Date:         Fri, 8 Jul 2005 09:05:56 -0400
Reply-To:     Christopher Gronski <gronski@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Christopher Gronski <gronski@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Low Mileage Syncro Westy for $6,000?
Comments: To: John Bange <jbange@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <6da5793405070801263b1ed860@mail.gmail.com>
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Yeah if you look back at my original e-mail it says:

"We contacted our list of buyers and we currently have a buyer at
6,000.00.  The money is on file with us at this time.  We can wire it
to you at your earliest convenience."

This was just from filling out a form online, they did not even see a
picture. They did have my VIN so maybe they were able to establish
ownership, but it seems weird to be offered money so fast sight unseen
I suppose if you lowball someone enough that the actual condition does
not matter much once you get the vehicle. I wonder what the next steps
would have been....

Chris

On 7/8/05, John Bange <jbange@gmail.com> wrote:
> > uhhh..  who is poptop heaven?   never heard of them, and ive been a vanagon
> > junkie for 12 years now..
> >
> 
> They're an outfit that specializes in reselling westys to suckers,
> from what I can tell. I first saw them while stuck in traffic on I-10
> going from Los angeles to Phoenix. They're basically a fenced-in lot
> next to the highway on the outskirts of civilization in Redlands, CA.
> They claim to be the "largest dealer in VW campers" in the US, and say
> 60% of their vehicles are bought sight unseen. Of course, their
> inventory appears to be more Eurovan than Vanagon. When a company's
> web site doesn't give you their physical address, doesn't list any
> prices, and doesn't seem to have a section of recommendations from
> satisfied customers (like, say, Go Westy does), I'm suspicious. They
> probably buy 'em cheap, wash 'em up real nice,  Armor-All and Turtle
> Wax 'em good, and turn around and sell them for $14,000.
>