[Spridgets] eBay 59 Bugeye 19k reserve not met, mostly Parts from China aka MOSS.....wink.

Ron Soave soavero at yahoo.com
Sun Mar 9 13:39:05 MDT 2014


I'll see your Packard and raise you a $28,000 Miura in 1985. 'Course, I was a
college student trying to convince my father to buy it....

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On Mar 9, 2014, at 3:06 PM, <corvallis at peoplepc.com> wrote:

> Woulda, coulda, shoulda...
> Let me tell you about the 1934 Packard V-12 I passed on for $5000, back
> about 1970.  Bill in Oregon
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> Sent: Sunday, March 09, 2014 11:56 AM
> To: Martyn Ridley
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> Subject: Re: [Spridgets] eBay 59 Bugeye 19k reserve not met, mostly Parts
> from China aka MOSS.....wink.
>
> I agree - not my cup of tea. That said, prices are going nuts right now. My
> boss sold a 930 Turbo a year ago in perfect shape for $42,000. He bought it
> for $34k in 2010. It resold for $74,000 with nothing more than the mileage
> from Rockford to Pittsburgh.
>
> I have learned from cars I've passed up (E Types, early 911s, an AC Aceca
> for
> $7,000...), you never pay too much for the right car, you just may buy a
few
> years too soon.
>
> Ron
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Mar 9, 2014, at 2:48 PM, Martyn Ridley <ridleymj at brant.net> wrote:
>
>> The car has a 'provenance' that would attract a specific class of buyer.
> You have to want to have that notoriety to be interested.  There are always
> those who will pay for cars of this sort.  Whether it make is worth more is
> purely in the eye of the beholder.  Clearly I am not one.
>>
>> I do hope who ever has the bid in realizes what he/she is getting.  All
> the
> more power to them.  Two of my friends had John Sprinzel sit in their
> Sprites.
> When they go to sell I will remind them to advertise as "ex-Sprinzel"
> Sprites.
>>
>> As always, P T Barnum was right.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Martyn
>>
>> On 3/9/2014 1:28 PM, Linda Grunthaner wrote:
>>> List,
>>> Hi boys, we all know this car but I'm surprised at where the bidding is.
>>> Am I the only one surprised by the bidding @ over 19k USD and reserve not
>>> met? I know the car watched the restoration and remember comments as to
> it
>>> being mostly MOSS replacement parts. Any thoughts.
>>> Lin
>>>
>>>
>>> http://www.spritespot.com/gallery/59-Austin-Healey-Sprite?page=1
>
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Austin-Healey-Sprite-The-Airport-Racer-2-Door-Roadst
> e
>
r-1959-AUSTIN-HEALEY-BUGEYE-SPRITE-THE-AIRPORT-/281278785133?forcerrptr=true
> &
> hash=item417d85a66d&item=281278785133&pt=US_Cars_Trucks
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