ANDREW,
I had a similar excperience with a '66 1600 I saw way
out in the Boonies along side the road with a phone #
on it. The car was a rag, but it was all there and
had some potential. I called, and, I guess, made the
mistake of telling him I have one and like them etc,
etc. Well, he thought his roadster was worth
$3300...Well, maybe to him...Anyway, I tried to talk
around it, but he seemed very insulted that I would
suggest his price was a little high. Finally I gave
up. Mentioned this car to a guy who was admiring mine
at a local Z-Car show the next week. He went up there
with $1600 cash, and came back with the car. Some
people can talk a deal, and then there is me...
Mike Harper
'66 1600 (and maybe it will always be lonely)
Charleston SC
--- Andrew Murphy <solex67@hotmail.com> wrote:
> List,
>
> Many of you know I have had my eye on a three seater
> for a while now.
> Thought I had found a good candidate very near to
> where I live. A 64 1500
> listed on Yahoo auctions. Many list members pointed
> the car out to me and I
> immediatly had a look.
>
> Car looked pretty good. Dent in passenger door.
> Looks like it has been in
> the weather for a while. Broken spark plug at base.
> Not running. Needs work.
> The auction had a start price of 2590.00. I thought
> this was a tad high for
> a car that needed work and wasn't running, so I
> contacted the owner to see
> about coming to look at the car. Guy writes back and
> says he is a
> professional car broker doing his neighbor a favor
> in helping him to sell
> the car. Apparently the neighbor isn't looking too
> favorably on taking any
> offers. Wants his price and that is that.
>
> Now we have gone over and over and over about the
> price of these cars. We
> know one of the primary factors is condition,
> condition, and condition. This
> guy wants almost 2600.00 for a non-running,
> been-in-the-weather-forever car
> without anyone looking at it or inspecting it? I
> don't get it. I know if we
> are selling we want the most money we can get, but
> where is the line drawn?
> This guy can offer the car for sale at that price
> all he wants. I don't
> think he is going to get any takers. I had planned
> to offer 1500.00 for the
> car. A fair price for a non-running car that needs
> work. Am I crazy or just
> frustrated?
>
> Andrew Murphy
> SoCalROC
>
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