Ebay Motors format

**gpfarrell** · 10-21-2013, 12:40 PM

Some people have problems with booze or pills, but for me... it's Mercurys.

So I'd scan Ebay Motors for Mercurys from acceptable years... 1965 to 1978. With a few Marauder and Capri-exceptions, there isn't much they made after '78 that interests me. And prior to '65 they just didn't make much I'd really really "need".

Up until last week, I could go to Ebay, click on "Ebay Motors", scroll down a smidge on the right and enter "Mercury" under "Makes" and then type in "65-78" and in a micro-second I'd be looking at the entire inventory.

Something changed last week. Now it seems I have to enter "Model". I don't want to enter Model. I might want a Cougar today. Or another Cyclone. Or maybe just a Comet. Or a Marquis. Not a Bobcat.

I mean, its like donuts, how do I know what I want until I see them all?

(Full disclosure, I also scan '65-'73 Porsches. It's easier to buy Mercurys, but Porsches take up less space.)

Has anybody else noticed this? Am I part of an evil beta-group? Any hints on how to get the "old" Ebay Motors back, or ideas on how to cope with the new one?

Craigs List doesnt get 2 decent Mercurys a week and I'm just not ready to quit cold turkey.

**somethingclever** · 10-21-2013, 01:35 PM

67 2-door parklane on c-list at the moment...it's a rough one though!

**gpfarrell** · 10-21-2013, 01:49 PM

LOL - Thanks for something clever!

**somethingclever** · 10-21-2013, 01:50 PM

Here is my buddy's 67 Marquis......he had to part it out couple years back...not many buyers for big merc's...

CJ headed 416ci FE - went 98mph in the quarter...not bad for a big girl.
It did good burnouts anyway.

**gpfarrell** · 10-21-2013, 02:15 PM

Sweet! My first was a '78 Marquis my dad bought new. It's a 460 car and in the midst of an obsessive body-off restoration. Until a year ago, my daily driver was an '03 Marauder with a Trilogy supercharger on it. It likes to make big puffy clouds like your buddy's '66 did. I'm keeping it... 13.1 on street tires with stock exhaust and 3 kids seats across the back! I've got a '66 Cyclone GT too... just had the C6 swapped for a Top Loader. Drove it to work today because the weather is going to suck tomorrow and perhaps forever after. Hoping to drop the top on the way home.

Thanks for something to look at besides the messed up Ebay Motors!

**03 OW SVT** · 10-21-2013, 02:52 PM

Autotrader changed there format too. Not sure if I like it.

Nice burn-out in the old Merc John.

**PaceFever79** · 10-21-2013, 04:10 PM

A good '68 Cougar Xr7 project car is on my list, still looking...

**PaxtonShelby** · 10-21-2013, 10:05 PM

...sorry Greg, but "obsessive" is a bit of an understatement when describing the resto of your Merc. Kind of like saying Jessica Alba is "sorta cute"!!!

But I can't wait to see her done!!!