Sneaky ebay ad?
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Sneaky ebay ad?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Chevr...spagenameZWDVW
'69 Corvette... 3 of the 6 front body pictures, including the thumbnail you see in the search listing... "conveniently" cut off the nose of the car... which happens to have a Micky Mouse '73 rubber bumper front end glued on it!
Plainly shown in other pictures and fully listed in the ad, but those pictures look very intentionally cropped to not show the missing chrome front bumper.
'69 Corvette... 3 of the 6 front body pictures, including the thumbnail you see in the search listing... "conveniently" cut off the nose of the car... which happens to have a Micky Mouse '73 rubber bumper front end glued on it!
Plainly shown in other pictures and fully listed in the ad, but those pictures look very intentionally cropped to not show the missing chrome front bumper.
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From: walpole ma
Or the guy is a horrible photographer. Some of the other pics are nothing to write home about either. There is one of the engine and the top of the fender that makes no sense at all. You can see neither clearly.
He must have failed art class
Either way, I see your point. Some of those are cut off just at the right spot.
He must have failed art class
Either way, I see your point. Some of those are cut off just at the right spot.
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i think the point is it is a 69, or maybe a 73, and has a reconstructed title. Not sure what a reconstructed title is. car looks nice and i wouldn't mind owning it if the price were right AND i could inspect it first. Even if is just a driver, if it were cheap enough it could be fun.
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From: walpole ma
The car was in an accident, totaled by the insurance company, then was rebuilt by someone and issued a salvage title.
If anything DRAMATICALY lowers the value of a car,it is a SALVAGE TITLE
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i think the point is it is a 69, or maybe a 73, and has a reconstructed title. Not sure what a reconstructed title is. car looks nice and i wouldn't mind owning it if the price were right AND i could inspect it first. Even if is just a driver, if it were cheap enough it could be fun.
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A reconstructed title can be plated again.A salvage title is....well....salvage,which can't be plated even w/ a inspection.
Also,some states will "loose" reconstructed/rebuilt tile if it passes inspection.
Also,some states will "loose" reconstructed/rebuilt tile if it passes inspection.
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My point is, its interesting that the part of the nose that is not '69 is cut off the end of 3 different pictures. My suspicious nature tells me this is not by mistake. Especially when you search on ebay and the thumbnail photo that accompanies the listing (on the far left) is one of the pictures with the front bumper cut off. You actually dont find out the nose is wrong until you look into the ad. Of course it wouldnt fool anyone, but its odd.
And, if your position is that a car with the wrong front bumper JUST HAPPENS to have 3 photos in the ad that are missing the front bumper,
and you think this is totally by random poor photography... well... good luck with that.
You really think that's not intentional?
Not the kinda guy I'd want to buy from.
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Chevr...spagenameZWDVW
'69 Corvette... 3 of the 6 front body pictures, including the thumbnail you see in the search listing... "conveniently" cut off the nose of the car... which happens to have a Micky Mouse '73 rubber bumper front end glued on it!
'69 Corvette... 3 of the 6 front body pictures, including the thumbnail you see in the search listing... "conveniently" cut off the nose of the car... which happens to have a Micky Mouse '73 rubber bumper front end glued on it!
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That car has a 75-79 nose on it with 68-69 side fender gills. The 69 fender tops at the windshield are different and won't line up with a 73-79 hood like that car has. I'd like to know how he expects someone to mount the 69 bumper and "hardwear" he has to a 75-79 nose!
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There are 3 pictures that fully show the front bumpers are not correct. Its stated in the ad that the bumper is wrong. I don't see any attempt to fool anyone. To me it just looks like bad photography.
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Actually its a '69 with a newer front end, and, as I said in the OP, yes he says this plainly in the text. I know that.
My point is, its interesting that the part of the nose that is not '69 is cut off the end of 3 different pictures. My suspicious nature tells me this is not by mistake. Especially when you search on ebay and the thumbnail photo that accompanies the listing (on the far left) is one of the pictures with the front bumper cut off. You actually dont find out the nose is wrong until you look into the ad. Of course it wouldnt fool anyone, but its odd.
And, if your position is that a car with the wrong front bumper JUST HAPPENS to have 3 photos in the ad that are missing the front bumper,
and you think this is totally by random poor photography... well... good luck with that.
You really think that's not intentional?
Not the kinda guy I'd want to buy from.
My point is, its interesting that the part of the nose that is not '69 is cut off the end of 3 different pictures. My suspicious nature tells me this is not by mistake. Especially when you search on ebay and the thumbnail photo that accompanies the listing (on the far left) is one of the pictures with the front bumper cut off. You actually dont find out the nose is wrong until you look into the ad. Of course it wouldnt fool anyone, but its odd.
And, if your position is that a car with the wrong front bumper JUST HAPPENS to have 3 photos in the ad that are missing the front bumper,
and you think this is totally by random poor photography... well... good luck with that.
You really think that's not intentional?
Not the kinda guy I'd want to buy from.