[Roadsters] Everone wants the BIG buck

[linob at sentex.net]

I agree with Al, and would add that 'asking prices' only mean anything when 
they get adjusted to 'sold for' prices. All he needs is 1 buyer at that price. 

See you at the Glen, AL

Lino B.

SRL-00016 bought for $1600.00 for the record








Quoting Al Boettcher <datsunsports at rogers.com>:

> I saw the #88 back on with the ridulous price he is asking...One sold on
> E-Bay
> last week
> on the west coast #05 for $8,350 which was a really good price concidering
> all
> the correct
> parts were on the car and it was is driving condition. It was in great shape
> .
> this #88
> is bascally a parts car  that needs a total restore..the air cleaner is only
> half there..the
> carbs need total rebuild  seems the exhaust is missing...needs a whole
> interior...All
> one has to do is wait for another like #05 to show up and you will get a
> better deal for sure.
> ITs like the Shelbys  ever since Barrett-Jackson got sky rocketing prices
> for
> the cars in the
> last few years. Everyone who is selling one wants the moon for them...Its
> time
> to get real
> with prices for restorations shops asking $10's of thousands of dollars to
> restore cars these
> days..the seller should get back down to earth and realise he is dreaming
> big
> time for
> the high prices he sets for his car ....To him it maybe worth the price but
> for roadster
> die hard fans the price is off the charts...Even poor Craig has NOS parts
> for
> roadsters
> and cannot get the prices he is asking...the cars are not Ferrari's....so
> most
> of the parts
> may seem worth a lot  but we owners are not millionaires who own cars that
> we
> would
> spend the big $$$ all the time...perhaps if he keeps his ad on E-Bay long
> enough like a year he may get his price in the end..I will be watching to
> see
> what happens...hey its
> just my opinion and only time will tell the rest of the story.
> Al Boettcher  Ottawa Ontario
> SRL00678 67.5 solex
> 68 solex  NOTMGB
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