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Old 01-29-04, 11:07 AM
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Ebay- IS THIS FROM YOUR STOLEN CAR?

I have been checking up on this ebay item for a while now.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...K%3AMEBWA%3AIT

I emailed the seller and he said that his reserve price is $400. As you all know, this is simply outrageous, since anyone can buy the item on racingbeat.com for less than $350.

The seller also claimed that he paid over $600 for it.



This got me thinking...

Has anyone in California had their car stolen? This item will work for either an FB or FC.

If you had a racing beat header and presilencer on your car when it was stolen, this may be it.

I just wanted to let you all know.


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Old 01-29-04, 11:34 AM
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But tell me what you think. I figured I'd just post this to help anyone out who might have gotten their car stolen. (chop shop, y'know?)

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Old 01-29-04, 11:42 AM
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Man seeing the pic on Ebay the whole thing looks pritty seedey if you ask me...

C'mon half an aftermarket exhaust system sittling on the back of a pickup truck, the pic has been cut down so much as not to be able to tell the truck at all.

Some thing smells bad about this whole thing....
Old 01-29-04, 12:24 PM
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hahaha Good luck to him selling it for $400. Wonder if he wants to buy my Primaflow for $500??? ( I did buy it for $650) hehe
Old 01-29-04, 12:34 PM
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HOLLY **** and he wants 100$ to ship it plus sales tax..... isnt that for a company selling stuff?
Old 01-29-04, 01:07 PM
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thats bullshit, i bet it is a hot part, look at the other **** in the back of his truck, all stolen i bet. what a fuckwad
Old 01-29-04, 03:27 PM
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He closed the bidding on it already. Must be something up!

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Old 01-29-04, 04:19 PM
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I recognize a few ID's of ppl that have bought and sold from this guy. I wonder what they have to say.

http://cgi2.ebay.com/ebaymotors/aw-c...&userid=kinjob
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Seems like hardly enough info to conclude these parts are hot. wtf are you guy's thinkin?
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Originally posted by jorx81@aol.com
Seems like hardly enough info to conclude these parts are hot. wtf are you guy's thinkin?
awww man...... you're spoil'n all the fun.



yeah..... I agree
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thats alot of money
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shipping from RACINGBEAT for the FULL EXHAUST system is $50.
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Well, my backup plan worked. He accepted my offer.

Inittab, I wanna see what those ebay users had to say before I seal the deal. You said you know some of them?

Does anyone know the weight of a header and presilencer? That way I can calculate the shipping cost myself.
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I recognize the names "rotary_resurrection" and "aaroncake". It looks like "aaroncake". had a bad experience according to the feedback.
Old 01-29-04, 09:44 PM
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Aaron Cake gave negative feedback. I just recenly picked up the rims and tires I bought from Aaron. Very nice guy. He must have done something to get negetive feedback from Aaron.
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Yeah I saw that too. I emailed both of them. Shipping for that item should be about $50. I am beginning to lose what trust I have left in this user.

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Old 01-29-04, 10:37 PM
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Truck is either a recent (96-2000) Ford Ranger/Mazda B series, or an earlier 90's Toyota Tacoma.

Leaning towards the Ranger/Mazda...
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yeah, Ranger/Mazda, not toyota, the toyota tails are smoother, not as protruding...
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Yeah the guy's on crack but I don't see anything to show it's stolen. He probably just brought it home from the junk yard in his truck and took some pics. I crop my pics as much as I can to, I don't want you knuckleheads knowing where I live....j/K
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^Your auction?
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I met Aaron_Cake at the rotary gathering in Ottawa last year. He came 8 hrs from southern Ontario to attend. He's an awesome guy. His daily driver is one of those gas-electric hybrids that gets like 40mpg, but his BP 1st gen gets like 8, so it all balances out I agree that this seller seems a slight shady. It's weird: he knows it's a RacingBeat header and presilencer, and yet doesn't know the value of it. I won't jump to the conclusion that it's stolen, however I will say that this guy definitely doesn't seem to be trustworthy!!

excitingleapord, did you say you bought it? How much did you end up paying for it?

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Old 01-30-04, 09:48 AM
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Aaron has a turboed N/A 2nd gen and an Insight... or did I miss something??
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How's your car coming along btw Jon?
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HE HAS LIKE 20 SOMTHING BIDS AND THE RESERVE IS STILL NOT MET
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Originally posted by vipernicus42
I met Aaron_Cake at the rotary gathering in Ottawa last year. He came 8 hrs from southern Ontario to attend. He's an awesome guy. His daily driver is one of those gas-electric hybrids that gets like 40mpg, but his BP 1st gen gets like 8, so it all balances out I agree that this seller seems a slight shady. It's weird: he knows it's a RacingBeat header and presilencer, and yet doesn't know the value of it. I won't jump to the conclusion that it's stolen, however I will say that this guy definitely doesn't seem to be trustworthy!!

excitingleapord, did you say you bought it? How much did you end up paying for it?

Jon

If any of you want it, go ahead. I offered $250 and he accepted. But I decided not to risk it, since I am constantly on the hairy side of broke. I just bought a cat replacement pipe from RB instead.


I emailed Aaroncake and he had no idea what I was talking about haha. He didn't remember the name or anything.


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