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finally found a RHD lower dash piece. got it for 13 bux but shipping was 50 lol. o well its in perfect shape and came very fast(tahts what she said)

 

 

now i just need a clock and the defrost bezel.

 

i wonder if the ashtrays are the same :dunno:

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Yep I agree, if patient on eBay another will come along in time. eBay is just not what it used to be though. Too many distributors. Too many "Buy it Nows" with inflated shipping prices. Not that I have a problem with someone getting something for their time, to photo, write up, list, reply to email questions, weigh and quote the real freight price to the zip find a box/make a box, drive down to shipping source, fill out the paper work, and stand in line for a while. Everyone's time is worth money, but putting the screws to someone is not what eBay should be about. Yes, Supply and Demand at its purest form. I would like to see eBay return to the original more home based sellers and individual collectors rather than so heavy in mercantile distributors. But what has happened is the opposite and has forced the home base guy with stuff around the house he wants to get rid of off eBay because he has to compete with a Corporation. Web sites are for corporations and distributors and they flood the category forcing you to scroll through tons of endless "Buy it Now" stuff of 3rd party low quality. imported junk. Not much of an auction any more either. eBay in a sense cut their own throat due to greed. As the world turns....

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Yep I agree, if patient on eBay another will come along in time. eBay is just not what it used to be though. Too many distributors. Too many "Buy it Nows" with inflated shipping prices. Not that I have a problem with someone getting something for their time, to photo, write up, list, reply to email questions, weigh and quote the real freight price to the zip find a box/make a box, drive down to shipping source, fill out the paper work, and stand in line for a while. Everyone's time is worth money, but putting the screws to someone is not what eBay should be about. Yes, Supply and Demand at its purest form. I would like to see eBay return to the original more home based sellers and individual collectors rather than so heavy in mercantile distributors. But what has happened is the opposite and has forced the home base guy with stuff around the house he wants to get rid of off eBay because he has to compete with a Corporation. Web sites are for corporations and distributors and they flood the category forcing you to scroll through tons of endless "Buy it Now" stuff of 3rd party low quality. imported junk. Not much of an auction any more either. eBay in a sense cut their own throat due to greed. As the world turns....

 

:agree: ... That is all...

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Your right sugarfoot, you have to dig through a lot of crap, but the good buys are still there. I've restored 2 motorcylces and 2 Comanches from there(also the local pull a part). My pull a part got smart to my ways and hardly has any JEEP good stuff anymore. I had a cottage industry for awhile on e-bay.

 

jbhill-it's fun finding parts like that for the Comanche. I got mine at the pull a part. Good find.

 

I'm currently piecing a Yakima rack(from e-bay)for my Comanche to carry my kayak on top of my topper so I can keep the bed free. I've got about $60 in it. I'm using black iron pipe for the rails $22 versus $58 for Yak bars.

I'm cheap. :help:

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I always click on the auctions only tab. Eliminates all the buy it nows.

 

2X's that.........gets rid of all the wasted time on the "Wholesale power seller's" :roll:

 

Other wise, I've found some great deals on tools, and watch that shipping and over priced handling fee.

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