open toe #7

[johnboy]

Wow Hugh

What a desperate situation,it sounds like Ms Jo Anne Fielding may have major Domestic problems if her reply has any element of truth to it.

Maybe it is time to forget this whole sordid affair and move on, in the knowledge that you have conducted yourself in a professional manner throughout.

I was thinking the same as you mm. It's all very sad and whether it's fact or fiction, it does seem to be a cul-de-sac.

[gpwcollector]

Well looks like it sold. I hope some how Hugh ends up with it...

[johnboy]

Well looks like it sold. I hope some how Hugh ends up with it...

Was this originally listed as "best offer" ?

[kwakers]

Because of the question mark after the 'Best Offer Accepted', I just think the listing was pulled off E Bay. It was NOT listed originally as a best offer Item. I think once E Bay was notified, they started questioning Ms Fielding, the registered Seller. It is becoming a 'Soap Opera'! By all means, do not give up as some have suggested, keep the fire lit under his arse so that he keeps his word to you on it. kwakers

[numi]

I have already received a reply from Ms. Fielding which reads as follows:
"Hello , I have to say but after speaking to Garry tonight on the phone he has exploded about this blackmailing type of message . When I read this bit "" If you don’t, then I am afraid that I cannot be held responsible for the resultant further damage to your already tattered reputation"" he went off and I could hear him smashing things .
He said you all can f off because of something about him on there . I will not pass anything else onto him . I will not be put at risk both physically or financially over this stupid stuff. Whatever is on there about him makes him very violent.
Further more ,we are no longer a couple so I do not wish to contact him anymore . He has left things here to sell to put towards his monthly child support . I am just selling them .Sorry . JF"

How much of the above is actually true, and how much is a smokescreen, I have no way of knowing. I have now asked Ms. Fielding for Garry's E-mail address so that I can write to him directly.

The man himself has spoken.
@ Idris,right now i know its a matter of the heart but its best to put this episode all behind & divert your energy & time on other rare/interesting models & more fruitful happenings.
numi

[gpwcollector]

Was this originally listed as "best offer" ?

Johnboy, yes this was a BIN with the best offer option

Because of the question mark after the 'Best Offer Accepted', I just think the listing was pulled off E Bay. It was NOT listed originally as a best offer Item. I think once E Bay was notified, they started questioning Ms Fielding, the registered Seller. It is becoming a 'Soap Opera'! By all means, do not give up as some have suggested, keep the fire lit under his arse so that he keeps his word to you on it. kwakers

kwakers, the question mark after the 'Best Offer Accepted' if you click on it it says "This item was listed in the fixed price format with a Best Offer option. The seller accepted a Best Offer price." So who really knows

[johnboy]

Was this originally listed as "best offer" ?

Johnboy, yes this was a BIN with the best offer option

Because of the question mark after the 'Best Offer Accepted', I just think the listing was pulled off E Bay. It was NOT listed originally as a best offer Item. I think once E Bay was notified, they started questioning Ms Fielding, the registered Seller. It is becoming a 'Soap Opera'! By all means, do not give up as some have suggested, keep the fire lit under his arse so that he keeps his word to you on it. kwakers

kwakers, the question mark after the 'Best Offer Accepted' if you click on it it says "This item was listed in the fixed price format with a Best Offer option. The seller accepted a Best Offer price." So who really knows

Thanks Dave, I couldn't remember the best offer option, so I was wondering if the seller had amended the listing from a straight BIN. (A semi senior moment)

[kwakers]

I don't believe it was a senior moment at all for you and I GPW. If there was a 'Best Offer' option on the listing originally, we and others would have noted that in our early comments, and we would have felt Gary was 'Fishing'. The Best Offer on an E Bay listing is very pronounced, not at all something we could miss. A 'Best Offer' could have been added or amended that morning after I went to work, but I don't think Gary was flexible until he saw his listing had been 'found' and noted on the Forum. That afternoon E Bay was contacted as to his listing's legitimacy, and the Refuse Truck quickly disappeared by the next morning.
We'll keep an eye out for another open Toe Refuse Truck, maybe Numi has the right idea. They are no where near that 'Rare' to command Gary's offered price of 300. kwakers

[gpwcollector]

I don't believe it was a senior moment at all for you and I GPW. If there was a 'Best Offer' option on the listing originally, we and others would have noted that in our early comments, and we would have felt Gary was 'Fishing'. The Best Offer on an E Bay listing is very pronounced, not at all something we could miss. A 'Best Offer' could have been added or amended that morning after I went to work, but I don't think Gary was flexible until he saw his listing had been 'found' and noted on the Forum. That afternoon E Bay was contacted as to his listing's legitimacy, and the Refuse Truck quickly disappeared by the next morning.
We'll keep an eye out for another open Toe Refuse Truck, maybe Numi has the right idea. They are no where near that 'Rare' to command Gary's offered price of 300. kwakers

Hi kwakers, I'm not sure what day it was but I had placed it in my watch list and was following this thread and keeping an eye on it (the ebay listing) and I think maybe Wednesday afternoon/evening (maybe) it had 1 offer pending...so he/she may have changed the listing...the next time I looked, it had ended and I was under the impression that he/she had accepted the offer. But who knows for sure. I have those senior moments alot lately

[Tinman]

This is all sad and disturbing. It's such a shame as he was (is) very talented with his custom models and the displays he made. That body work on the regular wheel Greyhound bus (the one he extended to a realistic length) was superb as was the paint work. His displays were most excellent as well.

Of course there was his overtly emotional and slightly irrational reaction to his crimp axle GPW 6b being called into question. I can't remember if the final outcome of the ebay auction was made public or not (I know his complaints were quite public). The buyer of the 6b had their purchase price refunded by ebay as the axle ends were determined not to be factory crimps. The model turned out to be a fake (as suspected).

I'm not saying Gary had anything to do with making the fake or that he had any prior knowledge of it being fake. But, he did strongly object to the comments that the axle ends didn't look correct and fought tooth and nail in attempts to argue they were real. After an in hand inspection by the auction winner, the winner agreed it wasn't real and sought (and received) a refund from ebay via Paypal. I don't know if the model was returned to Gary (but I assume it was).

His judgement often seemed clouded by his strong emotions. I don't think he ever set out to deceive or cheat anyone, things just seem to have a way of never working out in his favor (or in a way that left him in a good light).