I have seen this at least 6 times......always no reserve and always sold, yet it keeps coming back like a case of Malaria.............


http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=7940280381&category=6783

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1971 280SE W108
1979 300SD W116
1983 300D W123
1975 Ironhead Sportster chopper
1987 GMC 3/4 ton 4X4 Diesel
1989 Honda Civic (Heavily modified)
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Section 609 MVAC Certified
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"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche

Your spending too much time on E-bay. LOL

and here too, I know what you mean......

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Proud owner of ....
1971 280SE W108
1979 300SD W116
1983 300D W123
1975 Ironhead Sportster chopper
1987 GMC 3/4 ton 4X4 Diesel
1989 Honda Civic (Heavily modified)
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Section 609 MVAC Certified
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"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche

No offense but do you even know what malaria is? Doesn't sound like you do from that statement.

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1999 Mercedes-Benz S600, 103K miles - garage queen
1988 Mercedes-Benz 560SEL, 89K miles - daily driver
2007 Hyundai Sonata Limited, 31K - daily driver

Malaria, like herpes, stays in your system one you contract it, and makes recurring appearances, causeing fevers , shakes, and other symptoms before going back into remission......

what part of that is incorrect................

Like this car, when you think its sold, it comes back, again, and again, and again.....

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Proud owner of ....
1971 280SE W108
1979 300SD W116
1983 300D W123
1975 Ironhead Sportster chopper
1987 GMC 3/4 ton 4X4 Diesel
1989 Honda Civic (Heavily modified)
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Section 609 MVAC Certified
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"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche

Gotta love those famous people nobody has heard of!

You mean you have never heard of Ralph Stanley? Where have you been? I thought everybody had heard of him.

Kevin

Seller answered my email said buyer backed out saying couldn't come up with money.......

But every time?................would end auction early for a good offer......wife would pull a Loreena Bobbit on me if I brought another home right now however.

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Proud owner of ....
1971 280SE W108
1979 300SD W116
1983 300D W123
1975 Ironhead Sportster chopper
1987 GMC 3/4 ton 4X4 Diesel
1989 Honda Civic (Heavily modified)
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Section 609 MVAC Certified
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"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche

I know who Dr. Ralph Stanley is!

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Never a dull moment at Berry Hill Farm.

Not to detract from the topic of this wonderful thread, but I've had malaria, in fact, I lived for many years over several countries in which malaria is more common than the common cold/flu is here and NO, once you get it it doesn't stay in your system and doesn't have recurring appearances. Just thought I'd mention it.

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1999 Mercedes-Benz S600, 103K miles - garage queen
1988 Mercedes-Benz 560SEL, 89K miles - daily driver
2007 Hyundai Sonata Limited, 31K - daily driver

OK, well that clears up a misunderstanding I had of it.....I thought you never got rid of it and it came back periodicly.......

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Proud owner of ....
1971 280SE W108
1979 300SD W116
1983 300D W123
1975 Ironhead Sportster chopper
1987 GMC 3/4 ton 4X4 Diesel
1989 Honda Civic (Heavily modified)
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Section 609 MVAC Certified
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"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche

I have lived in the tropics, and yes - the plasmodium parasite stays in your system, took me 3 bouts before I was rid of it.

Look up the plasmodium vector cycle in 'Kumar and Robbins' (pathology text) and you'll find that it does recur.

cheers

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1982 300SD (214 k, excellent shape) kidmobile running mostly biodiesel, gets 31 mpg hwy with 2.82 rear from a euro 500SEL



1976 115 body 240D 4-speed (traded for Jeep parts) - Engine lives on in my CJ7

I have to admit to also spending too much time wandering through Ebay, especially Mercedes for sale. I watched a nice looking 500E sell at a fairly low price. Then I noticed the 3rd time it sold, it was bought by the same person who bought it the first time. "Hmmm", I said. "It seems the seller may not be above board. Maybe he gets a little help from his friends using various Ebay IDs." After that, I noticed some similar situations with other Merz that didn't sell etc. Last month I briefly heard a TV news story about how Ebay caught several sellers bidding up the price and how they would not tolerate this. From what I had heard about Ebay, I thought it might be one of the few times they side with the customer and not the seller.

I have also seen on this forum some very good reports regarding purchases of Merz on Ebay.. so if I buy anything through them I hope to take all the precautions necessary to have a good experience.

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Nello Tare

1982 300D (266,001 mi.) looking and running great

Previously owned:
1976 450 SLC
1983 300D
1976 300D
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1982 Jaguar XJ6 (loved, but gone)