-Eddie. I was at Mikes in New Mexico the summer of 2004,while on vacation......right before i returned home and 1200 of us Mittsubishi auto plant workers got laid off.I bought a 67 Ambassador hood,trunklid, bumpers,grille,GREMLIN hood,Pinto fenders (for my son's 351 Pinto),doors for our 57 F100 that was a RAMBLER dealer service truck in the 60's. There were only TWO 67 Ambos out of several thousand cars.One 2dr/one 4dr. The 2dr 1/4's were sold to a Canadian fellow just a couple of weeks before i arrived. I HAD contacted him about the 1/4 panels...BUT did not have the $$$ to send a down payment right away to hold em!!!!!. So they were sold to someone with $$$$$ at the right time. I beleive the same fellow got the doors also. I saw the SHELL...ALL that was left was the floor,roof, and firewall!! BEAUTIFUL sheet metal!! Mike is a VERY honest fellow....EXTREMLY accurate descriptions on the phone/email...REAL DECENT on prices also!! I live in ILLINOIS...went across Iowa to get a 2dr ht 67 Ambo body 2 months ago....NOT as described..but brought it home anyway!! I just can't waste ANY older car parts! It's a sickness (love affair)i've had for all my life(50 years)!! Thanks for suggesting Mike..but i've been there! It's like a CANDY STORE...for old car nuts!! BUT..the yard is to be crushed...remember..the owner died and the widow sold the property. MAY be already gone?? AWESOME SITE TO SEE...thousands of ROT FREE cars..waiting to be rescued!! EBAY strikes again!! Thank GOD there are alot of honest folks on there also!!Joe- In BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, <eddiestakes@xxxx> wrote: > > Joe. this has been a common problem for years, even before ebay invented. > One thing you have seen me write about is NOS. Folks assume NOS means > perfect when in fact NOS is a say, 40 year old part that has been tossed > around in back rooms and shelves at deaerships, then warehouses for years. > Ususually has scuffs, scrapes, bends, shit wrong. > > It's also why wen people ask me abuot sheetmetal I tell them to look a > little closer to home, like contacting all/and area/regional AMC and Rambler > clubs in my "links" section first, and by running ads in their area, and > also contacting any vendors in my 'vendors' area to keep a eye out for them. > > Sheetmetal has been at a premium for the last 5-7 years, and is scarce since > most of the old aMCs have been scrapped, along with millions of old cars in > junkyards and salvage yards across the US due to the high prices Chinese > paying for steel. > > A rustfree door is still a rust free door however, even beat to shit. > However, if it had waves, dents, broken off hinges, missing interior > regulators and tracts, no glass, and so forth, this should have been brought > up by the sellers! I can only imagine what you have paid for shipping all > this stuff also, especially the larger items! > > I recently sent a 70 non ram air hood from Houston to Santa Clara and > shipping was $460 for it. The buyer has a copr account so they deducted a > sizable amount, but then popped them for 'fuel surcharges' so the hood was > still over $200 to ship. > > As for junkyards, well, they will tell you anything to get a sale I learned > back in the 1970s. Especially if you can't see the part up close and > personal. Hell, even if you can touch it they will tell you it 'is rare, one > of a kind, you won't find another and if you don't buy it now, it will be > twice the price tomorrow' ad nauseum. Only the 'buy it tomorrow it will be > twice the price part applies to AMC however!' > > I wished you had contacted Mike in NM, as he has a number of rustfree > intermediates like Rebel, Ambassador and Matador and could have hooked you > up. I recently posted that "non amx/jav form letter" on the amc- list > amxfiles, as someone was looking for 66 1/4 panels. I can post it here if > anyone remotely interested as all those salvage yards have a slew of > Grem/Horn/Spir/Eag/Conc series cars in them. > > You need to call that place back up and get on their ass and ask for a > refund. However, chancesd are you will be out not once, but twice, on > shipping and crating, to and from. But you do need to let them know that you > are not happy and disappointed in the parts! Maybe they will issue you a > partial credit. > > PS: give the rest of us here their auction number or main link to stuff if > they are selling on ebay so we can check it out, or their website and other > info. > Eddie Stakes' > Planet Houston AMX > 713.464.8825 > eddiestakes@xxxx > www.planethoustonamx.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "jgray_55" <jgray_55@xxxx> > To: <BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Monday, January 30, 2006 2:56 AM > Subject: [BaadAssGremlins] Body parts RIPP-OFF on ebay .... "CARFINDS" > LONG!! RIPOFF!! > > > > Q@$#$^%&(*&%$@#&^*%$%#@.....OK. A couple of weeks ago i located some > > much needed body panels for my 67 Ambassador convertible on ebay. > > They were at a California salvage yard named CARFINDS on ebay!! A > > good friend of mine loaned me the $$$$$ since i'm still laid off!I > > CALLED the fellow in California several(4-5) times before bidding,and > > got EXACT (HOHOHO) descriptions of the parts over the phone. > > Well...the right door and right fender arrived at the airport bus > > terminal Sunday....WHOLLY CRAP!!!! Waiting for my 1/4 panels,other > > front fender...and a piece i bought for my son's car AND a set of > > Ambo bumper guards....The left fender,bumper guards and part for my > > son..MAGICALLY have NOT even been shipped yet. DHL is to drop off my > > 1/4's Monday! I paid for everything TWO weeks ago!!!!The Door is > > COMPLETELY SHITTTTTTT. RUST FREE...yes...BUT beat ALL to HELL!!!! > > BONDO in it also...On the phone..."yes sir..it's perfect"!!!!!! The > > right fender WAS originally kinda nice(except for ALOT of small > > dents...NOT mentioned on the phone)..BUT some MONKEY shoved it > > straight up from the car..did NOT un do under the windshield lower > > molding/at the firewall...BENT the @#$#^#%$@ out of it!!!!!!I'll > > likely have a stroke when the rest arives!! They WERE NOT dammaged in > > shipping via Grey hound!! The dammage on the door has been there for > > YEARS!!!The fender was WIPED OUT when removed..FRESH DAMMAGE..NO > > rust!! HMMMM no wonder the photos were NOT too clear in the auction? > > What happened to people being even REMOTLY HONEST?????? Q#@$#@#@$^%$% > > ^*AAAARRRRRGGGHHHHHHHHH. Sorry..Stay away from CARFINDS!!!!!!!!! I > > wish ebay would have a outside bodyman look them over...Joe > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! 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