$ome on thi$ li$t are obse$$ed with the $ale price$ at thi$ auction and attempt to ju$tify the figure$ by comparing them with re$toration co$t$. Unfortunately, the co$t to re$tore a Healey doe$ not e
I thought I expressed my point clearly but maybe not. My point is that most of the respondants to this thread are preoccupied with the perceived exploding value of Healeys. Your statement: "many do
I agree with closing but I would also say that your comment about many on the list being obsessed with the exploding values is just as general as my statement that many do not agree. Facts are facts.
It appears you are determined to prevail in this discussion. Therefore, I yield. Have a nice day. I agree with closing but <SNIP> <blah blah blah, blah blah blah, blah blah blah, blah blah blah, bla
I think what Gus is saying is that the general market doesn't care what you have invested in the car. If it did Packard, Peerless and Pierce Arrow would still be in business. As long as there are sti
Hi Team, I attended all five days of the BJ Auction and will have a complete report on the experience of attending, and on the Healeys sold, in the March issue of Austin-Healey Magazine (www.healey.o
Why do all car guys have to think that there cars are not worth what the should be. If a car sell at auction at a high price the first thing that everyone says is that it was way over priced for what
Hear hear David!!! I have always maintained that it takes almost 1000 hours to correctly restore a typical well beat Healey. $90K is about right. Michael Salter www.precisionsportscar.com --Original
You are absolutely right. 1000 hours easily, and this is if the shop has a clue what they are doing. If not, add an additional 500 hours automatically! Robert
That may be, but Healeys aren't worth $90,000. and just because it might take $90,000 to build one to "concours" (better than factory) standards doesn't make it so. I love Healeys but anyone parting
David et al, With all due respect to the more knowledgable on the list, anything is worth what the buyer is willing to pay. Not to beat a dead horse but this old adage is quite true. I don't disagree
Author: Blue One Hundred <international_investor@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2005 17:28:57 -0800 (PST)
In a free capitalist society, there's no such thing as a nutcase when it comes to money. The value of anything is simply what the buyer is willing to pay for it. It just happens that some people are
I did not intend to indicate that you could set your own price ...and get it. I suppose what I was indicating is that for some reason, owners are routinely willing to spend more than they are worth
This in from Ed: ** And here we have it!! <<"concours" (better than factory) standards>> Gus has NO clue as to what A-H Concours IS !! Ergo, he cannot make a "sane" judgment<G>!! He says it frequent
Gus, obviously there are multiple opinions on this type thread BUT the fact remains that a Healey that is done correctly by someone that knows what they are doing is going to be worth considerably mo
Keith and list, I happen to know for fact that the Boss 429 Mustang that sold at B-J for $130,000 was offered at a less prestigious Auction and had hard money at $175,000 and the owner would not take