DeLorean parts on eBay.

["therealdmcvegas" <DMCVegas@xxxx>]

Recently I've been following the auctions on eBay, and have noticed an 
increase of the amount of parts that are being auctioned off. Is it just me
, or is anyone else alarmed by this at all? Aside from parts/repair availability, the biggest peice of mind for my car has been theft. After all, if it was stolen to be stripped, where would someone be able to sell parts? Nowthat I see at aleast 2 cars being parted out on eBay right now, I don't feel quite as "safe" in that respect. In otherwords, it would totally suck ifmy car was stolen, stripped, and sold off in pieces on eBay. This appears to very much be a reality now. Granted whenever I remove a panel, or replace a part, I always write my name, the date, my signature, and any message that comes to mind in either permanent marker, or a paint pen (when it comesto the # of times I've written my name, I'm almost running neck and neck with "chaka"). It was for fun at first to add to the "cave paintings" underneath, but now I do it mainly as a security precaution in the same way that newer vehicles have tamper-proof stickers with their VIN #'s attached to the body panels.

There are many auto security systems available, so i will be installing a new 
one. The one that came with it doesn't work. My dome lights flash, the clearance lights are on a delay, and the doors don't always unlock. I can't 
imagine what the person installing it was thinking... And of course there is the inertia switch. In the mean time though, I think that it would be a good idea to first verify parts sources for online auctions and sales beforebuying. That way if either thru the DOD, or even DMCH the VIN@ could be checked against a list of cars that were reported stolen/vandalized. If someone started parting 
out a Ferrarri, Lamborgini, or other exotic, I'm sure that quite a few questions
would be asked. Going upon past eBay scams involving DeLorean cars, and 
the sudden increase in parts for sale, I've just started to become uneasy about 
things. You'd also be surprised by the auctions that pop-up time to time that 
you don't see because people keep mispelling the word, "DeLorean".

Just my .2¢, and now I'm done.

-Robert
vin 6585 "X"