A cheap corvette is an expensive corvette
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antijam
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Wow! If that isn't enough to put the frighteners on anyone tempted to buy a 'nice looking' C3 sight unseen, I don't know what is - and that was bought by a guy who obviously knew what could reasonably be expected to need doing on the car.
What is amazing is the amount of work the seller must have gone to to cobble together this abortion. I doubt the $3600 would have gained him much of a profit.
Thanks for the link Gavin. If anyone needed convincing that if something seems cheap, it's cheap for a reason; this is it.
What is amazing is the amount of work the seller must have gone to to cobble together this abortion. I doubt the $3600 would have gained him much of a profit.
Thanks for the link Gavin. If anyone needed convincing that if something seems cheap, it's cheap for a reason; this is it.
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antijam
CCCUK Member
I think he said he paid $3600 Rosco and with shipping he reckoned he was into it for about $4k. OK, that's still cheap and sometimes you get lucky on eBay when you pick up a bargain that's not attracting much interest. It's hard to imagine it as a viable restoration project and there didn't seem much that would be worth salvaging as spares. I think that's one buy you write off as a lesson learnt.
Emc
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Ben is no novice, he knows corvettes, I have done buisness with him he knows what's what, he is showing the pitfalls of buying unseen. Which is meant to educate all potential buyers of C3s
teamzr1
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I suggest it is worth the cost to find someone local to the vehicle and have them go in person to check out closely before someone shells out the money
antijam
CCCUK Member
No indeed, they're quite often bent from the car being jacked under there without proper support but rotted out?? The extent of the corrosion throughout the car and the different years of major parts suggests it might have been cobbled together from several different scrappers that had been living outside for many years.
Roscobbc
Moderator
Guess the seller didn't show too many close-up shots showing the disc marks on the 'tonsed-up' body panels? - must have cost a fair amount in 'tonse'?
To me its not the sellers job to give detailed pics. Its for me to get out and look for myself. Thats the trouble with the internet. Its made people daft and lazy. Everybody knows of people selling dodgy rubbish and still put there trust in them. You get ripped off your then your the one to blame end of the day.
Nigel curry
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CAVEAT EMPTOR INDEED GAV
teamzr1
Supporting vendor
This screw over has picked up nation wise and reported on several other websites like :
www.corvetteblogger.com
[VIDEO] Corvette Restorer Gets Scammed on eBay with 'Worst Corvette Ever' - Corvette: Sales, News & Lifestyle
The Corvette Ben restoration channel recently shelled out $3600 for this sight-unseen 1972 Corvette which looked good in the photos but once delivered it turned out to be a rusted basket case of mis-matched parts.
I am not even going to bother with that. If folk are still that daft........you cant teach stupid.This screw over has picked up nation wise and reported on several other websites like :
[VIDEO] Corvette Restorer Gets Scammed on eBay with 'Worst Corvette Ever' - Corvette: Sales, News & Lifestyle
The Corvette Ben restoration channel recently shelled out $3600 for this sight-unseen 1972 Corvette which looked good in the photos but once delivered it turned out to be a rusted basket case of mis-matched parts.
Roscobbc
Moderator
You have a appropriate point - its surely ' breaking' money?