Show GYPPING II TUE GREAT USED CAR TRADE EVIL NEW YORK Aug 5 The Tho The Gyp is isa isa a 3 product of the motor motoi car world BeIt Be Beit I it understood that the G Gyp p is a II quick quiel trader in in second hand automobiles who buys or trades second hand cars at as great a profit as possible and who is satisfied with a little profit in n a quick turn turnover v r. r c Gypping is commonly com com com- talked al al in New NewYork W York York an anthe and nd the stories told of these fellows ar are no not always stories stories of of strict honesty One On Oneri ri I case is related of or a New York Gyp Gyp who sold to a lady a second hand han ca car which listed fisted ordinarily a at a medium price The The car had been doctored much as a gypsy a would doctor a horse At any rate the woman paid paW forbe fo for forthe the c car r and asked no questions be because because because lecause be- be cause the seller seHer had a sign above hi his door which carried b bv by inference th the idea that his s salesroom was conducted by a prominent Detroit maker todis to pose of such cars as had been taken In trade The purchaser received a bilof bill bil of sale of the owner who had supposedly supposedly sup sup- left the car on sale Having Having- been well stun stung by the purchase purchase purchase pur pur- chase this woman appealed to a gentleman gentleman gentleman gen gen- friend who went to the branch house of the Detroit manufacturer manufacture with the complaint He learned that tha the sign sign conveyed a fraudulent Impression Im Im- He then went to the secondhand second secondhand hand dE' dE dealer ler and made demands which I were opt n jt met The fraudulent dealer said that inasmuch as the woman h ha had d I broken a crankshaft and had It It replaced re replaced re- re placed she had naturally made the ca car w worthless and that he would pay he herback her herback back only and that because h he helid did lid not care to have any scandal over ove tho the matter She he had paid out over 2 25 repairs In and took the so was ou out 75 On further investigation it was wa found that this same car had been doctored doctored doctored doc doc- up and sold to at least two others and then bought back at a co considerably less figure on the complaint of th the purchaser And the best part of th the matter was that the car had been leftin letin leftin left let in good faith on sale with these people who had reported to the owner the their inability to sell it They had given the tho woman the name of an owner but bu that was the correct name The instance in instance instance in- in stance related Is but one of the tho methods methods methods meth meth- of the gyps who are also ac accused accused accused ac- ac of making over stolen cars by repainting and Changing hanging the appearance appearance appearance appear appear- ance by erasing all distinguishing marks The agitation which is now being aroused against this class of selling selling selling sell sell- ing known as gypping promises t to mount to such proportions th that t legislation legislation legisla- legisla tion in this state and perhaps nationally nationally nationally nation nation- ally will be carried through |