Hudson Antenna's

Huddy42
Huddy42 Senior Contributor
edited November -1 in HUDSON
Not sure you guys have seen this, but, there is a company on ebay selling antenna's for any model Hudson . I would like to tell him where to go with his adds, as I'm getting sick and tired of seeing four pages of his adds.

He does the same on the Rambler ebay site.

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  • hudsonsplasher1
    hudsonsplasher1 Senior Contributor
    Huddy42 wrote:
    Not sure you guys have seen this, but, there is a company on ebay selling antenna's for any model Hudson . I would like to tell him where to go with his adds, as I'm getting sick and tired of seeing four pages of his adds.

    He does the same on the Rambler ebay site.



    I agree!! What a bunch of B S. What can we do to get rid of this?
  • Jon B
    Jon B Administrator
    Select the "auctions only" tab at the top of the page. Not the "All Items" one. (I am assuming you have set your Ebay Motors search for "Hudson" as I have -- http://motors.shop.ebay.com/i.html?_nkw=hudson&_sacat=&_trksid=p4506.m270.l1313&LH_Auction=1&_sop=10&_odkw=hudson&_osacat=0 )
  • Richie
    Richie Senior Contributor
    Huddy42 wrote:
    Not sure you guys have seen this, but, there is a company on ebay selling antenna's for any model Hudson . I would like to tell him where to go with his adds, as I'm getting sick and tired of seeing four pages of his adds.

    He does the same on the Rambler ebay site.



    I'm sick and tired of page after page of those ads also. Pretty annoying to me and I wouldn't buy anything from him just because of the annoyance of having to scroll down page after page and wasting my time. Seems to me a couple of ads stating he has antennas for most all Hudsons would be adequate. Just MHO. Richie.
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    We're having problems with the same people on the Packard side as well. I devised a refined search for Packards, and with a little modification it works for Hudson as well. http://motors.shop.ebay.com/i.html?_nkw=Hudson+-carpartsdiscount-carpartswholesale-discountbodyparts-carpartsdiscount&_sacat=&_trksid=p4506.m270.l1313&LH_SpecificSeller=2..kfking+wolverine-diesel+hugozhackenabush+partsandplates+cowboydave157+ppt+bodyshopsupplies+falconglobal++californiacarcover+pepinski9+covercentral+petes_auto_data+sandler_trust_wholesale+car-colors+johnnieeldorado+jim3284+rubberroadmaster+thet-shirtguy+pitts-n8063+crackleandpop-com+waljoy1+oldnewparts+creyts+vintageautoliterature+daytodayimports+covershield+pcs_connectors++carpartsdiscount+detroit-the-motor-city+carpartswholesale%2Cdiscountbodyparts&_sop=10&_dmd=1&_odkw=Packard+-carpartsdiscount-carpartswholesale-discountbodyparts-carpartsdiscount&_osacat=0





    This eliminates the sellers who keep trying to sell this crap as OE replacement parts. I even went so far as to send them a message and ask just how exactly did their antenna's fir a 1900 Packard, when everyone knows that there were no car radios in 1900. Their reply? "If you have a question on the fitment of our parts please call 1-800-XXX-XXXX". Some people are really dense, and think that some idiot is going to buy their crap just because they say it will fit. Same with the guy who's been selling the turbo kits for Hudson's and Packard's, I asked him if it was a bolt on deal, and was told "it will require some fabrication". Well, then it's not a "factory fit" like your ad states then, is it?
  • terraplane8
    terraplane8 Senior Contributor
    Huddy42 wrote:
    Not sure you guys have seen this, but, there is a company on ebay selling antenna's for any model Hudson . I would like to tell him where to go with his adds, as I'm getting sick and tired of seeing four pages of his adds.

    He does the same on the Rambler ebay site.



    Ebay needs to clean up this sort of nonsense. Pages of antennas when they should be restricted to one advert for this sort of generic rubbish that could fit anything with wheels. What an idiot. It surprises me Ebay hasn't stamped this out already as it must be annoying many of their faithful customers who collectively probably buy more than this guy sells anyway.
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    Ebay most likely won't do anything about it as the ads, as ridiculous as they are, is just more money for them.



    You should see the Hupmobile pages, last time I looked there was something like 15 pages of nothing but these crap antenna's. I stopped looking anymore which is sad for the honest sellers.
  • Huddy42
    Huddy42 Senior Contributor
    I think ebay will lose a lot of customers soon if they don't clean up this crap, I'm getting to the stage of not looking as much as I used to , and can't be bothered listing Hudson parts I have for sale, so they lose both ways as far as I'm concerned, and so do many car owners.



    C'mon ebay clean this up for everybodies sake.
  • Huddy42
    Huddy42 Senior Contributor
    G'Day Rick,



    Have lodged my complaint with ebay, got a return from them saying they will look into it, let's see eh.???



    I see it this way, if we do not complain to ebay, then we can't complain about the adds being on, so, let's all get on the wagon and get this rubbish stopped for the good of our hobby.
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    Complaint sent to Ebay.



    Thanks Rick & Huddy42!
  • terraplane8
    terraplane8 Senior Contributor
    I've made several violation reports just now. This vendor is a real pest. The more people that take the time to do so the better.



    If every large vendor did this Ebay would turn into a spam junkyard. Surely they aren't that dumb?



    It really decreases sales I'm sure. I try and avoid Ebay now if I can.
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    Don't feel like the Lone Ranger on these sellers, (and there's more than one) all of us at Packardinfo are filing complaints as well.
  • Aaron D. IL
    Aaron D. IL Senior Contributor
    Most "universal" parts are not so universal anyways. Lost count on how many times I've had to seriously modify "universal" parts to make them work. The other internet parts annoyance is when you do a search for parts and you get back returns like "find hudnreds of parts for your hudson" from parts sites that says "we only carry parts from 1985 and newer" on their front page. Why do they show up on returns then? To make you visit their site....and because the searches and sites get money from advertisers based on page clicks. So they want you to click on the site even if you only do it and find out it's not what you wanted to see.
  • Geoff
    Geoff Senior Contributor
    The same thing applies to side mirrors advertised on ebay repeatedly as fitting '48-'54 Hudsons. I bought a pair, and there is no way they will fit. The angle is all wrong, and there is no way they will clamp on to the door. However all was not lost, as I was able to adapt it to make it fit the Essex, but it's still misleading advertising.
  • Trevor J
    Trevor J Expert Adviser
    Complain to Ebay as I have they will get the message sooner or later if we all complain.
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    I added to my computer's favorite web sites list your method of searching eBay for Hudson parts and it really does eliminate most of the nonsense being sold under Hudson items. Thanks!
  • Sarah Young
    Sarah Young Senior Contributor
    Some of the listings I see for Hudson products on eBay don't even make sense. If it makes anyone feel better, when I typed in Hudson Antenna, the top listing (and ONLY correct listing) was for a 1948-1954 Hudson Roof Antenna. :)
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    Well, antenna guy seems to be as strong as ever with the multiple listings. A shame that everythings has to be about the almighty $.
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