Classic Harley Scam on Ebay Exposed

[Buzz Kanter]

Too many scams on ebay these days. Congrats to Mobtowncycle for exposing this one for "Genuine" classic Harley fire extinguishers. http://www.caimag.com/wordpress/2011...shers-on-ebay/

[Ohio-Rider]

I just saw one of those at a swap meet and the guy was asking two bills for it. No thanks..

[Glenn]

thanks buzz

[rbenash]

Thanks buzz. I was watching these and intuitive that it was a scam. The funny thing is I never followed to see just how cheap the vintage prestolite units themselves were. I remember sending email to the seller at one point because I frankly got tired of seeing them and it was obvious to me they were relabels/refinish or something. I asked him why he thought I should believe this was an original HD unit. He never answered and I lost interest. You followed through. Thanks.

[sirhrmechanic]

I bought one of those a few years ago, but paid pretty short $ for it from the eBay seller. They have been getting progressively more expensive over time. I think I paid $35. When I got it, I called BS and said I didn't think it was old or genuine and wanted to return it. He sent me several VERY nasty e-mails and, as I recall, posted negative feedback on me. That was back when sellers could still post negative on buyers... I still have the POS fire extinguisher.

Anyway, glad someone has exposed these charlatans. Their stuff is crap.

BTW, anyone want a Harley Fire Extinguisher? I have one cheap....

Cheers,

Sirhr

[Rubone]

This is what the presto extinguisher as sold by H-d looked like. A normal chrome one with a presto tag, not that phony patent tag lookalike!
Robbie

[rbenash]

Nice. Was it not the chrome plating and the brackets that made them Harley/MC specific? I. E. it was just the standard/labeled presto unit with chrome plating and special brackets made specifically for frame mounting? My 1964 on accessory catalogs only show chrome versions. There's also a police version (apparently) in the 58-68 parts manual that actually looks/mounts different from the ones in the accessory catalogs.

[Chris Haynes]

Buzz,
I guess you have forgotten that I discussed this issue on your board long ago.

[Buzz Kanter]

Actually guys I did NOT do all the homework or even write this up. I did repost it in a few places at the author's suggestion.