wimpus Posted December 15, 2020 Report Share Posted December 15, 2020 Hi. I know its a bit of a hard one.. Does anyone got a mainshaft and input /4th gear (scroll/ oil seal) shaft for sale for a Single rail with J-type OD? Bearing surface needs to be good. Regards, Wim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johny Posted December 15, 2020 Report Share Posted December 15, 2020 Is this any good Wim: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Triumph-Spitfire-Overdrive-Gearbox-Internals/293900054046?hash=item446dceee1e%3Ag%3AXt0AAOSwvZ5fxh-E&LH_ItemCondition=1500|2500|3000|7000|10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wimpus Posted December 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2020 1 hour ago, johny said: Is this any good Wim: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Triumph-Spitfire-Overdrive-Gearbox-Internals/293900054046?hash=item446dceee1e%3Ag%3AXt0AAOSwvZ5fxh-E&LH_ItemCondition=1500|2500|3000|7000|10 This would be very good.. But had contact twice with the seller.. doesnt want to ship to Belgium 😕 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerguzzi Posted December 15, 2020 Report Share Posted December 15, 2020 Hello All You can not see the important front bearing surface in the photos and if its rough it is no good! Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johny Posted December 15, 2020 Report Share Posted December 15, 2020 Cant you get it picked up by a delivery company if the seller is prepared to pack the items? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wimpus Posted December 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2020 3 minutes ago, rogerguzzi said: Hello All You can not see the important front bearing surface in the photos and if its rough it is no good! Roger I asked for pics.. no pics where send. And for the price.. i would risk it ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wimpus Posted December 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2020 5 minutes ago, johny said: Cant you get it picked up by a delivery company if the seller is prepared to pack the items? Really dont know how to do that 😕 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johny Posted December 15, 2020 Report Share Posted December 15, 2020 Its pretty easy as long as the seller works with you for the collection and should cost less than 15 pounds to you... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve P Posted December 15, 2020 Report Share Posted December 15, 2020 If you want to bid or buy it,get it delivered to me and my daughter could ship to Belgium for you,that is what she does. I am in Surrey in the south of England. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted December 16, 2020 Report Share Posted December 16, 2020 12 hours ago, johny said: Its pretty easy as long as the seller works with you for the collection and should cost less than 15 pounds to you... ...and works out a lot cheaper; I just bought gearbox parts for the Herald, £12 total, the seller told me he'd invoice me for postage. £23.50 for postage, take it or leave it and you're taking it as you won the auction... the entire gearbox these parts are needed for was delivered for £7.95. I took a spare Herald box to DHL 100 yards from me and they priced it at £12 to pick up and deliver to my door. My fault for leaving it to the seller... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johny Posted December 16, 2020 Report Share Posted December 16, 2020 yes some sellers use the postage as a sneaky way to up the price on their items.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Posted December 16, 2020 Report Share Posted December 16, 2020 1 hour ago, Colin Lindsay said: ...and works out a lot cheaper; I just bought gearbox parts for the Herald, £12 total, the seller told me he'd invoice me for postage. £23.50 for postage, take it or leave it and you're taking it as you won the auction... the entire gearbox these parts are needed for was delivered for £7.95. I took a spare Herald box to DHL 100 yards from me and they priced it at £12 to pick up and deliver to my door. My fault for leaving it to the seller... To be fair, it is more than just the postage costs you are being charged for. Via ebay, they charge 10% of teh postage, plus any paypal fees, thats about 14% all in usually. On top of that there is the grief/hassle/costs of packaging it up. OK, not a fortune in materials, but the time it takes to package and take it to the post office is considerable. Worse is if somebody arranges to have something picked up. Means somebody has to stay home waiting. Plus if it goes missing etc ebay can be awkward with the seller. That is why I dislike selling on ebay, sell something for £15, postage costs covered but the time it takes means you are giving the stuff away. Rant over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johny Posted December 16, 2020 Report Share Posted December 16, 2020 I think with ebay you have to set your minimum price to take into account packaging, hassle, charges etc otherwise as you say youre giving it away and might as well not bother.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted December 16, 2020 Report Share Posted December 16, 2020 2 hours ago, clive said: To be fair, it is more than just the postage costs you are being charged for. Via ebay, they charge 10% of teh postage, plus any paypal fees, thats about 14% all in usually. On top of that there is the grief/hassle/costs of packaging it up. OK, not a fortune in materials, but the time it takes to package and take it to the post office is considerable. Worse is if somebody arranges to have something picked up. Means somebody has to stay home waiting. Plus if it goes missing etc ebay can be awkward with the seller. That is why I dislike selling on ebay, sell something for £15, postage costs covered but the time it takes means you are giving the stuff away. Rant over. That's not a rant, that's a discussion. I don't mind paying for the seller's time, expense, hassle and packaging materials, but, as with Triumph suppliers, some seem to have massively more overheads than others, and that's what hits me. If you're not making enough profit from the items, don't add it to the postage, and if it's a lot of hassle to post something, then don't post it. Don't expect the buyer to compensate. Especially those large suppliers who charge VAT on the carriage costs... where does THAT 'little bit that adds up' go? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Posted December 16, 2020 Report Share Posted December 16, 2020 11 minutes ago, Colin Lindsay said: That's not a rant, that's a discussion. I am mild mannered (most of the time) As to VAT https://www.accountsandlegal.co.uk/tax-advice/understanding-vat-on-delivery-charges-in-the-uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wimpus Posted December 18, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2020 On closer inspection of the pics on a decent computer I could see that pieces of the teeth of the input/4th gear where missing. Mainshaft tip looked strange to.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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