.99 cent 5.3 engine

[Grumpy old man]

Score one for Grumpy old man ! Now I hadn't planned a 5.3 for my '67 and still don't but while searching E-bay I found a 5.3 with exhaust manifolds and tin that had no reserve was 150 miles away and no bids on it so I bid $10.00 and won it for just .99 cents . It's good to be grumpy some days !

[DreamRyder1963]

That's a heck of a score.

[1970 CST Short Wide]

Hope its true, let us know when its in your garage

[Grumpy old man]

I paid for it right after the auction finished , But no reserve is no reserve ! I thought it was worth a tank of gas to pick it up just for the parts . Never list anything on E-bay without a reserve or it just might sell for .99 cents .

[joey8383]

Wanna double your money? =)
Nice score, Have you talked to seller? They took a chance and got burned...

[LSUMurse]

So, how many people from this forum are now going to Ebay and looking for engines for $0.99?

It's OK, you're among friends, you can admit it.

[Grumpy old man]

Originally Posted by joey8383

Wanna double your money? =)
Nice score, Have you talked to seller? They took a chance and got burned...

I haven't talked to him yet but I bought a Vette convertible for pennies on the dollar the same way , The seller wasn't happy But I drove it home .

[wreckedchevy]

I have one locally i can get for 600 and I thought that was a steal! nice score

[joey8383]

Originally Posted by LSUMurse

So, how many people from this forum are now going to Ebay and looking for engines for $0.99?

It's OK, you're among friends, you can admit it.

Busted.. I just went through my daily craigslist, ebay and others...
I'm just South of Tulsa if you find one near me. Will drive as far as Dallas!!!

[Big Kev-O]

I hope the seller doesn't back out on you. I dropped a item I had sold when I was packaging it and ebay had an option to return the payment and cancel the sale because "item was no longer available because it was damaged, lost or stolen". Feedback was canceled, and it did not effect my score. We will see if this selller is a man of his word like the Corvett guy, nice score. Good luck.

[Grumpy old man]

I already sent n email asking when I could drive out and pick it up, i guess i'll just keep my fingers crossed waiting to find out if he's honest or not ...

[Grumpy old man]

Well , I finally got an address and response from the ebay seller of the engine (They are NOT HAPPY ) the engine sold for .99 cents their responses are unfriendly and vague , Hopefully I'm not driving all day for nothing I'm taking my own engine lift and loading it myself , seems their not to interested in helping ?....

[LSUMurse]

Be careful. It could turn ugly real quick. You may want to bring a buddy. A 6' 5" 300 lb buddy would be nice.

[boraxman]

Good idea ^^^^^^

[Grumpy old man]

Originally Posted by LSUMurse

Be careful. It could turn ugly real quick. You may want to bring a buddy. A 6' 5" 300 lb buddy would be nice.

Well ... hopefully none of that but I'm 6'2" and 260 have a concealed weapons permit , But none of that will be needed ,But it is nice to have if needed ...I'm not stealing it I bought it by the rules just for way less than they probably wanted for it !

[LSUMurse]

Originally Posted by Grumpy old man

Well ... hopefully none of that but I'm 6'2" and 260 have a concealed weapons permit , But none of that will be needed ,But it is nice to have if needed ...I'm not stealing it I bought it by the rules just for way less than they probably wanted for it !

You and I see it that way, but they may not. I wouldn't be happy about selling it to you at 0.99 but I would. And, I wouldn't be a ding dong about it. The problem is, the world is getting dumber and dumb people do dumb things.

I'm sure you'll be fine, just keep your wits about ya.

[Justintime67]

That's one heck of a bargain!! I hope it works or for you.

[Grumpy old man]

Originally Posted by LSUMurse

You and I see it that way, but they may not. I wouldn't be happy about selling it to you at 0.99 but I would. And, I wouldn't be a ding dong about it. The problem is, the world is getting dumber and dumb people do dumb things.

I'm sure you'll be fine, just keep your wits about ya.

Yeah , I Googled the address and it's not what you would call the 'premium " side of town , I'm sure it will be fine tho uncomfortable at best !I'll have the lift and straps ready before i pull into the driveway just a quick 4 minute engine lift and strap and dash ! I'll bet they learn how ebay works before listing anything again !

[Blue GMC]

I wish you luck and hope it is an easy pick up on a great engine. But some people are sore losers and might be peeing in any hole they can find right now

[Grumpy old man]

Well....... Sometimes even tho you've done nothing wrong you have to pick your battles , and my sixth sense tells me to pass on this whole mess , after a few one word responses to my emails requesting a contact phone number being refused and they have 0 ratings from E-bay the sketchy neighborhood and their refusal to help in anyway and even tho It would be a good score on an engine that may or may not be in the same condition as it was 2 days ago I'm going to pass on picking it up . But if someone close to Clarksville ,Tn wants it I'll pm you the address and you can get it for yourself .I'm just not going to drive for 4 hours one way to deal with ignorant people .

[Steve Cole]

Hey Grumpy, I would go and get it. Take a buddy or two with you. I'm sure some local board members would gladly go along to help out. You won the auction fair and square. The seller may seem a little pissed and less than helpful but I would be a little pissed too if I had done something that stupid and had to sell my engine for a dollar. The point is he will get over it, lesson learned. Go pick up your engine and smile all the way home. If your really worried about the situation, call the local police, explain what's going on and why your apprehensive, and ask them to meet you over there to make sure all goes smoothly. If I were closer and had a truck and a hoist, I would get it. You won it man, go get it!

[Clyde65]

no feed back? I would also pass. this could be a setup!

The set up, probably backfired on them also.

Think about this; they place the ad, you win the item, they say bring me the cash since your local, they say meet here, then jump the buyer and take the money. Sounds like a scam waiting to happen to me.

[Steve Cole]

Originally Posted by Clyde65

no feed back? I would also pass. this could be a setup!

The set up, probably backfired on them also.

Think about this; they place the ad, you win the item, they say bring me the cash since your local, they say meet here, then jump the buyer and take the money. Sounds like a scam waiting to happen to me.

I say show up with the cops and load that bad boy up! Hand him a dollar on your way out and tell him to keep the change.

[Grumpy old man]

I've already had those thoughts ,When I Googled the address and it sits across the street from what looks like ghetto apartments and the front of the house is severely overgrown ,Maybe I'm just getting to old to take chances backing in behind a house to deal with disgruntled ignorant people for an engine I have .99 cents invested in ...and they don't want to be forthright with phone #s or names ? or even a specific time to be there ? all i got was the last email saying " I will not help you or load it and NO I don't have a lift you can use !" Kinda makes you think if it's worth the time ???

[Aruba1]

I think the best thing is to just pass on it or offer to pay the seller a generous "handling" to help you out. Even if you offer him $50-100 you still come ahead in this deal. Just an idea.