e-bay mileage estimations

Post by **Coop160412** » Sun Feb 03, 2008 8:12 pm

When perusing E-bay (as you do) i tend to look at the distances with regard to collection of parts etc.

Is it me, or is the ebay milage guide using the same estimation calculater as your average Builder chappie ?

Post by **chrisd87** » Sun Feb 03, 2008 8:40 pm

You have to be a little bit careful as I think those distances are 'as the crow flies'. I live in Devon and it will often say that items in South Wales are only 50 miles away. Due to the Bristol Channel being in the way it's over double that by road.

Post by **dunketh** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 11:25 am

Yup. Their mileage estimations are next to useless.
Doesnt help though when everything you want is either in kent or the midlands. Serve me right for living at the ****end of nowhere.

Post by **Kevin** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 12:07 pm

Doesnt help though when everything you want is either in kent or the midlands.

Know how you feel the bits you want are never local until just after you have finally got them and then they turn up locally