Florida Guy Posted June 6 Share Posted June 6 (edited) Updating this thread after a very new member notified me he knows another member with some of the parts I am seeking. He said he had bought some parts from him and he may have what I'm looking for. I email the person and he sends me pics of exactly what I am looking for - what are the chances? And best of all his prices are below market. He shows me a pic of 5 K/H wheels that look like new and I asked for some close-up pics of them. He sends me pics of entirely different wheels that were being auctioned on ebay and said that was his auction listing. The ebay wheels were in terrible condition, and had no resemblance to the first pic he had sent. He asked me for my shipping location many times which to me is a dead giveaway that they don't want local pickup (because this is a scam and they don't have the parts). I looked up the user name the new member directed me to and found he has been on this forum since 2011 and I sent him a message asking if he was the person I was trying to buy parts from. He replied that it was NOT him. So the guy that gave me the lead just chose a members user name here and told me he was the seller. This was not the first time a scammer has tried fooling me into sending him money. These scams are getting much more frequent, and I just wanted to give the community a heads-up and to make sure who you are dealing with, and ask for lots of pics. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Struggling through finding some parts for this Skylark project. Needed: some ss side trim (gas filler door and piece behind it and one other piece). We have 9 of the 12 pieces. Trunk emblem with Roadmaster on it - pictured below along with some older photos. Additional parts also needed. Contact: scms1(at)yahoo.com Alan Edited August 18 by Florida Guy scam update (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florida Guy Posted August 9 Author Share Posted August 9 Still in need of side trim for driver's door and small strip behind gas door. Advice requested: not at that point yet, but looking into having these original K-H wheels restored at Truspoke in CA. Have others used them for restoration, and are you pleased with their work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 I have used Dayton Wire Wheel in Ohio a couple of times with good results. Ambitious project. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
48Super Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 Did you see this ad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florida Guy Posted August 11 Author Share Posted August 11 48Super - Thanks for the heads-up. I called Tom and the Skylark has been sold along with the parts. The owner of the sedan still has it and is going to check and see if he has any of the parts I am looking for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florida Guy Posted August 18 Author Share Posted August 18 Wanted to push this thread to the top with my scam update. I posted this in the first post and here is a copy: Updating this thread after a very new member notified me he knows another member with some of the parts I am seeking. He said he had bought some parts from him and he may have what I'm looking for. I email the person and he sends me pics of exactly what I am looking for - what are the chances? And best of all his prices are below market. He shows me a pic of 5 K/H wheels that look like new and I asked for some close-up pics of them. He sends me pics of entirely different wheels that were being auctioned on ebay and said that was his auction listing. The ebay wheels were in terrible condition, and had no resemblance to the first pic he had sent. He asked me for my shipping location many times which to me is a dead giveaway that they don't want local pickup (because this is a scam and they don't have the parts). I looked up the user name the new member directed me to and found he has been on this forum since 2011 and I sent him a message asking if he was the person I was trying to buy parts from. He replied that it was NOT him. So the guy that gave me the lead just chose a members user name here and told me he was the seller. This was not the first time a scammer has tried fooling me into sending him money. These scams are getting much more frequent, and I just wanted to give the community a heads-up and to make sure who you are dealing with, and ask for lots of pics. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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