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Ebay listed a '31 Chevrolet 5 window coupe today (ebay #4591454386); strangest Chevrolet you have ever seen! Either the seller is missing a couple clicks or he is a sly businessman!!
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Neither! He is just another eBay Moron! Here is what the seller says about his 1931 Chevrolet eBay listing: "Yes, it is a 1931 Pontiac 5 Window Coupe. However, it is a General Motors vehicle. The main reason that we listed it under Chevrolet is so that it would be easier to locate on the eBay site." Is this guy a fool or what?  :rolleyes:
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I get a little irritated when people list cars as "not a Chevrolet" so it shows up when you search for Chevrolet.
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I don't understand the problem here. There isn't much difference in listing a non-Chevy on e-bay in the Chevrolet section than when someone listed a 59 Olds in the VCCA chat room. There are folks out there that just like GM vehicles and his listing under Chevrolet may sell the car for him.
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Here is what the seller states in his item description: "Item Specifics - Passenger Vehicles Chevrolet 5 Window 1931 Chevrolet Chevy 5 Window COUPE Antique Original." The seller also has the car listed as a "1931 Chevrolet: Chevrolet 5 Window" in the title listing and he says nothing about it being a Pontiac. When a eBay search is done for a "1931 Pontiac" this car does not come up. However, when a search is done for a 1931 Chevrolet then the auction site will come up on the search. If someone is looking specifically for a 1931 Pontiac they probably wouldn't type in "1931 Chevrolet". Why would they? So, if the seller really wants to sell the car then listing it specifically as a 1931 Chevrolet and not as a 1931 Pontiac is ludicrous. 
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The Pontiac would have been a "split" head 6 cyl. flat head....with a chevrolet transmission,torque tube,rear end and chassis....and a Chevrolet body.You could convert it into a long hood Chevrolet :( :(
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Has a lot of potential. Could be a, (starlite cruiser).
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I think the seller is "smart" to list the '31 Pontiac under Chevrolet. At least this way it will be seen.
Who the heck is going to do a search for a '31 Pontiac??
Guys do it this way all the time. Same idea as listing a GMC Conquistador under Chevy El Camino.
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Skipper is right on the money. My brother who constantly buys and sells through EBay tells me this is an old and notorious EBay trick. To get someone of one ilk to look at your listing for something that's NOT of that ilk, you list it as "Not [fill in the blank]". He's always looking for Kawasaki parts, and always makes fun of those who list some part of some other lesser known or lesser desired cycle by listing it as "NOT Honda, Kawasaki, Yamaha, Harley, etc. etc.", so that any search under those names will in fact include THAT ad.
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NOT "smart", "clever", "wise", "sensible". 
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Too bad, I'd like to see it restored.
Suppose it was the opening bid of $5000 that kept him from getting bids?
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Probably not since the opening bid for a very rare 1931 Pontiac such as this didn't seem too high. It could be the fact that the seller misrepresented the car as a 1931 Chevrolet when it wasn't, and because of the way the seller listed the car interested Pontiac dudes couldn't find it on eBay. :( :( :(
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