Ha ha...I told you to be wary! This is what happened last time. The last Auto I saw in this condition with exactly the same parts went for a bit under 800.00. And in my opinion a resonably fair price. When he listed the MK1 fan,The add sounded very convincing and really informative at first glance,and he seemed to know his Models. Wasnt till later after I noticed the Image was from VM and not the Original owners,I checked and pretty much word for word was the description From VM as well.
And without getting to into the Seller,Id agree with Blumbly. Up bidding/dummy bidding is common practice on Ebay,so I wouldnt be surprised. But if this is what they are starting to fetch now...They can keep them!!!!
Ill get My Shed Auto up tonight as well Unkie,But my other one is in Golbourn with half my collection in Storage,But I have the engine no. My first is the same as yours. My other one has rear flap only and its in a bit rougher condition,similar to the one we are discussing,but with no front bits at all. But they are both Original,With The Shed" One being bought from the original owner.