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Re: Good Laugh (MG Prices)

To: Kai Radicke <mowogmg@pil.net>
Subject: Re: Good Laugh (MG Prices)
From: Becky Mahoney <bmahoney@home.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Jun 1998 07:28:48 -0500
Hot diggity...I might contact them to see if they will sell mine on
consignment!!!!  Then I could buy two more....fix up and have them
sell..shucks...I could be RICH!!!

Becky
living in a dream world...again

Kai Radicke wrote:
> 
> Browsing through the June '98 Classic & Sportscar, and saw these incredibly
> inflated prices.
> 
> BTW, these are from their website.  The 2 MGBs were $1500 cheaper in the
> magazine.
> 
> "1959 MGA Twin Cam Roadster - Good driver, original, stock $30,000"
> "1960 MGA Twin Cam Roadster - Restored frame off, excellent $40,000"
> "1966 MGB Roadster - Total professional restoration, leather, interior,
> O.D., $28,500"
>  "1966 MGB Roadster - Completely restored, 4 speed, O.D., Wires, Leather
> $29,000"
> 
> http://www.classicshowcase.com/inven-01.htm#MG
> 
> First off, an MGA Twin Cam driver would probably be $18k tops.  And a fully
> restored Twin cam might peak at $27.5k.  The 2 MGBs, well NO [absolutely NO]
> MGB is worth $29k.  Both MGBs would probably sell for $13k if the
> restoration was that good.  (Yes I hear some noise, stock early MGBs full
> restored have gone for $15k on the East Coast)
> 
> And they can't say it was a typo ;-)  Because up the prices of 4 different
> cars by 40% is an awful big typo.

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