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Forward Look,
I buy a lot of parts for my 55-56 Plymouths over
the Internet and eBay. Just today, a complete 55 Chrysler 2-door hardtop
power window setup arrived from Johnny Slayton in Akron, OH. Dan C of this
list posted info about this two weeks ago. Thanks Dan, and thanks
Johnny.
I haven't gotten burned doing this but once or
twice, not even buying whole cars over the Internet. Six months ago a
fella on this list posted a for..sale on a 1960 Desoto in Cincinnati, OH.
I sent him the cash and a truck, and he sent me a good deal in Desoto
iron.
But I have been burnt recently. Twice, by the
same guy. So heads up. Robert Bishop of Vancouver, British Columbia,
(55bish on eBay) recently asked me to buy him six oil seals for the 55 Plymouth
Powerflite. I did, then he welched. (And I can't return the
seals.)
Just before that, he asked also to borrow a 1955-56
Plymouth convertible top boot as a model for reproduction at an upholster.
He needed a pattern for his 55 convert, and said he'd make me an extra for my
trouble for my converts.
Now I can't get my $72 for the oil seals, I can't
get my old (or new) convertible top boot back, and I can't get him to answer any
e-mails.
I know a lot of you guys deal with Robert Bishop,
so add this to you quiver.
Oh, one other thing, several guys have
independently volunteered to me that Robert asked them to write him phony bills
of sale, to help him cross the US-Canadian border with NOS and used Mopar car
parts. It appears he's crossed over $10,000 worth of parts like this in
the last several years. Be careful, the forgeries are felonies for purpose
of defrauding the Canadian Government, and both US and Canadian import and
export laws are being toyed with. It could backfire on you, and for no
benefit to you.
Richard Main
thirty-three 55-56
Plymouths
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