Eric wrote,
>Just wanted everyone to know that we get way to little for our alpines
and
>rootes group products when we sell them.
>
>Now that I have an alpine I have no problem with the price of a fine
restored
>example selling for well in excess of 12.5K
>
>My 1,250,000cents
I agree fully that Rootes cars sell for too low a price, however
the old philosopy of supply and demand hold true with few exceptions.
People who know nothing about Alpines and Rootes cars will the the
most likely to pay the least for a given car, and those in the know
would be more likely to buy the higher dollar but complete/rust free/
showroom conditions ECT.
The problem is that a 12.5K alpine will most likely sit unsold till the
owner gets more ambitious about selling it, or somehow gets a clue.
The same applies in the field of Real-Estate.
When someone has there property listed for some rediculous
asking price, it can be assumed that the motivation in selling
is low, or the seller is holding out for a sucker.
Steve Alcalas vintage race Alpine has sat unsold for well over a year.
Starting for $8000, then $7500, then $6500 now???????
Steves car is a good looking and functional race car, well worth
at least $12,500 in todays racecar market, were it not for the
fact that "correct" alpine race cars are not competitive in the
midst of overly modified MGs and alfas and minis.
If and when I sell my alpine, I hope to get 12,500USD for it, but
with others selling for $1000 to $3000, its really tough for a newbie
to justify paying the money up front over the unkownd years of
grief ahead of them.
Also, in commenting on Karl Gilchrist's post, here in the US,
MG's will always bring in more money than an Alpine.
I suspect that supply and demand holds true here as well, where
since the US was the marketed target for the Alpine and Tiger,
we got a whole lot more of them than did those down under.
If a car is rare, it will surely sell.
What we need to do here is convert all these Alpines to Huskies
to increase the rarity of the Alpine.
Wouldnt that make the Hillman clubs eyes water?
Jarrid Gross
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