Date:         Sat, 3 Mar 2007 00:38:45 -0800
Reply-To:     Aristotle Sagan <killer.jupiter@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Aristotle Sagan <killer.jupiter@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Peeved at escalating Vanagon prices? Don't be. It's good for
              you.
Comments: To: "Vanagonparts.com" <jeff@vanagonparts.com>
In-Reply-To:  <CAEOIPKOOCKNBBDDDMBPIEPBOEAA.jeff@vanagonparts.com>
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You haven't seen his collection of 40 year old CrisCraft have you?

It's a sad sad thing, this guy BenT on making money. What an asshole.

tim in san jose

On 3/2/07, Vanagonparts.com <jeff@vanagonparts.com> wrote:
>
> Ben,
>
> You need to stop your rape & pillaging ways...  First it was real estate,
> now Vanagons, what's next?  Tsk, tsk...
>
> Cheers from your local fountain of useless information... except in the
> Bay
> area where you'll need to talk to BenT.
>
> Jeff
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
> Of BenT Syncro
> Sent: Friday, March 02, 2007 6:17 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Peeved at escalating Vanagon prices? Don't be. It's good for
> you.
>
>
> Some time ago, I was personally attacked by some fool who was upset that I
> sold one of my old Vanagons for more than I paid for it. I believed his
> posting said he did not like my bring my "...real estate rape and
> pillage..." attitude towards Vanagons. Ouch! He was upset that I would not
> sell the camper to him for the same price that I paid for it. Hmmm..
> Everett yanked his comment out of the Samba.
>
> I wonder how upset he will be find out that the same Adventurewagen is now
> for sale for seven times what I paid for it and more than triple what I
> sold
> it for. I guess never mind that the poor AW in question is improving in
> condition with each successive owner. Hey it runs now. Still looks like
> crap. It has  a title now which was months in process. I wouldn't as much
> as
> the current seller is asking but someone else probably will.
>
> Does it really matter? Not to me. Lucky for you if you find a good deal.
> Too
> bad if you're stuck paying a premium. It's Amurkain way. In the end, WE
> all
> benefit because our vans become more valuable as they become older and
> more
> scarce.
>
>
> Happy Friday!
>
>
>
> --
> BenT
>



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