[V8] Re: NADA reserve not met

[Michael Larosa Jr]

i've had the same experinces Mark and Roger.... ebay had people low balling, on
autotrader.com it took almost 2 month's bit i evenutally sold my old f150 pickup...


Mike,

01 f250
04 gs430

lots of ex-audi's...


sdewitt at stx.rr.com wrote:
> Ebay is not the place to get a reasonable amount for a vehicle. Vehicle sales on ebay typically go much less than blue book.Every car I have bought has been misrepresented on Ebay, and this is why prices are so low.
> 
> Try advertising in Auto Trader. I've had good luck getting respectable prices for my cars on autotrader. It may take a few months of advertising on Auto Trader to get the price you want, but it's well worth it.
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Mark Kalbskopf <gbmarc at cox.net>
> Date: Saturday, November 20, 2004 12:58 pm
> Subject: [V8] Re: NADA reserve not met
> 
> 
>>Roger,
>>
>>You're an optimist!
>>You appreciate the fine details of your car, the improvements, the 
>>hidden and not so hidden qualities.
>>But with respect to a sales price it all means nothing if the 
>>potential 
>>buyers don't want to pay for it!
>>Your car sounds great to me, but no matter what the qualities, 
>>$4000 is 
>>what I would want to spend too!
>>As soon as I get to $8000 I start looking at another bracket of 
>>vehicles.
>>I remember back in the UK, I had this beautiful NSU Ro80. I loved 
>>that 
>>car. I loved the shape, It made me feel good just to look at it.
>>I was forced to sell it because I was fresh out of college and 
>>broke. A 
>>greasy used car dealer came to my girlfriends house in Chislehurst 
>>Kent 
>>and offered me £250. I was devastated but he was the only person 
>>who 
>>called and I had no money and no place to keep it.
>>So off he drove in my beloved NSU. He couldn't even work the 
>>clutchless 
>>shift!!
>>
>>Mark K.
>>
>>
>>
>>>Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2004 18:51:26 -0500
>>>From: "Roger M. Woodbury" <rmwoodbury at downeast.net>
>>>Subject: [V8] Well, I asked.  And I didn't like what I found out....
>>>To: <v8 at audifans.com>
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>>>
>>>I just finished with the auction of my '93 V8 on eBay.
>>>
>>>It was a ten day auction and at first I thought it would be a 
>>
>>good one.
>>
>>>MANY watchers, and some bids early.  Quite a few good questions, 
>>
>>and 
>>
>>>one
>>>bidder actually called to speak with my mechanic.
>>>
>>>My car is a very, very good example, and early this year ALL the 
>>
>>work 
>>
>>>was
>>>done that the car needs...timing belt, water pump, hydraulic 
>>
>>pump and 
>>
>>>lots
>>>and lots more little thingys under the hood.    98000 miles.
>>>
>>>Now the NADA Guide shows the retail value of this car at a 
>>
>>whopping 12
>>
>>>grand.  What dreamers!  Still and all, I KNOW that my car is 
>>
>>really a 
>>
>>>good
>>>one and "everything"...just about, has been "done".  I reserved 
>>
>>a LOT 
>>
>>>lower
>>>than the NADA Guide, Kelly Blue Book or anyone else's "book".  
>>
>>The 
>>
>>>result?
>>>
>>>NADA.  and I don't mean N.A.D.A., I mean nothing.  Bidding ended 
>>>somewhere
>>>near half what my reserve was.  Wow!
>>>
>>>So, I guess I'll justkeep driving my car, even though it is not 
>>
>>what I 
>>
>>>need
>>>to drive on a daily basis.  It's too good to give away, so I 
>>
>>think 
>>
>>>I'll just
>>>drive it until someday...well, maybe they'll bury me in it!
>>>
>>>$4,000?  I don't think so.
>>>
>>>And my advice to anyone else with a V8 is to drive it until the 
>>
>>wheels 
>>
>>>fall
>>>off, and then put them on and drive it some more.  For whatever 
>>
>>it 
>>
>>>costs to
>>>replace it with anything, a LOT of work can be done on it.
>>>
>>>Spend your children's inheritance.  Enjoy the guilt!
>>>
>>>Roger
>>
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