EvilC Posted July 6, 2006 Share Posted July 6, 2006 http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Datsun-Nissan-JDM-RHD-Fairlady-240z-with-Resto-Parts_W0QQitemZ110005500854QQihZ001QQcategoryZ6187QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem What would you pay? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.INSANE Posted July 6, 2006 Share Posted July 6, 2006 5k Mainly becuase it has a twin turbo kit and all that good stuff im sure someone would pay more though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparks280zt Posted July 6, 2006 Share Posted July 6, 2006 8k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forrest Posted July 6, 2006 Share Posted July 6, 2006 He says he spent 25k - very believable. I'd say re-sale on everything was about 21k. If I was looking for this kind of project, I'd pay 15-16 or so including my plane ticket to inspect it in person first, and shipping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoov100 Posted July 6, 2006 Share Posted July 6, 2006 looks more like a conversion, then an actuall fairlady, also, if he has over $25k to blow on a restoration, why doesnt he give us better pic's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete280z Posted July 6, 2006 Share Posted July 6, 2006 Not much. That's an impressive list of parts, but hardly any photos that really back it up. Most of those photos look like the photos from vendors websites. No VIN to backup the claim of the chassis being a Fairlady 240Z? I've been burned on VIN/title problems before. I wouldn't go near it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoov100 Posted July 6, 2006 Share Posted July 6, 2006 well, he did cover up the holes where the original data plate would go on a LHS s30. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoov100 Posted July 6, 2006 Share Posted July 6, 2006 yep, looking at the parts he has pics of, they are all internet store pics, its just a converted s30..its a scam..... this is one of the pics he posted http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/heffernancurtis/detail?.dir=ab94scd&.dnm=c0b6scd.jpg&.src=ph this is a pic from arizonazcar.com http://arizonazcar.com/brakes.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparks280zt Posted July 6, 2006 Share Posted July 6, 2006 tha pic he posted of the twin turbo set up looks like the same pic our member 240ztt posted up of his twin turbo kit, maybe he stole it from him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forrest Posted July 6, 2006 Share Posted July 6, 2006 I would have said "bad selling technique" before he put up the yahoo listing. Not one of those pictures is original. Extremely suspicious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoov100 Posted July 6, 2006 Share Posted July 6, 2006 that kit was forsale on ebay a while back, i think some z board regular bought it, but yea, if i can get a pic of the engine bay from a fairlady, then we could prety much tell if he's real or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilC Posted July 6, 2006 Author Share Posted July 6, 2006 It is up to 5k already........ something just doesn't seem right at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srgunz Posted July 6, 2006 Share Posted July 6, 2006 I would have zero interest in that one. Now this one further down the page I would buy in a second if I did not have mine. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/JDM-Widebody-Z_W0QQitemZ160003310369QQihZ006QQcategoryZ6187QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKWIKZ Posted July 7, 2006 Share Posted July 7, 2006 yep' date=' looking at the parts he has pics of, they are all internet store pics, its just a converted s30..its a scam.....[/quote'] You guys are way too quick to accuse. Because he used pics from other sites to show his listed parts installed on a car he is a scam artist? Yeah, none of us have ever done that here, have we? To set the record straight, the car appears to be Les Cannedays old S30. And yes, it is a real Fairlady. He sold the car to a guy in L.A. about 5 years ago. I honestly can't see any signs that the car is a fake, as you have claimed. And here's my question, why not ask the owner for the VIN before making these kinds of statements? Brian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forrest Posted July 7, 2006 Share Posted July 7, 2006 I can't speak for the other guys, but I wasn't making an accusation, just an observation. It seems very suspicious to me to be selling 25k of parts/car with only 1 blurry picture of the car, especially when all the rest of the pics belong to other z owners and resellers. That's usually a trademark of a scam. I certainly hope it's legit, I know people who are geniunely interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SR240Z Posted July 7, 2006 Share Posted July 7, 2006 The owner of the car sent me an email with all that list of parts and the link to his yahoo pics: http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/heffernancurtis/album?.dir=/ab94scd&.src=ph He thought we might have a customer interested in his car, but he is asking $18k OBO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete280z Posted July 7, 2006 Share Posted July 7, 2006 And here's my question, why not ask the owner for the VIN before making these kinds of statements? And why not list the VIN in the auction as is typical in an ebay motors auction? Using borrowed pictures from vendors is poor salesmanship. If the seller is cutting corners on selling the thing, where else have corners been cut? For the record, I never accused the seller of anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenmonster80 Posted July 7, 2006 Share Posted July 7, 2006 I agree with Akwikz. Too quick on the rush of judgement. However the car is in L.A. I bet if asked, one could stop by, to look it over in order to get a better perspective for bidding purposes. If this is an old LES car then maybe RON can chime in as I know he has a working relationship with him. He may be able to verify the car as being one of his old projects. I think the questions would be better served on the ebay site and simply repost the answers here if need be. He has been good about responding to my questions so far. Then again when I sold my last project car I got more discontent than actuall interest. Akwikz is the only one from this site to contact me directly with actuall questions. No one else could fathom a real GTR with legal paperwork for sale. I understand being carfull but the guy has an excellent feedback score so take it at face value is all I saying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenmonster80 Posted July 7, 2006 Share Posted July 7, 2006 Was amazed at the difference of attitude towards this car between this site and classiczcars. Good posting here by RON verifying the car. See the link http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22244&page=2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forrest Posted July 7, 2006 Share Posted July 7, 2006 Maybe you are referring to other people calling this a "fake RHD car" (which was never my issue) but since you said "the attitude" of this site, I'm going to have to respond. I asked the seller for some better pictures, and he sent me a page full of other people's pictures. I don't see anywhere in the thread you posted where anyone verifies that the person who made that listing actually has any of those parts or that car. Ebay is great, but it's also got it's share of scam artists. Once you've been ripped off once or twice, you learn to be careful. I don't believe a cautious "attitude" is anything to be ashamed about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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