I would be very careful, he has had a few cars taken or stopped in customs. Almost impossible to get your money back. I would not deal with him again. Find a car in the states or use an importer like the werewolf.
i have imported several cars in the past but customs is getting very picky, if they see one thing they dont like they wont let you have it. Just my 2 cents worth.

Hey, I won an ebay auction by this guy for a red '81 mini. Saw the price and thought why not. I haven't paid him a dime since I did my research and found this thread. Looks like I should avoid him completely?

I was glad to help.. nothing worse than THIEF.   david ellison is the  modern day BP..  IF anyone else has problems with Ellison . feel free to call me and I will help for FREE.. and I also put in touch with small claims there in the UK.. called I justice. and Action Fraud  for the criminal matters.. bc

Good news! And kudos to Bill for helping.

Thank you, I'm sure i would not have gotten it with out your help.
your awesome 

beane.. 1.  OUTSTANDING..  glad I could help push David Ellison along with the refund..  later b c

I finally got my money back on Friday!!!

spitz.. I am NOT one to forget FACTs.or dates... btw  any  lic car dealer has had some folks in the past  that are NOT happy  and I  have been trader/dealer  for 44 years..  , as most cars are bought SIGHT UNSEEN  back in the day. I demand sight inspection  NOW..   to eliminate any problems..  and  why bring up BS from TWENTY years ago?? 1963 are you Stoned  or just plain STUPIC??/  all I did on this thread was try to help a new classic mini owner get his FULL refund.. and I did this for FREE.. I am OUT of here.. later b c

Maybe the wolf is thinking of someone else...

alex.. I  just happen to know the officer that SEIZED your mini.. will try to find and post the court case.. later bc ps. not that it really matters. it was 1998.. and btw.  you are still just a poser and a wanker.. a want to be lic dealer..

I really genuinely am laughing out loud - one of my colleagues has just stared and asked what's so funny...

You must be confusing me with someone else, as I've never had a car seized, impounded, or confiscated, anywhere, ever, on either side of the Atlantic.  

I thought the Hairlip surfaced around 2002, about the time I met Suzy.

alex.. I got attacked on 9 dec 98 . by crazy person with tyre iron. Got Hit with Stun gun in back. and got hit is face eight times..  I broke EIGHT bones in  my face and my HIP.. and the unfinished project of kurt R. aka hair lip  . customer ran out of money in a  frame off resto.. was about  $ 10k upside down. and I REFUSED to finish for FREE..was BEFORE this..  actually before I was a Lic dealer in NC.... btw. since you want to bring up dirty laundry . how about them two minis you and friend in columbia sc  had them SEIZED in NC..  and DMV here took off the vin plates and SEIZED the UK titles??   lets talk about ML selling off eight plus consignment cars in 2006 and NOT paying the vendor in the UK.. and bobby pack taking 53 deposits about the same time of $20k. and NOT producing ONE Vtec mini in Royston Ga  . later bc  ps. I put the attacker in PRISON and then took his house and made him HOMELESS

Some of Bills previous customers have been shade unhappy with their purchases, and one of the more infamous ones was nicknamed the Hairlip (not harelip as that would be offensive) as the Mk2 bonnet on a Mk1 grille made it look like it had a moustache.
20 years is bit optimistic, more like 15, though it must be approaching 18 or 19 since Bill had his appointment with the tyre iron.

Mountain Minis "includes" shipping to the USA in his prices, which is why so many end up getting seized - one look at his stuff and it's obvious he's preying on the unknowledgable.

I wondered if the time limit Ebay poses for feedback was part of the answer to my question, and apparently it is.  If I were a purchaser, though, I'd still approach Ebay.  For one thing, Ebay is VERY unhappy when people use the site to advertise, but then complete the sale off-site, as you suggest this seller does.  That is against their terms, and they will pull selling privileges for it.  It's worth a shot, if for no other reason than that it might prevent others from being suckered in.  I still get a daily feed of new classics on Ebay, and was tempted by his listings before I found my car from a US seller.  

I'm guessing your references to "1963" refer to someone else's comments, as that was not part of my post.  You guys seem to talk in code half the time, so it's sometimes hard for a newcomer to figure out what's going on!  

daff..  the reason that david ellsion has perfect score on ebay. com is that he ALWAYS sells the cars to the USA, and mexico.. OUTSIDE of ebay.. and gets customer to pay with wire transfer and does NOT let customer use paypal.com or their Credit cards. and does NOT ship cars for about 2 months.. so that the customer  can NOT stop payment on their Paypal or CC account if car is SEIZED by CBP.. I know of least 2 dozen cars that have been SEIZED by  Customs in the USA and mexico. and sure this is just the tip of iceberg..  the modern day bobby pack.  as for 1963..do really want  to dig up some dirty laundry from OVER 20 years ago ?? Guess we might as well. talk about who REALLY killed JFK.. ??

Why should a seller be penalised because the purchaser later finds out that something the purchaser wants to do with the car is illegal in another country??

And I find Bill's outrage quite comical in light of his history ..

Remember the Alamo....sorry I meant the Harelip..

Ian

This is quite a sad tale.  Serious question here--if this seller's cars aren't legal to import and are being turned away at the port, why isn't he getting negative feedbacks?  While there haven't been that many sales in the past year, he has a 100% positive FB score.  For that matter, why hasn't a neg been filed in this specific case?  (I've been an Ebay seller for the better part of 20 years, with many thousands of sales, so I know my way around the site.)  Generally, Ebay will side with the buyer, especially if there's been a legal issue.  Has Ebay been approached for help?

As for having everything OEM, isn't that kind of ridiculous on a used car of that age?  My 2015 MINI was two weeks old when a rock chip took out the windshield.  That sort of thing happens all the time--why aren't allowances made for that sort of thing on a classic car, especially on safety-related or wear items such as glass, seat belts, etc.  Or is the real issue in this case because the car in this thread so radically modified? 

ron.. good to hear from you today.. BUT sorry to hear that david ellison dba Mountain minis has NOT given you even  you a partial refund..  just another  SCAMMER like BP.   you should just file small claims against him with i justice co.uk.. in his county.. only cost 120 quid to start and you do NOT need an attorney.. later bc

beane1.. david ellison / mountain minis.. still squirming about giving you FULL REFUND on this shorty?? should have arrived back in the UK over the weekend.. later bc

bean1  .. well. this shorty back in the UK. this week yet?? btw. just had  collect three Mercedes G wagons for dealer in texas.this week in the UK  . that had the BP missing deposit SCAM happen to him..  ebay.co.uk sure was NOT any help or pay pal.. later bc