Rip off artist

[Chris Haynes]

Hey look at this great NOS hand brake lever. Only it appears to be a left hand lever on a right hand bracket. Doesn't quite look to be NOS either. Or maybe he is just showing it wrong.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1910-...item5ad9858fb8

[T. Cotten]

Gosh, Chris,

Tell us what you are absolutely certain is wrong with the piece before you slander the seller,
With consideration of how bizarre VINs can be, a unique brake grip might well be real.

Face it: the damn grip was on the stupid side in the first place!
Who likes rolling backwards from a stop on a hill!

Echo Sgt. Friday: "Just the facts, sir."

....Cotten

[pete reeves]

RIP OFF ARTIST?

It looks OK to me.

Pete Reeves 860

[Rubone]

You guys seem to have missed Chris's not so subtle point that this is the same seller as discussed in a previous thread that regularly sells re-packaged and reproduction parts as originals. And sells poorly re-printed literature as "Rare" original bits! It is more about the source, not the picture of the part as offered.
Robbie

[T. Cotten]

Robbie!

I don't 'do' ebay (not even registered), but when I watch carb listings for information, its obvious that the bulk of it is over-the-top hype and mis-information. A lot of the mis-information is outright ignorance, not criminal deceit. (One predominant seller literally doesn't know the differences between a Linkert and a Schebler!)

And Chris!
Are sure you aren't inadvertantly promoting the seller?
Any attention is good attention to someone out to make a sale.

.....Cotten

[Robert Luland]

Robbie!

I don't 'do' ebay (not even registered), but when I watch carb listings for information, its obvious that the bulk of it is over-the-top hype and mis-information. A lot of the mis-information is outright ignorance, not criminal deceit. (One predominant seller literally doesn't know the differences between a Linkert and a Schebler!)

And Chris!
Are sure you aren't inadvertantly promoting the seller?
Any attention is good attention to someone out to make a sale.

.....Cotten

Tom, I got to agree with ya. Fleese-Bay is riddled with ignorance but this can also be to the buyers advantage if played out properly. Bob

[Paps]

There won't be any good back flow for that seller. He is to ignorant and mouthy to his ex customer base and any posible future customer base to boot. When a seller calls everyone an A hole for pointing out an issue with his items, he is nothing but a plain jerk. You don't see any other sellers mouthing off like he does. Behind his pc he has a battleship mouth and a rowboat a s s ......

[T. Cotten]

So OK,
We've established that the seller is an ebay creep.
Its a pity that he is not here to defend or defeat himself.

I was hoping for a friendly arguement about the virtues of having the brake grip on the left with a left hand shift.
(What were they thinking?)

....Cotten

[45OZ]

So OK,
We've established that the seller is an ebay creep.
Its a pity that he is not here to defend or defeat himself.

I was hoping for a friendly arguement about the virtues of having the brake grip on the left with a left hand shift.
(What were they thinking?)

....Cotten

My Chief has a brake lever on the right with a right hand shift, I think it is best to have the brake lever on the side that is not a throttle this way you can't accidently excelerate while braking.
Joe Oz

[D.Mac]

So OK,
We've established that the seller is an ebay creep.
Its a pity that he is not here to defend or defeat himself.

I was hoping for a friendly arguement about the virtues of having the brake grip on the left with a left hand shift.
(What were they thinking?)

....Cotten

Cotten,
Not an argument, but a couple of thoughts. In younger days I had a Pan with a "suicide" clutch, and unless you wanted to stay in gear and hold the clutch pedal down (not!), the front brake lever needed to be on the right bar. Rode a lot of miles that way, including San Francisco hills, with no problems. With a rocker clutch and left hand brake, I won't worry about hitting nuetral for a quick stop at a stop sign, but at a stop light on a hill sometimes a third hand would be nice! Ironically, the worst spot I encounter on a regular basis is my own driveway. Uphill gravel to the pavement, a rock outcrop to the left blocks the view of traffic untill your front wheel is almost to the pavement, ya hafta stop
Doug.