Date:         Mon, 2 Apr 2007 18:14:49 -0400
Reply-To:     Mike <mbucchino@CHARTER.NET>
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From:         Mike <mbucchino@CHARTER.NET>
Subject:      Re: Blue Book pricing reliable?
Comments: To: John Bange <jbange@GMAIL.COM>
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My running driving, original, not -so-dull paint, dinged '84 7-pass. GL is
for sale for $1500 or for the best price anyone will offer.  :)

Mike B.

508-736-2626

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Bange" <jbange@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, April 02, 2007 3:34 PM
Subject: Re: Blue Book pricing reliable?


>> Do you think that "wishful thinking" price has an effect on prices
>> overall.
>> I mean is there a "false" price value mindest created because people see
>> these inflated ads?
>>
>> Just a thought. I personally think the value all depends on the vehicle
>> and
>> the person buying it. I have never paid more than $500 for any of mine
>> and
>> have had serious offers up to $2000 right off the street for my 85' GL.
>
>
> Well yeah, that's a given, of course.  "Market value" is just a convenient
> fiction  we use to give  us a starting point. In the end, there is only
> what
> the  buyer is willing to give and the seller is willing to accept. Still,
> we
> can usually come up with a rough price range. For example, a brown 1985
> westy weekender with shredded corduroy, rust spots, and the original
> engine
> is probably not worth $9k
> <http://tinyurl.com/2rewds>
> ...and a good condition Syncro Westy is definitely worth more than $6k----
> even without an engine.
>
> Plain old demand has pushed the Syncro Westy models up into the
> stratosphere, but I think the main effect of the "wishful thinking" prices
> on 2WD Westy and "plain" models is that it has simply kept a lot of people
> from being able to sell their Vanagons. There are a couple obvious
> $1500-$2000 vans I've seen listed locally at laughably high prices for
> months on end. I suspect a lot of people don't realize that their relative
> rarity is countered by their limited fan base. An '84 7-passenger with
> dull
> paint and dings just isn't worth $5000...
>
> --
> John Bange
> '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
>