Seems to me the high prices are NOT coming from real roadster nuts,
but rather from folks like our eBay thief - people who don't know much
about the cars and are not plugged into the roadster community. Lone
Rangers and "It was my Grandpa's car and I know it's worth a fortune"
types. Or have I not been paying close enough attention?
Mark van der Hoek
captainhoek@postmark.net
Andrew Murphy wrote:
> List,
>
> What's up with the all the trashed cars with inflated asking prices? I
often
> wonder (don't we all) what my car is really worth. Yes, I have a 67.5 2000
> Solex car. The body is straight with just some surface rust. The paint is
> crap and the interior is non-existent. I am not ashamed to say at this
point
> that after purchasing the car and putting all of the money I needed to get
> it running and back onto the street, I am into it for 8.5 k.
>
> Now most of you have seen pictures of my car. The shape it is in now would
> not be worth 8.5 k on the open market. It wouldn't matter anyway, because
> this car is not for sale. It means more to me than the money. I know you
can
> relate. Even after the restoration is over, the car will probably top out
at
> around 15-20K (if I do the full restore). Believe me it will cost A LOT
more
> than that to get everything done.
>
> Kelly Blue Book doesn't go that far back and there are so many variables
> that it is almost impossible to put a set price on a car. So someone who
has
> a 70 1600 with a totally caved in back end feels they can get 1500.00 for
> it. Sid Raper has told me stories of his quest for a 67.5 2000 that has led
> him to a pile of rust held together with bondo and the guy wants 2000.00
for
> it. When we sell cars, we have the right to ask whatever we want, but for
> Pete's sake let's be reasonable. I can't believe how many stories I have
> read about people driving hundreds of miles to look at rusting hulks that
> the owner lists as "needs minor restoration".
>
> Someday I will buy a parts car. I would hope that it will priced
> accordingly, but the way things are going, I may have to sell off my
> roadster to buy the parts car!
>
> My vent,
>
> Andrew Murphy
> 67.5 2000 Solex (Worth 5k on the market, priceless to me)
> SoCalROC http://www.netcom.com/~andr/socalroc.htm
>
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