sickchilly
15th January 2005, 11:42 AM
Cross-posted from Mirafiori.com to warn anyone here...
I think this is one of Al Williams' favorite guys, isn't it... Jay at <www.yugoparts.com> in Rockdale, TX aka <spider@spiderroadster.com>?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7946421920
He had another listed on there as well. Not sure if it's still there, but if it is, forget about it unless you need parts only like I did.
What an ass. He timed his horribly inaccurate eBay auction to prey on me, I swear it. One day before I saw his auction, the parking light contacts burnt up on my Beta for the second time. So it's partly my fault that I didn't care what condition his item was in, I needed the parts if nothing else. But I was very surprised that the part was listed as new in box, NOS!
So I immediately hit buy-it-now since the price was so low and I needed something. Well, then I did a double-take on the picture. The wiper stalk was missing. After some emails back and forth about he couldn't confirm the part number, maybe the stalk is removable, blah blah blah. I knew something was BS. I confirmed the part number he listed as the part I needed, and then I confirmed that I could swap stalks out of my switch if necessary. No big deal, I guess, I need the parts, so I bought it.
Well it arrives and I inspect it... yep, too good to be true. The "original" box is the nicest part. But in the meantime, I have patched my switch again and added a relay to the park/dash/boot/bonnet lights so I don't burn them up again. Not sure what's up with that, the current draw on the circuit measured fine... anyway, I've fixed my switch seemingly for good and now I've got some parts on hand in case anything else happens. No more transactions with this guy though. Here's my email to him upon receipt of the part:
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It was seriously misrepresented. The whole assembly is obviously used. The third stalk (wipers) was, in fact, broken off at some point in its history! The silver paint on the remaining stalks is pitted and rusty in places. The connectors have obvious markings of use. Upon disassembly, I found the parking contacts burnt which is a known issue with these switches. The white paint in the text “LIGHTS” on the lights stalk has dirt and oil embedded in it – obviously USED! The insulator on the connector of the main power input to the assembly is horribly melted. Congratulations on offloading your junk to honest eBay users. With the exception of the burn internal contacts, I fail to see how anyone can miss all of these most obvious details. Unless of course you’re blind or stupid. If either are the case, then my condolences.
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I think this is one of Al Williams' favorite guys, isn't it... Jay at <www.yugoparts.com> in Rockdale, TX aka <spider@spiderroadster.com>?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7946421920
He had another listed on there as well. Not sure if it's still there, but if it is, forget about it unless you need parts only like I did.
What an ass. He timed his horribly inaccurate eBay auction to prey on me, I swear it. One day before I saw his auction, the parking light contacts burnt up on my Beta for the second time. So it's partly my fault that I didn't care what condition his item was in, I needed the parts if nothing else. But I was very surprised that the part was listed as new in box, NOS!
So I immediately hit buy-it-now since the price was so low and I needed something. Well, then I did a double-take on the picture. The wiper stalk was missing. After some emails back and forth about he couldn't confirm the part number, maybe the stalk is removable, blah blah blah. I knew something was BS. I confirmed the part number he listed as the part I needed, and then I confirmed that I could swap stalks out of my switch if necessary. No big deal, I guess, I need the parts, so I bought it.
Well it arrives and I inspect it... yep, too good to be true. The "original" box is the nicest part. But in the meantime, I have patched my switch again and added a relay to the park/dash/boot/bonnet lights so I don't burn them up again. Not sure what's up with that, the current draw on the circuit measured fine... anyway, I've fixed my switch seemingly for good and now I've got some parts on hand in case anything else happens. No more transactions with this guy though. Here's my email to him upon receipt of the part:
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It was seriously misrepresented. The whole assembly is obviously used. The third stalk (wipers) was, in fact, broken off at some point in its history! The silver paint on the remaining stalks is pitted and rusty in places. The connectors have obvious markings of use. Upon disassembly, I found the parking contacts burnt which is a known issue with these switches. The white paint in the text “LIGHTS” on the lights stalk has dirt and oil embedded in it – obviously USED! The insulator on the connector of the main power input to the assembly is horribly melted. Congratulations on offloading your junk to honest eBay users. With the exception of the burn internal contacts, I fail to see how anyone can miss all of these most obvious details. Unless of course you’re blind or stupid. If either are the case, then my condolences.
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