Caveat Emptor

Ebay is an interesting universe where people of all stripes rub virtual elbows while participating in an underground economy that Congress would probably love to find a way to tax into oblivion. Much ink is spilled over the abuses of shady sellers and buyers looking to scam the innocent. But what is never mentioned is the much larger number of honest players that allow Ebay to thrive and grow.

Many of these honest folk will go out of their way to clearly and openly describe the item they are selling in the most accurate manner they can. It is in that light that I'd like to single out one cruiserhead7 for his striving to describe his 1974 MG Midget in a way that won't confuse the great unwashed masses. One need look no farther that his opening headline description of the car as: 1974 MG Midget not MGB, Trans Am or Mustang 77 78 70 68

"Are we clear on this?" cruiserhead7 wants to know. This is not an MGB. It is not a Pontiac Trans Am. It is not a Ford Mustang. It was not made in 1968, 1970, 1977 or 1978. No. This is a 1974 MG Midget. Nothing more, nothing less. These are the people that give me faith in the Ebay community.

Are you sure there's no chicken on that hood?
I just wish he had, in the body description, gone on to explain that his 1974 MG Midget was not a 1975 Cadillac Sedan Deville, 1936 Auburn Speedster, 2001 Porsche 911, 1986 Saab 900 or 1959 Chevrolet Biscayne. He doesn't take this extra step so please to those of you out there bidding, buyer beware!

UPDATE: I used Ebay's "Ask seller a question" feature to find out if the seller was 100% sure that the car for sale was in fact not a T/A or Mustang and cruiserhead7 responded by saying, "I'm about 99.9999999999999999999999999999999
99999999999999999999999999999999% sure.
Thanks for looking". That's not 100% so this could be a Mustang. Be careful out there guys!