| Caution! Craigslist GMC in Texas [message #148111] |
Sat, 29 October 2011 01:50  |
KingofCastleChaos
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I would like to put the word out on a coach located nearby in Lakeway, which is west of Austin. It shows up on Austin Craigslist a lot. It's a 23 ft BirchHaven and has been sitting up for some time and is in full squat mode. Anyway, I called this guy Dave and he gave me the address and said feel free to go look at it. He wanted $5,000 for it and I think it's worth $500 with about a $4500 tow bill from where it is sitting in the woods, chock full of animal poop and mildew. And it gets better, the place it's at is on somebody else's property (who used to be his friend.) I chatted with the landowner for 10 minutes or so because we both own land adjacent to a large conservation area, and we got along great. He sure bristled at the mention of the guy and his GMC and said since the Craigslist ad was up some things had started missing from around his place. The day after I went out there I got an email from this Dave guy saying a large amount of copper pipe/wire was now missing and since I was the only person to actually go out and look at it, logic (?) dictates that I took it. And if I brought it all back by the next day the police would not be called. Needless to say I called the police myself. Just a somewhat long winded head's up. (and yes, I am still furious about the whole ordeal). I regret not knowing the importance of TZE number tracking at the time or I would have gotten it for the records. Here is the ad:
John Gann
76 Eleganza II
Georgetown, Texas
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| Re: [GMCnet] Caution! Craigslist GMC in Texas [message #148135 is a reply to message #148111] |
Sat, 29 October 2011 10:22  |
jhbridges
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Location: Braselton ga
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I sent him a kind of innocent query... let's see what he has to say. Since I bought a running Palm Beach and drove it home for substantially less than he wants, I'll skip doing business with him.
From your report and his response, one might think he bagged the copper.
--johnny
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From: John Gann <John@Castle-Chaos.com>
To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
Sent: Saturday, October 29, 2011 2:50 AM
Subject: [GMCnet] Caution! Craigslist GMC in Texas
I would like to put the word out on a coach located nearby in Lakeway, which is west of Austin. It shows up on Austin Craigslist a lot. It's a 23 ft BirchHaven and has been sitting up for some time and is in full squat mode. Anyway, I called this guy Dave and he gave me the address and said feel free to go look at it. He wanted $5,000 for it and I think it's worth $500 with about a $4500 tow bill from where it is sitting in the woods, chock full of animal poop and mildew. And it gets better, the place it's at is on somebody else's property (who used to be his friend.) I chatted with the landowner for 10 minutes or so because we both own land adjacent to a large conservation area, and we got along great. He sure bristled at the mention of the guy and his GMC and said since the Craigslist ad was up some things had started missing from around his place. The day after I went out there I got an email from this Dave guy saying a large amount of copper
pipe/wire was now missing and
since I was the only person to actually go out and look at it, logic (?) dictates that I took it. And if I brought it all back by the next day the police would not be called. Needless to say I called the police myself. Just a somewhat long winded head's up. (and yes, I am still furious about the whole ordeal). I regret not knowing the importance of TZE number tracking at the time or I would have gotten it for the records. Here is the ad: http://austin.craigslist.org/rvs/2663300051.html
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John Gann
76 Eleganza II
Georgetown, Texas
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Foolish Carriage, 76 26' Eleganza(?) with beaucoup mods and add - ons.
Braselton, Ga.
I forgive them all, save those who hurt the dogs. They must answer to me in hell
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| Re: [GMCnet] Caution! Craigslist GMC in Texas [message #148168 is a reply to message #148139] |
Sat, 29 October 2011 19:40 |
rickmike
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A word of caution about a GMC for sale in Amarillo, TX also.
I bought it on eBay. The guy assured me that is was ready to drive back to East Tennessee(1100 miles).
My Dad and I drove to Amarillo and the coach was in reasonbly got shape inside and out but it wouldn't run worth a f@rt.
It died 4 times and struggled to restart in a 4 mile test ride and was boiling over. The guy started to drive it to his mechanic and it wouldn't make it 3 miles. AAA had to tow it in.
They couldn't get it running by noon the next day so I said forget it, and we drove home empty handed.
Then the dude refused to return my $500 deposit. eBay Purchase protect refunded my $500. Whew!
I wasted $600+ on the trip.
Beware.
Rick
1974 26' Canyonlands
aka "The General"
Clinton, TN
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| Re: [GMCnet] Caution! Craigslist GMC in Texas [message #148182 is a reply to message #148168] |
Sat, 29 October 2011 21:11 |
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USAussie
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Location: Sydney, Australia
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Rick,
It would be helpful if you would please provide some specific info:
Guys name
Address
Phone number
Details on the GMC
This will prevent anyone else from having to go through the same thing you did!
Regards,
Rob M.
Sydney, Australia
AUS '75 Avion-The Blue Streak TZE365V100428
USA '75 Avion-Double Trouble TZE365V100426
-----Original Message-----
From: gmclist-bounces@temp.gmcnet.org [mailto:gmclist-bounces@temp.gmcnet.org] On Behalf Of Richard Michelhaugh
A word of caution about a GMC for sale in Amarillo, TX also.
I bought it on eBay. The guy assured me that is was ready to drive back to East Tennessee(1100 miles).
My Dad and I drove to Amarillo and the coach was in reasonbly got shape inside and out but it wouldn't run worth a mailto:f@rt.
It died 4 times and struggled to restart in a 4 mile test ride and was boiling over. The guy started to drive it to his mechanic and
it wouldn't make it 3 miles. AAA had to tow it in.
They couldn't get it running by noon the next day so I said forget it, and we drove home empty handed.
Then the dude refused to return my $500 deposit. eBay Purchase protect refunded my $500. Whew!
I wasted $600+ on the trip.
Beware.
Rick
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Regards,
Rob M. (USAussie)
The Pedantic Mechanic
Sydney, Australia
'75 Avion - AUS - The Blue Streak TZE365V100428
'75 Avion - USA - Double Trouble TZE365V100426
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