Marine engine salvage SOLD A DAMAGED MOTOR ON E-BAY Stockton, California

I was ripped off Dec-1-14 from them conned me $700 and tried to con another $800.

It's a fair question, why didn't I check out the motor right away.

Unfortunately, I got it too late in the season here in Alberta. It gets to -35 celsius here and I couldn't install the motor, much less test it over the winter. I'm sure that's not a problem in sunny california, but it's a big one here up north.

I installed it and tested it as soon as I could, once the weather was warm enough.

Not trying to defend this place if they sold you a bad motor claiming it was good. But I can assume this is a used engine. Even if it had a warranty, it probably would not have been for more then a few months. Since you had this engine for 9 months, there is no way they could tell if you had been using it for that long.

Like I stated, this does not mean you were not ripped off, you very well might have been, but a lesson for all is to have engines checked right away if you buy it on-line so the warranty or buyer protection does not expire and then you find out it's too late. Even though this engine had no warranty, it is true that you would have been able to dispute it within 45 days (even longer if you used a credit card through your paypal) and possibly receive a refund, since if it was sold as "good" but was not good, you would of had some recourse under "condition not as described".


Best of luck, hope it is running well now at least.