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Jeff, awesome work. Charlie is fired and your hired as WEBSITE GESTAPO. That tactic on ebay bothers me. I'm sure the car is legit and the parties involved meant no harm. I don't want this post to stir anything up, that is not my nature. As far as Charlie, we all know he is awesome (sometimes).

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Jeff, awesome work. Charlie is fired and your hired as WEBSITE GESTAPO.

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Awesome work no, it was more than I that questioned the seller and the bidders. And as for fired no way, its the mix of all of us that makes everything work that way it does.

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Jeff,

If you wanted the real story I wish you would have called me. Now you have created a mess bacause Mike Carnahan tried to go in to Mike Kratchmers post and fix it. Mike Carnahan was afraid to make a post about his car for sale because of the posts he made last week and the abuse he took, so Mike Kratchmer made one this morning without us knowing about it and it was stated wrong. Mike Carnahan saw the post after Kratchmer told Carnahan he made it. Kratchmer gave Carnahan his password to yenko.net so he could change the original post about me not being there, etc.

The point Kratchmer was trying to make, was to let people know that the car was for sale on ebay. He screwed that one up, by saying something that didn't make sense. I am not sure where any wrong doing was made on Ebay, as far as anyone here or elsewhere running up the price on the car. I made Mike an offer as did Mike Kratchmer. I don't see anything illegal or deceitful about that. The used car price for a 2001 Z28 retail is $19,500, the reserve on this car is $20,500. The BUY IT NOW price is $23,000. Anyone trying to make money on this car here is pretty far fetched.

I am going to redo the post like it should have been said. Kratchmer didn't think his post would do anything but tip people off to a car for sale on Ebay. Again, a first time poster that didn't know that there was a section here referencing "For Sale" cars.

Seriously look at the facts here and tell me someone is trying to deceipt someone about the car, lie about the car to make it worth more (if anything this post might bring the saleable value down) or run up an Ebay price by placing the first two offers well under the reserve.

I do commend you on your effort to get to the bottom of stuff, but finding a scam here you didn't. I had a long good talk with the guy that sold me the Motion stuff on Ebay that gave you my info on Hugger66. I wasn't aware that it was such top secret info. I don't use it here because I want people to know who I am when I make a post. As did Mike Carnahan when he made the posts last week. I wish you guys would treat first time posters with a little bit of respect. If they dont know the rules and regulations of this site . . . pull them aside and tell them privately, instead of nationally embarressing them.

You can't get me to run away from this site guys. I have been a Chevy Enthusiast for 20 plus years. These cars are my hobby as they are yours. Make fun of me if it makes you feel good. I have had many people my whole life mess with me because of my name . . . Matty, Mattress, Murphy's Oil Soap, etc. Make fun of me because I am Polish or whatever, I have heard them all; But, like I said last week, I will only get fired up once here and I already used that card.

And yes, the beers are on me, that is an Irish problem I have . . . [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/beers.gif[/img]

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Matt - Setting all else aside why on earth would you or Mike bid on a car you could have by calling the owner and making a deal?

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Dennis,

I tried to buy that car from Mike Carnahan and I offered him $16,500. I know Mike Kratchmer also offered Mike Carnahan about that, but I need a car to turn into a drag car and $21,000 was more than I wanted to spend. I thought I would help Mike's Ebay ad out by making the first offer. None of us here really use Ebay and I was not aware that making an offer like that would leave people to believe something different about the offer. I told my wife what happened a minute ago and she said, "Why did you do that, it looks like you were up to somehting, because you know the seller." I still don't think an offer below his reserve was that wrong. Mike didn't want to see me rip up that car and use it to make a drag car. He said that to someone it might be a GMMG car that they can afford and want. I agreed with him and we put the Ebay ad together so no one was mislead about the history of the car.

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ZEDDER . . . he was dead on with his research . . . just wrong about the outcome . . .

By the way . . . I like your interests in L78 cars. I have a '67 Camaro Indy Pace Car with an L78 that Larry Christenson is restoring. A '68 Nova L78 that we all know about, and a '69 Camaro L78 car that Dick Arons turned into a 427 Drag Car, that Brian Henderson and crew are going to restore for me. Ironically that car was sponsored by Berger Chevy and Motion Performance, two pretty cool performance centers of the 60's and still very much into muscle cars today. I have a chance to buy a '70 L78 Camaro, but the funds aren't there right now for it. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/no.gif[/img]

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Matt, Yes, I saw your L78 Nova at Carlisle this year and it is a beautiful car. An L78 Pace Car would certainly be on my short list for the future, especially since my first Camaro when I was 17 was a Pace Car (small block - one of the 10 Canadian delivered cars). We actually have more in common also - my 3 1/2 year old son's name is Matthew (already teaching him Karate, so the name calling won't last too long [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]) and I was born in Ireland.

As for the stuff above - regardless of your true intentions, it always boils down to perceptions when dealing on a public forum and especially when representing a business. Sounds like your wife set you straight though [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] I've got a wife that's good at that too [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/beers.gif[/img]

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Does she know about your cars ?? I have to hide mine here at the shop so she doesn't ask for more shoes and stuff. HA HA

Hey, I also have an 8 year old boy named Matthew Timothy Murphy . . . I also told my wife that his grandpa put the car bug in him through me. He wants the '68 Funny Car Camaro we have when he turns 16 . . . [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/no.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/no.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/no.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/eek.gif[/img]

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Jeff,

I want to retract my comment about blaming you for creating a mess . . . I'm sorry.

I am sending you an email regarding the info you asked about last week. It is pretty final as to the Camaro stats we have built over the last three years.

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FINALY THE TRUE COMES OUT [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/naughty.gif[/img]