jwalther
10-13-2014, 03:40 AM
I've been looking to purchase a hardtop since I picked up my car in July. I gave up trying to find one in the right color, and focused on something at least geographically convenient. This one popped up on ebay last month, and although it was in Maryland, I was scheduled to attend a conference in DC this past weekend. The seller was a great guy, and agreed to a delayed pickup in the event I won the auction. So for $880 I got the top, along with the OEM trolley, cover, and roof racks. I showed up yesterday morning on my way home, installed the top, and drove off. I guess I shouldn't have been surprised, but the difference in interior noise is significant. I'm taking it to the body shop today to be sprayed, at a cost of $450.
http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s216/jeffw63/558BCA61-742F-4244-8F8C-89E2DEBE1758_zpsbn1qcts8.jpg (http://s153.photobucket.com/user/jeffw63/media/558BCA61-742F-4244-8F8C-89E2DEBE1758_zpsbn1qcts8.jpg.html)
As an aside, I was the victim of an attempted scam trying to buy a different top. Someone responded to my WTB, we communicated by email, and he sent some pictures of the top. He offered to ship, and claimed he was going to do that by Greyhound. That should have tipped me off, as I now realize Greyhound wouldn't have shipped something that large. Anyway, I paid by by Paypal using my Amex as the funding source. The seller even engaged in some post sale communication regarding shipping details, then went dark. I filed a Paypal dispute, and waited patiently for the seller's response time to run. When he failed to answer, Paypal reversed the transaction. I've been dealing with private online sellers for years, buying and selling watches mostly (including a number of high end pieces), and never encountered a problem. I guess I just got lazy, and failed to take some basic steps to protect myself. Lesson learned!
http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s216/jeffw63/558BCA61-742F-4244-8F8C-89E2DEBE1758_zpsbn1qcts8.jpg (http://s153.photobucket.com/user/jeffw63/media/558BCA61-742F-4244-8F8C-89E2DEBE1758_zpsbn1qcts8.jpg.html)
As an aside, I was the victim of an attempted scam trying to buy a different top. Someone responded to my WTB, we communicated by email, and he sent some pictures of the top. He offered to ship, and claimed he was going to do that by Greyhound. That should have tipped me off, as I now realize Greyhound wouldn't have shipped something that large. Anyway, I paid by by Paypal using my Amex as the funding source. The seller even engaged in some post sale communication regarding shipping details, then went dark. I filed a Paypal dispute, and waited patiently for the seller's response time to run. When he failed to answer, Paypal reversed the transaction. I've been dealing with private online sellers for years, buying and selling watches mostly (including a number of high end pieces), and never encountered a problem. I guess I just got lazy, and failed to take some basic steps to protect myself. Lesson learned!