I agree with Otis, having been the victim of a lying toerag on eBay selling absolute junk and posting photos of parts that were nothing like the listing, emmaluck1 is their username and they are still selling on eBay even now. It isn't a nice feeling especially when they said they never received the part back in exchange for my money back even though I sent it back signed for with their signature as proof. eBay didn't want to know despite all the evidence.
Knackered worn out parts deserve to go in the bin and not on eBay for some poor victim to be scammed, how would you feel to receive an expensive worn out and difficult to obtain part for a rebuild. Not everyone has the skill and knowledge to determine from a photo what is worn out and what is serviceable. It is for this reason I now stay away from eBay where I possibly can.
Sorry to hear about your misfortune on ebay.
I struggle to beat the rogue sellers, and I've been buying stuff for donkeys years.
I'm not surprised that less experienced folk end up being swindled out of their hard earned cash for worn out junk.
You have to learn to read between the lines of sellers descriptions to reveal the truth.
"Engine turns freely, I haven't heard it run myself , but the previous owner said it was a good runner "
That's dealerspeak for absolutely thrashed to death.
"Condition of inside of tank unknown due to not having the filler flap key"
They've opened it up and it's full of rust and dirt.
"The pictures form part of the description"
That means there is an area of damage somewhere in the photos that isn't obviously apparent.
Usually because they have photographed it from an obscure angle which makes the damage look like a shadow or a reflection.
When you complain to ebay about the item not being as described, the seller points out that the damage was visible in the photos.
It's a real jungle.
I'd honestly recommend buying stuff at a Jumble instead, if you can find the time.
