eBay sucks, question and rant.

[sam dupont]

Question:
Mopar parts can be difficult to source. I find myself wincing as I put in the year and model part I'm looking for.
I learned of "-fits" here on FBBO, but that no longer works. Now everything in the World fits a 1966 Charger. Are there any new tricks like -fits to filter these spam listings?




RANT:
Key Word spamming on eBay is not allowed as per the eBay user agreement. I have a saved search for a LH short Fender Spear for a '66 Charger. I get emails from eBay, and this morning it was a match with a 1963 Chevy Speedometer Cluster. It's only $45, but I would have so much time and expense making it fit my Charger, it's not worth it. Plus, I would have to find a Tach for it on eBay, and their search system sucks.
Jerks like this guy have figured out that in a section like: "Manufacturers Part Number", you can enter as many words as you can think of. ... and if not there, then "Item Specifics" or "OEM part number".


A SMALL sampling from the guy's page offering a 63 Chevy speedo:

OE/OEM Part Number:
Impala Belair 150 210 Fleetline Styleline Deluxe, Chevele Chevy II Nova Caprice Camaro Corvette, GS Skylark Riviera GTO Lemans Tempest Bonneville, 88 98 F85 442 Cutlass W-30 2+2 Eldorado, Coupe Deville Mustang Torino Cougar Falcon Galaxie, Fairlane Ranchero Thunderbird T-Bird Comet, Monterey XR7 SCJ CJ 428 429 Continental Mark, Belvedere Cuda Barracuda Fury Challenger RT, Charger Coronet Lancer Valiant Duster, A B C E Body Platform Satellite GTX Rotunda, GM General Motors Guide Delco-Remy Mopar, Autolite Motorcraft Bosch Trico Kelsey Hayes OEM, FoMoCo

Manufacturer Part Number
1910,1911,1912,1913,1914,1915,1916,1917,1918,1919,, 1920,1921,1922,1923,1924,1925,1926,1927,1928,1929, 1930,1931,1932,1933,1934,1935,1936,1937,1938,1939,, 1940,1941,1942,1943,1944,1945,1946,1947,1948,1949,, 1950,1951,1952,1953,1954,1955,1956,1957,1958,1959,, 1960,1961,1962,1963,1964,1965,1966,1967,1968,1969, 1970,1971,1972,1973,1974,1975,1976,1977,1978,1979, Car, Coupe, Sedan, Convertible, Roadster, Delivery, Station Wagon, Hardtop, Sedanette, Rag Top, Sled,, Bomba, Lowrider, Truck, Fleetside, Stepside, 1/2,, 3/4, 1, Ton, Crew, Standard, Short, Long, Box ,, 2WD, 4WD, Square Body, Pilot House, OBS, Cab,, Hood, Fender, Door, Trunk, Deck, Lid, Bumper,Grill, Grille, Quarter, Sheet Metal Panel, Stainless,, Chrome, Die-Cast, Lamp, Light, Bezel, Housing,, Bucket, Park, Blinker, Turn Signal, Antenna, Rim, Steel Wheel, Riveted, Artillery, 14", 15", 16", Rally, 5, 6, 8, Lug, Mag, Magnesium, Spoke, Wire, Hubcap, Wheel Cover, White Wall, Bias Ply, Jack, Windshield, Glass, Vent, Cowl, Molding, Trim

 

[Fran Blacker]

Know what you mean! I added vintage or some other words. Guys have suggested other things. Type ebay add grips if that doesn't work into search bar.

 

[padam]

eBay has turned into crap.
I still shop and sell there a little, but man, has it fallen apart.

 

[Ron H]

Always be on the look out for MAX WEDGE parts such as lug nuts, wipers, headlights, they're worth more money..

 

[Ron H]

Yeah, my Max Wedge wiper blades flipped 1.5 more times in the quarter mile.

 

[Hey-O]

I've found that as the days go by, parts in general for our cars are hard to find. My 65 Coronet is a bastard child, period. Aside from a few screws and a few odds and ends, it's a one year nightmare. Unlike Chargers, where about everything comes repoped, it's not fun. When I got run off the road a few months ago, I did everything in my power to avoid hit anything, that would have been the end for me. I buy a lot from ebay, not just car parts, those days are getting a little long in the tooth, I buy stuff, junk, odd and ends. To pull in more buyers to at least look, they spread the word match around with a putty knife to reach more corners. You really have to be careful these days, like everyone, everywhere, everyone is trying to sell to make a buck. Along the way the truth got stretched.

 

[moparedtn]

Remember:
"eBay is only a venue...."

 

[sam dupont]

I've found that as the days go by, parts in general for our cars are hard to find. My 65 Coronet is a bastard child, period. Aside from a few screws and a few odds and ends, it's a one year nightmare. Unlike Chargers, where about everything comes repoped, it's not fun. When I got run off the road a few months ago, I did everything in my power to avoid hit anything, that would have been the end for me. I buy a lot from ebay, not just car parts, those days are getting a little long in the tooth, I buy stuff, junk, odd and ends. To pull in more buyers to at least look, they spread the word match around with a putty knife to reach more corners. You really have to be careful these days, like everyone, everywhere, everyone is trying to sell to make a buck. Along the way the truth got stretched.

Yet they advertise about getting the "correct part". eBay and eBay Motors have always had a wall between them. So I messed with non-auto sections and was able to install the list from one of those CL wanted ads that has every key word know to man. So I could keyword spam, but I won't. It's wrong and somebody looking for a blender is not going to buy my Hemi valve covers.

 

[Charged440]

And they raised their selling fee a point for the privilege. Copy and paste, I love the descriptions for cars that are for sale that start with " the seller has owned it for a year" or whatever.