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"Have found the best for me was to advertise locally first."
Not a bad plan; you never know what can happen. After working on and
driving my BJ8 Dad decided he didn't dislike 'foreign' cars after all,
and he kept an eye on the local classifieds. He eventually spotted a '56
Healey FS in a nearby valley town. He went to 'have a look' the next
day, and bought the car. The seller and my dad hit it off and, without
haggling seller--his name was Jess--knocked $2K off asking when Dad told
him it was his son that was the real Healey fan. Jess, who was a wealthy
construction contractor had one of his crew flatbed the car to Dad's
house. Dad and Jess became good friends and I was looking forward to
meeting him at our 'Fire Engine First Start' party, but he was too ill
to attend and died a few months later.
Jess also had a Nash-Healey he wanted, IIRC, $30K for but Dad didn't
like the Nash 'headlights in the grill look.' I sometimes wish we'd
bought it and put it in the barn with a tarp on it as an investment.
Jess also had an Ercoupe airplane hanging from the rafters of his 'barn'
(I wouldn't mind owning that, too, but I don't know what I'd do with my
feet).
On 3/28/2022 12:50 PM, healeyguy--- via Healeys wrote:
> John
> I have sold a few cars over the years but I'm not a dealer. Have
> found the best for me was to advertise locally first. The local
> Craigslist is a starting point. Let your local car clubs know that
> the car is available, and it doesn't have to be a British only club.
> The reason I suggest local first is seems to be easier to work out the
> details, title transfers, shipping, and most importantly they can
> travel to see the car.
>
> Next set a price and stick to it. Everyone will try to knock another
> $500 off the sale price. Do not use the term "asking" in the advert.
>
> Always request that the potential buyer, who has traveled to look at
> the car and is telling you that your price is too high, for a firm
> offer for your consideration before he/she walks out of the garage.
> Make sure you have their contact info, to get back to them. Write it
> down along with their offer price on a piece of paper in their
> presence and show it to them to make sure it is accurate.
> I
> f that does not work and after you think you have waited long enough
> without success (that varies greatly) expand your area. Don't get to
> upset when the tire kickers show up or potential byers cancel their
> appointment with you. You are presenting your car to a small group of
> potential byers compared to many other makes and models.
>
> As with many things, the motivation factor, as in lack of motivation,
> will show up along this path. We have had the red car for 57 years and
> we are not much younger than you. I sometimes ponder what will become
> of it when that inevitable time comes. My wife keeps saying she gets
> to go first so that she does not have to clean up the mess.....
>
> All the best to you
> Perry
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Vrugtman via Healeys <healeys@autox.team.net>
> To: Austin Healey <healeys@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Mon, Mar 28, 2022 11:05 am
> Subject: [Healeys] Healeys without opinions
>
> Question for the list:Â what should I do with it? At 80 it's getting too
> much to have two. And no I don't really want to donate it.
> John
> 64/66BJ8s
>
>
>
>
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"Have found the best for me was to advertise locally first."<br>
<br>
Not a bad plan; you never know what can happen. After working on and
driving my BJ8 Dad decided he didn't dislike 'foreign' cars after
all, and he kept an eye on the local classifieds. He eventually
spotted a '56 Healey FS in a nearby valley town. He went to 'have a
look' the next day, and bought the car. The seller and my dad hit it
off and, without haggling seller--his name was Jess--knocked $2K off
asking when Dad told him it was his son that was the real Healey
fan. Jess, who was a wealthy construction contractor had one of his
crew flatbed the car to Dad's house. Dad and Jess became good
friends and I was looking forward to meeting him at our 'Fire Engine
First Start' party, but he was too ill to attend and died a few
months later. <br>
<br>
Jess also had a Nash-Healey he wanted, IIRC, $30K for but Dad didn't
like the Nash 'headlights in the grill look.' I sometimes wish we'd
bought it and put it in the barn with a tarp on it as an investment.
Jess also had an Ercoupe airplane hanging from the rafters of his
'barn' (I wouldn't mind owning that, too, but I don't know what I'd
do with my feet).<br>
<br>
<br>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 3/28/2022 12:50 PM, healeyguy--- via
Healeys wrote:<br>
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<div style="color:black;font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">John
<div>I have sold a few cars over the years but I'm not a
dealer. Have found the best for me was to advertise locally
first. The local Craigslist is a starting point. Let your
local car clubs know that the car is available, and it doesn't
have to be a British only club. The reason I suggest local
first is seems to be easier to work out the details, title
transfers, shipping, and most importantly they can travel to
see the car.  </div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Next set a price and stick to it. Everyone will try to
knock another $500 off the sale price. Do not use the term
"asking" in the advert. </div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Always request that the potential buyer, who has traveled
to look at the car and is telling you that your price is too
high, for a firm offer for your consideration before he/she
walks out of the garage. Make sure you have their contact
info, to get back to them. Write it down along with their
offer price on a piece of paper in their presence and show it
to them to make sure it is accurate.  </div>
<div>I</div>
<div>f that does not work and after you think you have waited
long enough without success (that varies greatly) expand your
area. Don't get to upset when the tire kickers show up or
potential byers cancel their appointment with you. You are
presenting your car to a small group of potential byers
compared to many other makes and models. </div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>As with many things, the motivation factor, as in lack of
motivation, will show up along this path. We have had the red
car for 57 years and we are not much younger than you. I
sometimes ponder what will become of it when that inevitable
time comes. My wife keeps saying she gets to go first so that
she does not have to clean up the mess.....</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>All the best to you </div>
<div>Perry<br>
<br>
<br>
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From: John Vrugtman via Healeys
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To: Austin Healey <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net";><healeys@autox.team.net></a><br>
Sent: Mon, Mar 28, 2022 11:05 am<br>
Subject: [Healeys] Healeys without opinions<br>
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<div dir="ltr"><span style="background-color:
transparent;">Question for the list:Â what should I do
with it? At 80 it's getting too</span><br>
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<div dir="ltr">much to have two. And no I don't really
want to donate it.<br>
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<div dir="ltr"><span style="background-color:
transparent;">John</span><br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">64/66BJ8s<br>
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