let's be honest! that car low serial number or not it is a 100.00 parts car!
there is not 1 piece that does not need to be stripped of botched paint or
that has rust. oh goody! a good windshield and frame. it knocks but does
not smoke. no title. and it looks rough. yes! it could be a starter
project, but it requires a total disassembly to be even serviceable. i
sold a wire wheel mk2 midget with a hard top complete 3 years ago for 400.00
because it had 2 perfect seats and a fiberglass hard top. it made this
thing look like a refugee from the crusher! either i am way out of tuoch
with values of project cars or this car's owner is out of touch with
reality.
chuck.
confused about what stuff is worth anymore?
----- Original Message -----
From Larry B. Macy <macy at bblmail.psycha.upenn.edu>
To: Michael Ellsworth <mikeells@shianet.org>; <Jeff24fan@aol.com>;
<busyrider@springmail.com>; Spridgets <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2001 2:43 AM
Subject: Re: Car for Sale in Penn.
> Nope that ain't it. On eBay an auction starts at the listing, in this case
> $800. Ebay will NOT accept a lower bid. The reserve is a gimmick to get a
> better price. Lets say he set the opening at $800. He can set the reserve
at
> $10,000 if he wants to. Probably it would be more like $1200 ;-) The
reserve
> is what he really wants for the car.
>
> If you bid more than the listing but less than the reserve and the auction
> finishes with out the reserve being met, the seller does not have to sell.
> He/she can relist it. They can contact the highest bidder and ask if they
> want the car at that bid, or not.
>
> Typically what you will see on eBay is a car listed at $1000 with a
"secret"
> reserve set at $2000. The bidding starts at $1000 with the bids going up
in
> $50 or $100 increments. If the closing time of the auctions the bids stand
> at $1900 then the auction is over and the seller is under no obligation to
> finish the sell. If the bidding closes at $2100 the seller is obligated to
> sell the car at the high bid. The reserve is not revealed. It is a trick
to
> get the bidding started at a lower price than what the seller actually
wants
> for the item.
>
> eBay will NOT accept a lower bid than what the seller lists the item for,
> regardless if there is a reserve or not..
>
> Well that's the way I read the instructions when I was trying to sell a
car
> on eBay. I would guess that a "regular" auction may not work the same way.
>
> It works out that the reserve is a safety thing for the seller. The bidder
> has no influence.
>
> Larry
>
> On 1/2/01 7:47 PM, "Michael Ellsworth" <mikeells@shianet.org> wrote:
>
> > You're missing the point, in a "NO RESERVE" auction, there is no minimum
> > bid. That's what no reserve means.
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <Jeff24fan@aol.com>
> > To: <mikeells@shianet.org>; <busyrider@springmail.com>;
> > <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2001 7:06 PM
> > Subject: Re: Car for Sale in Penn.
> >
> >
> >> Mike,
> >>
> >> You're supposed to place a bid HIGHER than the starting amount in
> > increments
> >> of $10... it is not sold yet.. still has 9 days to go. On auctions, you
> > don't
> >> go lower, you bid higher against others.....
> >>
> >> Kristen
> >> '59 Bugeye
> >> '79 Midget
> >> '01 Eclipse
> >
>
> Larry Macy
> 78 Midget
>
> Keep your top down and your chin up.
>
> Larry B. Macy, Ph.D.
> macy@bblmail.psycha.upenn.edu
> System Manager/Administrator
> Neuropsychiatry Section
> Department of Psychiatry
> University of Pennsylvania
> 3400 Spruce St. - 10 Gates
> Philadelphia, PA 19104
>
> Ask a question and you're a fool for three minutes; do not ask a question
> and you're a fool for the rest of your life.
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