Hi Paul, well, yes and no. While the auction shows most of the activity was in the last three hours, there were dozens of 'watchers' something you can do by going into the 'my ebay' and 'watch a item'. Sometimes people will drop the most they think it is worth early on, others like to sit back, then wait to see what others will or won't do.
A lot of people wait until the last day to bid, something ebay also mentions to sellers. As for stopping a auction early, there are pros andf cons on that. Bad is in this case, the seller could
have taken Davis(?) money at $200 but screwed himself out of $610 more others werre willing to pay. Don't fault anyone for email the sellers directly either, as i do it all the time. However I will not stop a auction, simply for that reason, as I got screwed on a Bakelite spacer I sold to a well known collector for $20, and they other one another seller had shot up to $180, so I screwed myself $160 by stopping early. No guarantee mine would have sold for that much, but I stopped the auction 3 days early.
Pros: you have a legit offer. This however as mentioned in this thread might be well less than what someone else will pay for it. I know a well known AMCer who dumps his shit on ebay, then with a day...or less....to go, he stops auction. Then he emails those who bid on it off ebay whereas he usually sells it to someone who was close, or highest bidder at time.
No 'final value fees' either, interesting concept.
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Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 2:10 PM
Subject: Re: [BaadAssGremlins] Paul hancock sent you this eBay item: AMC Gremlin / Hornet Air Conditioning Kit, Brand New! (#4609489068)
Can't accuse him of bein a dummy. It was at 102.50 untill the very end Paul
Davis Martin <martin-davis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Ya Kib,
I emailed the guy and offered to buy it off auction for 200 cause I coulda picked it up. He said he was gonna let it run cause there seemed to be some interest! Geesh!
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![]() I can't believe this. I was going to bid at 105.00 but was concerned about shipping cost. Paul | ![]() ![click here to view this item on eBay]() | ![]() | | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | AMC Gremlin / Hornet Air Conditioning Kit, Brand New! | Item number: 4609489068 | ![]() | ![Seller's item photo]()
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Member since Apr-29-99 in United States | | Winning bid: | US $810.00 | | Ended: | Feb-07-06 19:16:43 PST | | Item location: | New London, Connecticut
United States | | Ships to: | United States, Canada, Mexico | | | As far as I know, this is a complete kit to convert your early 70's Gremlin or Hornet over to air conditioning. The whole thing has been in my basement since it arrived in 1973. I'd call it "brand new, still in the box" except the huge box it came in finally fell apart after being moved from one place to another. Many of the parts included are still in their individual boxes as originally received. (I opened a few to photograph them.)So, it's all here, and just in time for you to have your baby made over from a cool car, to a COOL car in time for the summer!Included are the under-dashboard unit that dispenses the cooling air - looking brand spanking new! Also, the
condenser coils, York compressor, ElectroLock magnetic clutch, and all the hoses, belts, clamps, mounting brackets, nuts and bolts that you will need to complete this project. Plus - the original instructions for installing all this in your AMC! (You might need that!)I am not a mechanic, or an AMC owner, so I have no use for all this. I want it out of my basement, but I would love for it to go to someone who could use it. My reserve price is the starting price, so please, someone, grab it! I will warn you, though, that it will be expensive to ship - some of these pieces are heavy! I am willing to meet anyone in the Connecticut/Rhode Island area to drop it off, or you can pick it up from me.Good luck AMC lovers!On Feb-01-06 at 14:51:23 PST, seller added the following information: After purchasing, pay instantly with your credit card through PayPal!
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