Hey guys,

I was killing time this evening waiting for another auction to end, when I ran across this beauty......... http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1971-Datsun-240z-JDM-Fairlady-style-COLLECTORS-Mint_W0QQitemZ230040386574QQihZ013QQcategoryZ6187QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I KNOW i've seen her before, I bet money she's someones baby thats on this site. Just thought I would share the goodness.......even if the price is outta my leauge!!!

25K for a JDM replica? As Mr. Tyler said, "dream on"!

Yeah, it's been listed on Ebay a couple of times before. The owner is using a Buy it Now/Best Offer format this time. Previously, it seemed to get a lot of bids, but never met the reserve.

look along the bottom of the car, in the same area as the dog legs. There looks to be paint missing/scratches.

It's not a $25K car, but it is a nice car with some nice JDM styling touches and should bring in at least $12-$15K.

Photoshop on ebay makes me nervous...

Give that man a cigar!

I'll say it 'til I am blue in the face - NEVER trust a Photoshopped product on eBay. That is simply asking for trouble - if you can't accurately and honestly represent your item, then something is wrong.

To whomever bids on this I would say "beware". Minimally, it would need an in-person inspection (which I stress is a given if bidding on a vehicle listed on eBay) which would validate/invalidate any blemishes 'shopped out.

Recently, I was interested in a 2000 Maxima listed on eBay. It looked very nice, and the listing implied the car was in good shape (with low miles). The owner was failry close, so I took the time to see the car -- it was a WRECK. It had been in a few minor accidents, the owner had Pep Boys maintain it which is a no-no...Obviously I passed, but that was a reminder of how important it was to inspect the vehicle before bidding.

I have seen this car on eBay a few times, I'll be shocked if it sells at this price.

I wouldn't even call it a replica, it has a few JDM parts, and a whol lot of mismatched aftermarket and pieced together parts(some of which look well done), but it does not have nearly everything it would take to make a replica-it is just another modified Z.

Will

jsut curious guys...........how can you tell a picture is photoshopped? this is more for my own education than anything...........I mean there is something fishy about the scale of the third pic down on the left column, but i cant really tell......

It looks like the car wasn't really at the location shown in some of the photos. Kind of like it was superimposed over the scene. Will, when I said JDM replica, I should have put it in parenthesis because I was being facetious.

It looks like the car wasn't really at the location shown in some of the photos. Kind of like it was superimposed over the scene. Will, when I said JDM replica, I should have put it in parenthesis because I was being facetious.

I knew you'd know that I knew you'd knowLOL Or what was Carls signature, "I dont think what you meant what it was that you said"-or something like that...

WIll

jsut curious guys...........how can you tell a picture is photoshopped? this is more for my own education than anything...........I mean there is something fishy about the scale of the third pic down on the left column, but i cant really tell......

This one, the top left shot is fairly obvious-the car looks to be in motion, but wait, no one is driving...