I turned 39 today....great....sigh.

So I've been ebaying alot of car stuff as of late. I'm not sure if you've heard the stories. Here's the first:

1. Auctioned off a bullet-proof 700R4 race ready tranny. Got a hell of alot of bidders and some guy in Nebraska won with a bid of nearly 800 dollars.


I spent 200 bucks to pallettize and ship the beast. When it arrived in Nebraska, the tranny was rolling around the back of the UPS truck! My frantic customer called me reporting that it arrived without ANY PACKAGING and definitely not on a pallette. He refused to accept it and immediately made a claim...as did I. The UPS driver on the other end played stupid, but my customer pointed out several distinct scrapes, dings, and one bell-housing dent. To make a long story short, it took 8 weeks to cash in on the insurance, thank goodness I paid for it. My customer was kind enough to give me a good review anywayz given I went above and beyond to make sure he got a full refund. The local UPS store, owned an operated by a nice Indian family, was near traumatized by the whole experience. UPS apparently blamed THEM for not properly packaging the item. They answered back with a digital picture of the tranny on a proper palette and with over-the-top strapping. UPS begrudgingly accepted the claim and responded with major passive aggression...they simply refused to pay-out on the insurance in a timely fashion. They say 4-6 days, well how about 8 WEEKS!

2. Injectors, OEM:


These suckers sell new for 400 bucks! They work perfectly, have caps, "O" rings, and clips included. My reserve was 100 bucks. My high bid was ONE DOLLAR. How pathetic. My goodness, shipping cost 12 bucks! I'll sell it on Audiworld for cheap.

3. OEM Downpipes:


These behemoths sell for 2000 New!! Unbelievable. The problem is no-one buys them, unless you're a dealership. Near new ones sell for no more then 100. I just wanted to get rid of them. Had a 100 dollar reserve and they sold for 252! WOOHOO. I saved on packaging by doing it myself, and you should see the box!...These bad-boys are soo long (60 inches) that the only box that fit looked like a casket. I spent 2 hours crumpling up newspapers to fill in the dead space, no pun intended.

4. OEM Turbos:



These K03's and piping sell for 2500 new. One is blown and my research shows that a pair typically sell for a hundred bucks...and that was my reserve. The shipping was nearly 80..they're pretty heavy. Good news, I met my reserve. Bad news, he never paid. This guy was a complete idiot. My ad was very very precise. I mentioned time and time again that they were "Stock", "OEM", "USED", and one was "BLOWN". Here were his emails:
- "how many HP can add to the engine and for how much u want to sell them"
WTF? I responded very politely. Reminded him to read my ad and reiterated that they were used, stock, and OEM. That they did not add any more HP to the car than stock turbo's because they were STOCK TURBO'S!! Next email:
- "It not update on STAGE III?????????????????????????????????"
What an doofuss. Responded again, this time with irritation considering he was my HIGH BIDDER. Reminded him to READ MY AD. That they were K03's and not Stage III's. That they were used, stock, OEM, and that one was blown. In any case, the auction ended with this numb skull as the high bidder. I submitted an invoice. Here was his response:
- "sorry i can buy !!!"
You've gotta be kidding me. I responded with massive "tude" at this point asking him what the hell was he talking about. Was he buying it or not buying it?! And his final inane email:
- "can`t buy !!!"
Brilliant.

This moron takes the cake.