delorean6859, This response will seem harsh, but please don't read it in a negative tone. It sucks that this guy on Ebay took you for a ride on this car, but honestly, I'm surprised the insurance program is giving anything. The bottom line is, you bought a 24-year-old glorified prototype without doing your homework first, and without actually seeing the car. --Big mistake! If you're going to pay 20K for a car, what's a couple hundred for a plane ticket? At the very least, you could take an expert with you to inspect the car. The other way to help avoid this type of situation is to buy a car "in the family" from a reputable DeLorean owner (Brandon Moody's car recently sold comes to mind). But still, there's no substitute for a visual and mechanical inspection. But it's too late for that now. So what do you do? Don't worry! It's a great group of people and we'll help you. It will cost you some money, but do one project at a time and try to enjoy learning as you go. Then you can sit back and really enjoy driving that car. You can start by telling us your name! :-) Jake Kamphoefner 1063 in STL ----- Original Message ----- From: "delorean6859" <tmadsop@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2005 8:58 PM Subject: [DML] ebay buyer protection > If you have been following the 6859 saga, you know I was sold a delorean > listed in "excellent condition" and "needs nothing". I won't bore you > with details other then to say it needs everything. As such, I filed a > claim with ebay buyer protection who in turn assigned the case to auction > insurance agency, an outside insurance agency. Read the terms of the > program closely, I'll hit the highlights. I DID reach an agreement today > with auction insurance which will result in a partial refund of the > vehicle purchase price. > <snip> To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/