Chuck , for the sake of truth, let me state that you , not on purpose I am sure,made a wrong statement which I need to correct.Chuck Lutz wrote: Joel:
I think you will find that your legit and long established MV collector is/was selling tool kits that were not what they were advertised as....and way back in the day Luca actually bought from him only to learn later they were not the Real McCoy....I don't expect him to 'get over' that anytime soon, and if you would like to contact that seller and discuss him refunding Luca's money perhaps that will help him to "get over it"...
You can claim "Caveat Emptor" all you want, but the MV community is a relatively SMALL world and with that in mind, I think Luca has every RIGHT to mention the Loblolly Lane deal whenever he wants to. If you condone or ignore those kinds of dealings in the MV world, then those kinds of transactions which take place on g503 EVERY DAY are doomed.....in other words, you can screw anyone foolish enough to believe what you tell them because it is their duty to know you are a crook?
I don't THINK so....and I certainly hope the g503 is not going to let that happen....I know of THREE sellers who have been discovered to knowingly have sold something that wasn't what they claimed....North Carolina, Colorado and Texas. I won't go into details, but if you want to search here long enough....the proof is there!
I never had any dealing with that Warren gentleman.
The reason I would not even think to purchase from him is that I would rather believe that elephants can fly rather than that a correct tool kit can be sold repeatedly for 125 $.
That is why I think that Pan's suggestion of comparing the guys prices with the figures in our survey is absolutely out of place.
How can a jeep tool kit sell for 125 bucks, when a Prestigious dealer sells the 41-W hub wrench for 65 dollars?
Excepting the above mentioned fact, I do agree on everything else you said.