LOL Sounds like a comercial! LOL
I thought it would be fun to start a thread about neat things we all get on ebay!!
My latest thing that I just got, I think is pretty neat!! It's a post card from a dealer that was sent to a customer back in 1972!!
(http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m247/myhrdly/Pinto/IMG_9839.jpg)
Look, they didn't use zip codes then!!
(http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m247/myhrdly/Pinto/IMG_9841.jpg)
So, what have you gotten on ebay lately?
I could go on for hours here. It all started with my pinto which was my first ebay purchase. Then the maddness started shortly after that. I bought so much stuff while building my car that i got banned from ebay. :o Not from ebay they were glad to have me but from the ole lady :reek: Every time the bills came in she would say who is this pay pal person? Oh well thanks kim for bringing up all these painfull memorys for me. :'( :lol: :lol: :lol:
...and I thought Davy Crockett died at the Alamo in 1836... ::)
I got a sweet set of original 1970 Boss 302 valve covers for my Boss Pinto. :happy_bday: They cost alot, but they will be the finishing touch when I get around to putting them on later this month.. i would put them on sooner, but got other things to accomplish in the engine bay first.
I could have a list of at least a couple of hundred items but as of recent, I picked up 30 (thirty) of the dealer post cards of the 78 Squire wagons and a couple of poker chips that have the Pinto logo on them. Of course there is both of the watches (on that kicks to the seconds and the other that doesnt) Also, I have at least 30 model cars in varios forms. So, if all of a sudden you get sniped on something unusual, ask me about it :lol:
Ohh yah looove the ebay.
Pretty much built my whole car from ebay. Thats one of the reasons it took me so long! That said im an ebay nut and will always try to score a deal if i need something that is on ebay.
I love ebay!
LOL
I just scored 30 of the poker chips for less than 25.oo plus shipping. I e-mailed the person selling them to see if I could buy what he had left ;D
http://cgi.ebay.com/3-1971-Ford-Pinto-Intro-Poker-chips_W0QQitemZ390137102715QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item5ad5fbc17b (http://cgi.ebay.com/3-1971-Ford-Pinto-Intro-Poker-chips_W0QQitemZ390137102715QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item5ad5fbc17b)
I saw an auction for a '72 NOS grille and assumed it was the same as my '74. I found out after I won it that they are different. When it arrived I found that the seller didn't know the difference either as it was actually FOR a '74. An NOS grille for under $100..... I can't complain. :amazed:
Ahhh, my favorite shopping destination...ebay!
I got a Haynes '75-80 (brand new condition) repair manual, '71 Pinto repair book (black with the lil' pinto horses on the cover), a '74 owners manual, some Mustang II ('74) paraphanelia (owners manual, ads, dealer brocures), a '73 and '74 Pinto dealer brochures, a key fob like the ones you could get anywhere back in the day, a brand-new condition Pinto emblem (red, white and blue not faded and were factory-colored not repainted), my red My Pony Goes (sic) Pinto Fast shirt, ... the list goes on but I'm stumped for more on my list. Oh! There's that Wannabe-General Lee Pinto Runabout toy I would've killed for as a child... ;D
Oh! There's that Wannabe-General Lee Pinto Runabout toy I would've killed for as a child...
A friend of mine got me one of those at a rummage sale for 1.oo and people love it ;D
I was such a shameless tomboy (I guess I still am, though I'm a little more girly now!) lol. I played with those plastic cars and my Mom despaired at what she had raised. I had two or three Fox-body Mustangs (still have one that, er, survived but has bowed pillars and a really bad paint job!) and one Fox-body Capri as well as an assortment of '65 era Mustang Fastbacks (the body style, not the toys themselves!) and one Easter Mom relented and I found a Mustang II Fastback in my Easter basket along with the other goodies the Easter Bunny left me. I had to modify the cars so my Bo and Luke Duke (Daisy too) could drive them! Oh, the fun I had and "miles" I drove! Having a Pinto would've been pure nirvana- Pintos and Dukes of Hazzard! I might've died of joy. :D
Geeze - EBAY - it's >evil< :hypno:. I have purchased:
Shop manuals
NOS power brake booster
Underdash accessory tray
NOS radio speaker
Battery tray
Chrome headlight bezels
Car cover
...and probably a few more things I can't recall at the moment.
Chris
most reasently 2 repair manules for the fiero
but in the past
75-76 for services manules
77 ford services manule
clymer, haynes, chilton, peterson and a saturday mechanichs pinto manules
76 electrical manule
several pinto key tools ( still need more special project)
and the list can go on
phil
Computer parts is all i get off ebay. I have not had the time to bid war with someone over parts lol.
Quote from: slowride on January 04, 2010, 03:12:30 PM
I saw an auction for a '72 NOS grille and assumed it was the same as my '74. I found out after I won it that they are different. When it arrived I found that the seller didn't know the difference either as it was actually FOR a '74. An NOS grille for under $100..... I can't complain. :amazed:
I found a grill for my '74 at a junkyard near me. I thought i did pretty good as there was nothing wrong with it and it only cost 40 bucks!
As for ebay, let me think... i think the last thing i got was a timing cover for my 2.0
Quote from: 75bobcatv6 on January 05, 2010, 04:34:35 PM
Computer parts is all i get off ebay. I have not had the time to bid war with someone over parts lol.
OK, so I will give my secret away
www.esnipe.com (http://www.esnipe.com) Enough said ;D
I got my Pinto off Ebay. Well..., sort of. It was Co-Listed on Craig's list also. So, I didn't feel too bad about "making an offer." The seller was a flight attendant. With me in So. Cal. and he 30,000 feet over Washington state we struck a deal. Well..., some deal, I offered the asking Craig's List price.
Anyway, the car was in San Francisco about two blocks from where my wife spent her teenage years. The seller needed to move the car quickly. When shipping estimates got out of hand I opted to fly up and bring the car back. To expidite the process he sent me a FREE South West Buddy Pass. I Flew up to my brother's in Sacramento and he drove me to S.F. to rent the truck/trailer and bring it home.
I got my '73 Valiant off Ebay too. I got my 63 Rambler out of the Auto Seller, my '61 Corvair station wagon (Free) out of the Penny Saver and my '65 Sunbeam Tiger out of the Recycler. I've still got them all - including two ('91 Mazda 323 - my daily driver and '73 Datsun 510) that were given to me.
Tom
I've bought all sorts of things off eBay, including five automobiles, of which my Pinto was one! As far as Pinto-related stuff, I've bought a dash cap, trim rings, NOS parking lots, a walnut shifter knob, NOS bodyside molding, wheel lip moldings, a '72 sales brochure, the same owner's guide to maintenance that Becky described, a Pinto t-shirt, a book of '72 Pinto matches, a drinking glass, key chain, and one of the watches with the kicking Pinto which is still in working condition and has its original band. My most recent non-Pinto-related purchases include a 42 inch flat panel TV, a cordless phone, a wallet, a Hummer cap as a Christmas gift, and wheel lip moldings for a Ford Ranger - also a Christmas gift. Gee... I think I need to stay OFF eBay!!!
Dwayne :smile:
My first ebay auction victory was for a Breyer model horse (I have about 500!) and the seller was in Oceanside! So I was able to pick the horse up about 4 miles from my home. Ebay evil? Maybe I've been lucky, but I love ebay. Too bad money's tight. There was a GORGEOUS!!! '72 Pinto Squire wagon in Maine I would've given a body part for. ;D
most reacently i picked up a pinto watch (non kicking horse)in the case with large leather band and a zippo lighter
I like the lighter!!! Too cool!!
I haven't been on ebay lately! Trying to save money! LOL
I got my Pinto itself on EBAY...at an unbelievably good price (went to see and drive it first before bidding).
OMG!!! I've spent SOOOO much at ebay... I just won a Hartland Plastics General Lee rider (no not the car!) lol. and a Hartland Horses And Dogs book. The last Pinto-related item I won was a 1971 dealer brochure (from Denmark!) that has the cut-out Pinto car. I'm forever looking for my Holy Grail of Pinto-Breyer items... ;D Call it evilbay if you will... we all have our vices... ::)
There isnt enough space for me to list my ebay purchases over the last 7 or 8 years. I havent bought any cars off ebay but I bought the parts to build 4 cars & 3 dunebuggies. Probably 50K or more if I added it all up....
I refuse to add up my spendings on ebay... I don't want a stroke! :lol:
Quote from: blupinto on June 29, 2010, 09:25:01 PM
I refuse to add up my spendings on ebay... I don't want a stroke! :lol:
I hear you on that! :lol: I've bought three Lincolns, one Cadillac, one Chrysler Sebring convertible, and one Pinto on eBay... not to mention parts, collectibles, brochures, etc. for each of the above. Then add in the books, movies, jewelry, models, musical instuments, clothing, appliances, etc., etc., etc.! If I had never heard about eBay, I could probably afford to retire today! :-\
Dwayne :smile:
Wouldn't it be interesting if ebay had a ratio for purchases versus items sold? I'm curious how much I have spent on ebay myself....Been using it for ten years now! Used my dad's account until I was 15 and got my own account!
Quote from: phils toys on June 29, 2010, 01:02:58 PM
most reacently i picked up a pinto watch (non kicking horse)in the case with large leather band and a zippo lighter
I have two of the non kicking horse and one (still new in the box) of the kicking horse. All three came from E-Bay and at a REALLY good price. I am telling you the way to go is www.esnipe.com (http://www.esnipe.com) ;D
That lighter is bad butt. Got to love eBay.
-beegle55