twist the serp belt so
that it prevents
Peter Merle wrote:
My New W124 300D non turbo exhibits strong vibration from idle to 1600
rpm when engine is slightly loaded. Does not do this when out of gear
and you rev vehicle . It is rpm related and not road speed related . It
sounds a bit like an engine is labouring . Is this normal? (
Thanks Randy
Harry
On 9/10/07, R A Bennell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I have used the people noted below. The first one is Bob Bridge Toyota in
Renton Washington. No problems dealing
with them so far.
The second one that I dealt with was Conicelli Toyota, somewhere in
Pennsylvania.
yea, the glaziers are melting. Wonder why quite a few are expanding?
Wonder what gave you that idea? Some huge icebergs several sq. miles in
size are breaking off and floating into the open sea, threatening oil
platforms in the Arctic. Perhaps this is what you are thinking of.
On 9/7/07,
Use Paypal but provide funds from your CREDIT CARD, not bank account. If
there is a problem with non-delivered or misrepresented/shoddy
merchandise simply file a dispute with your credit card issuer and withhold
payment. Works like a charm.
On 9/10/07, Tom Hargrave [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Speaking of noises, I had a used axle installed in my 1983 300TD and now I
notice a whine from the rear that gets louder as I exceed 60+ mph. Could
the new axle be causing the noise? I had a different noise from the
rear before replacing the old axle, which had a torn boot and was dry. What
Feedback is a tool like anything else, and has to be
evaluated in the grand scheme of things. I've bought
from people who had some negative feedback, but I also
take that into consideration with what they are
selling and to whom.
Not to mention, if they have a 15,000 feedback rating
and have a
I joined Paypal several years ago and then didn't use it. Tried to access
my account recently using the original password and other information. No
luck. Then I tried to send a message to someone explaining the dilemma. No
luck on that. Tried to open another account. Rejected because I
Glaziers? Guys who hang glass are melting?
This is the first I've heard of this...
grin
Dan
--- andrew strasfogel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
yea, the glaziers are melting. Wonder why quite a
few are expanding?
Second chance offers are nothing more than eBay's
effort to get more fees from sellers. Before their
second chance offers, a lot of people (myself
included) would contact the highest bidders if an
auction didn't meet reserve to see if the bidders were
interested. Of course, this is outside of
I've looked at the fan and the shroud. I don't see any evidence of
scraping. I would think I would see markings.
My other thoughts on this mystery noise are:
Wheel bearings
Our belt seems looser than it might should be. Wonder if that could be
the noise? I have not owned a car with a serpentine
On 9/10/07, andrew strasfogel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I had a different noise from the
rear before replacing the old axle, which had a torn boot and was dry. What
else could be whining back there?
Little kids who want ice cream?
Alex Chamberlain
'87 300D Turbo et al.
more than likely the diff
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- Original Message -
From: andrew strasfogel [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Monday, September 10, 2007 2:54 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Mystery Noise Time -
Not sure about the current status, but PayPal used to have a special
agreement with Discover that prevented cardholders from contesting
charges. The only way to guarantee a successful chargeback was to
claim the charge was made without your knowledge or consent. That's
not something you want to
I never heard of that.
On 9/10/07, dave walton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Not sure about the current status, but PayPal used to have a special
agreement with Discover that prevented cardholders from contesting
charges. The only way to guarantee a successful chargeback was to
claim the charge
For awhile I had a small side business selling tillotson snowmobile carb
rebuild kits on eBay.
At the time I was getting them from a local dealer (with HIS markup) for $20
and selling them on eBay for $30 plus $10 to ship (actual UPS shipping was
usually $5).
Finally either too many people
Listers,
I may have discovered the Kaleb of the East.
http://providence.craigslist.org/car/415349438.html
Saw this ad on RI CL over the weekend for Mercedes Used Parts-70's -late
80's.
Called the guy listed in the ad. He doesn't do computers so someone else
must have listed for him.
Is the diff fluid an indicator of wear in the diff like bad transmission
fluid is an indicator of a transmision problem? I just changed the diff
fluid and it looked and smelled normal - not burned or acrid.
On 9/10/07, Kaleb C. Striplin, work [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
more than likely the
Google will Discover the details - so to speak...
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3078504/
Partial text below.
I recommend avoiding Discover when paying for PayPal charges.
-Dave Walton
The card you pick matters
But many consumers, like Bowman, don't know that the card you use to
fund your PayPal
It seems than at Mon, 10 Sep 2007 16:53:02 -0400, andrew wrote:
Is the diff fluid an indicator of wear in the diff like bad transmission
fluid is an indicator of a transmision problem? I just changed the diff
fluid and it looked and smelled normal - not burned or acrid.
Not really.
An
Empty power steering fluid reservoir ?
Had it happen to me, gets quite loud
Howard Fulford
Bath
England
190E '89, 2.0 litre, 5 sp. manual
163786 miles
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Zoltan Finks wrote:
I've looked at the fan and the shroud. I don't see any evidence of
scraping. I would think I would see markings.
My other thoughts on this mystery noise are:
Wheel bearings
Our belt seems looser than it might should be. Wonder if that could be
the noise? I have not
might be a bad mount also
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Cox Auto Trader
730 FSBO Supervisor
- Original Message -
From: andrew strasfogel [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Monday, September 10, 2007 3:53 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Mystery Noise Time -
Ah yes, I forgot that at the last minute I was able to determine that
it was not related to vehicle motion, though it certainly seemed to be
at first.
Hm.
Brian
Wheel (or driveshaft or axle) bearings or the parking brake make noise
correlated with car ground speed - NOT engine speed.
I'll check that - thanks.
Brian
On 9/10/07, Howard Fulford [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Empty power steering fluid reservoir ?
Had it happen to me, gets quite loud
Howard Fulford
Bath
England
190E '89, 2.0 litre, 5 sp. manual
163786 miles
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What? I just opened my power steering tank (87 190D) and found that
the fluid is green. I've never heard of such a color for PS fluid.
Tell me someone did not screw up as bad as to put antifreeze in there!!
Brian
87 190D
83 240D
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I have never seen or heard of that before
Zoltan Finks wrote:
What? I just opened my power steering tank (87 190D) and found that
the fluid is green. I've never heard of such a color for PS fluid.
Tell me someone did not screw up as bad as to put antifreeze in there!!
Brian
87 190D
83
Check the engine mounts -- on that car they are fluid filled, and when
they inevitably leak out, it vibrates badly. Will cluck and hammer on
shutoff, too.
If it is a drumming vibration, on acceleration only, likely the
transmission mount is bad and is allowing the engine to pound on the
OK, I replaced the vacuum line from the back of the intake manifold to the
switch over valve. The old line was not clogged at all (but I have a nice new
one now) and the problem of slow acceleration persists at low altitudes. No way
to test the high altitude issues as I am no longer in
Dwight E. Giles, Jr wrote:
Listers,
I may have discovered the Kaleb of the East.
Thanks Dwight.
RI is a bit far away, but I could combine it with a visit to my niece's house.
I'd love to have a blue or tobacco leather 116 interior, and maybe some 6.9
suspension bits and differential.
Gerry,
Viola, someone actually understands/has been there.
G. M. Brown
Brevard, NC
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Mitch,
Well give him a call-I will know more after fellow lister John Peterson and
I visit-we might even be able to work out some shipping arrangement. He
said he had two leather tobacco seats-I think they might have been 123.
Dwight
Dwight E. Giles, Jr.
1979 240D- auto -250K + miles (FOR SALE)
Is the diff fluid an indicator of wear in the diff like bad
transmission
fluid is an indicator of a transmision problem? I just changed the
diff
fluid and it looked and smelled normal - not burned or acrid.
Not really, by the time the fluid gets noticeably bad you've
had to have been
Speaking of noises, I had a used axle installed in my 1983 300TD and
now I
notice a whine from the rear that gets louder as I exceed 60+ mph.
Could
Differential. Pinion preload, etc. They all whine a little bit, but
the rubber mount should isolate it. If your diff mount has collapsed
Too true, there will always be people who are not happy. Like they
expected to receive the item the next day or expect a S/H item to be in
new condition.
LWB250 wrote:
Feedback is a tool like anything else, and has to be
evaluated in the grand scheme of things. I've bought
from people who
Understood.
Thanks,
Tom Hargrave
www.kegkits.com
256-656-1924
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of Glenn Brown
Sent: Monday, September 10, 2007 12:56 PM
To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: [MBZ] It's not PayPal's fault
Tom,
How exactly can I
Howdy -
My RF door (91 300D 2.5T) used to open/lock all doors when the key was
turned - now it just locks/unlocks the RF door - would that be the vacuum
element most likely? I guess a hose may have fallen off too - but that's
unlikely IMO.
Comments?
Thx -
Larry T (67 MGB, 74 911, 78
My 300SD vibrates cold real bad, the vibration diminished when warmed up. It
gets real noticeable below 1200 Rpm or so. At first I thought is was an
abrupt new behavior but I now believe it has been doing it for a while. At
first it was not real noticeable and some time last week it got a whole
You are not kidding, I went to Lowes home improvement Saturday to purchase
$500 worth of lumber. After 30 minutes waiting for someone to grab fork lift
and pull the wood I gave up. I made them give me a refund for the wood, the
manager was pissed as all the guys were in break room. Seems that
Bypass the overboost valve. If you have regular power, it's bad. If the power
is still weak, make sure the valves are set correctly, change your fuel
filters, then adjust the ALDA.
Luther
On Mon, 10 Sep 2007 19:10:35 -0500, Christopher McCann [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
OK, I replaced the
I'm sure it's not timing chain issues, since you replaced that a year or two
ago.
On Mon, 10 Sep 2007 22:33:23 -0500, Luther [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Bypass the overboost valve. If you have regular power, it's bad. If the
power is still weak, make sure the valves are set correctly, change
Do you have a local real lumber yard? I've always bought from local
yards for anything more than a few pieces, and found them to be
competitive with Lowes/Home Depot and also much more helpful. And
certainly a $500 order would be large enough to get their attention.
Trampas [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Mon, 10 Sep 2007 16:20:19 -0700 Zoltan Finks
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
What? I just opened my power steering tank (87 190D) and found that
the fluid is green. I've never heard of such a color for PS fluid.
Tell me someone did not screw up as bad as to put antifreeze in there!!
Is it
On Mon, 10 Sep 2007 16:50:40 -0400 Dwight E. Giles, Jr
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Listers,
I may have discovered the Kaleb of the East.
http://providence.craigslist.org/car/415349438.html
I was asking about 123 parts-he may have what I need-didn't have too
many body parts-tin
My RF door (91 300D 2.5T) used to open/lock all doors when the key
was
turned - now it just locks/unlocks the RF door - would that be the
vacuum
element most likely? I guess a hose may have fallen off too - but
that's
unlikely IMO.
There's a vacuum element with a switch in it. But
Chris -
There is a O-ring on both the bottom where it slips onto the upper
crankcase, and an O-ring on the stub under the air cleaner housing at the
top end of the drain tube. My '81 also has a clamp kinda behind the
manifolds against the block. Are you air cleaner housing mounts in good
shape?
Naw, I fell for that in college.
Seriously though, that was something that crossed my mind -
contamination. Hmm. Just another piece of the puzzle with this car.
Like how can the thing look so well-preserved and run so well with
268k mi. on it? The seller says he was told the engine and tranny
80 matches
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