OutdoorKing Repair Forum Forums Finding and Swapping For Sale Stretching the Truth a Bit Maybe ... Harley Davidson Mower

Going by the cobwebs I doubt it is running, but if the seller says running it must be running

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Harley-Davidson-Vintage-lawn-Mower-Running/402267239985?

The only running involved here is to be running away from it as fast as you can.

Hahaha, all kinds of nope right there.

G'day all Harley lovers,

Yes, indeed. Very vagrant with the truth.
Mystyler will be happy ... there is a record!

https://www.outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/96720/qualcast-commodore-c1960.html

Cheers
Jack

p.s. This explains why Harley D is now in trouble ...

I love me a good History Record! More bedtime reading.

And that video concerning the downfall of H.D. is outstanding. Great find.

For sure!

Not that Harley-Davidson mowers don't exist at all...

Here's a HD 'Servi-Car' 750cc trike, converted by some pro engineers to a ride-on mower; https://advrider.com/f/threads/dickin-around-in-dougs-garage.516355/page-285#post-35580827

These things have a 3 forward + reverse gearbox, so that'd be one quickish mower.

Hi all,

I think that HD trike mower would be useless in my hands ,I would never get the blades to cut the grass.

As for that Qualcast on ebay ,Ive thrown out better Qualcast mowers than that.

Cheers
Max.

Qualcast would have made a better motorbike.

No, No, No, MF the world didn't need another British motorbike using oddball threads and antiquated designs. Sure people would collect them but just for the low production numbers making them rare these days, not for their performance, not that I am saying the HD Servi-car was a performance machine

G'day Norm. MF, Max, Gadge, Mystyler, and BB
I am disappointed here.
After 11 bids this mower sold for $113.50.



The seller sold this using a deception - he/she offered no proof
of the description claim he/she made.

Caveat emptor.
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Jack

Maybe it should be called Deception Bay.

Oh my. Caveat emptor indeed.

Yep; I'm reminded of the old aphorism often attributed to PT Barnum; 'There's a sucker born every minute - and two to take him'.

And a lying b******.

I have no doubt the seller would be squealing like a stuck pig if the roles were reversed.

Dodgy selling has no doubt been around as long as selling itself, but I cannot understand it. Like I mentioned above, if it happened to them, the cognitive dissonance would be hilarious if not mind boggling.

the cognitive dissonance would be hilarious if not mind boggling.
Hi Mystyler and all caveat emptor lovers

"Cognitive Dissonance" would be a great name for a modern jazz band.
It sort of reminds me of another great phrase ..."Gestalt Shift". This would
be a great name too.

And it doesn't have to be jazz - that brings on think-misalignment.
It could even happen in country music! I'm a big fan of the USA's
The Cleverlys ...

These asides aside, you make an insightful point.
Regrettably, I feel many folk ignore that old Christian adage
about doing unto others.

Folks may have noticed that the Harley mower has been relisted!
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Harley-Davidson-Vintage-lawn-Mower-Running/402268312366
Currently 5 bids at $91....

Yesterday, I contacted the seller, asking about the HD connection.
Still no reply.

I remain frustrated that I cannot contact eBay about this.
If folks know the trick, please tell me.

And what about the postage costs? Am I missing something here.

Cheers
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Jack

Hello Hillbilly Jack,

All jokes and singing aside, there is a "report item" button on each eBay listing. Unfortunately, there is no option in the drop down menus to properly categorise it as "misleading." Caveat emptor indeed.

P. S. I had not come across the term Gestalt Shift before - its a good one!

G'day Jack, Norm. MF,, Gadge, Mystyler, and BB

Report seller here https://www.ebay.com.au/help/buying/working-sellers/report-seller-listing?id=4022

I have not reported the seller just showing how, click on link then first page scroll down then click on Report a Seller then log in,
after logging in the next page pops up click on the circle next to, The seller has violated one of eBay's policies
then click continue ,the next page will open then fill in details then click on submit.

Hillbilly music reminds me of this.



I was thinking the last buyer was a dummy bidder with a 12 rating.


If eBay gets a complaint the ad will be taken down ,I do recall when someone complained about a Whirlwind seller
saying Whirlwind was better that Victa , of course the Victa guys complained and the offending ad was removed.

I have heard the HD connection story from someone who contacted the seller,the story was the mower has HD parts.

The Rabbit or the Duck you can't see both at the same time.

Cheers
Max

G'day all,

Ahh yes; one of my alltime favourite band names was coined by one SJ Perelman, who was a scriptwriter for the Marx Brothers' classic earlier films.

This was, 'Chalky Aftertaste and his Musical Poltroons'!

A common format for band names at that time was 'So and so and his whatevers', e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_big_bands

Another favourite band name was 'Alberto y Lost Trios Paranoias', a 1970s Brit pisstake band.

Then there was Poly Styrene, lead singer of 1970s Britpunk band X-Ray Spex...
Edit 14 Jun, to add this classic YT live performance vid clip; [video:youtube] [/video]

However, for sheer genius in pisstake song composition and performance, The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band is unsurpassed, IMHO. Their 3-CD 'Cornology' collection is worth seeking out.

G'day ,Sold for $257