Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2008 14:00:01 -0700
Reply-To: Scott Daniel - Shazam <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From: Scott Daniel - Shazam <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject: Re: AW in Vancouver Back on CL..... for more money!
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I hear you man.
Same thing - I know a guy with an air-cooled vanagon - probably not too bad
actually, mechanically speaking, not even asking enough for it I don't
think, but when I saw it, a 'for sale pretty good runner' it was being used
for junk storage. Very bad presentation!
( the best way to present something for sale is - all cleaned out, just the
owner's manual, jack, and lug wrench, and the title handy - like you
actually intend to sell it right there on the spot. - that works really
well. )
And going the other way, once I was selling a 84 Wolfsburg Westy- that I had
advertised as pretty nice - I had a rug pulled up for a bit more cleaning
when this woman showed up to see about buying it, she took not even 10
seconds to decide is was a filthy piece of junk just because I was cleaning
on it a bit more !
Endless stories like this of course. All good 'war stories' about vanagons.
Scott
-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Mike
Sent: Friday, March 28, 2008 7:28 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: AW in Vancouver Back on CL..... for more money!
I just went to look at a van that the guy wanted $2000 for, but it needed
to be towed, was rusty, full of mice, used to store junk, wouldn't start,
had 2 flats, 180K miles, broken sliding window with glass still scattered
inside, couldn't find the title, head leaks, parts missing, etc.
He said the parts on it were worth more than he was asking. I offered him
$500. He didn't like that. Good luck, pal.......
Mike B.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rob" <becida@COMCAST.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2008 11:53 PM
Subject: Re: AW in Vancouver Back on CL..... for more money!
>I often wonder about the asking prices, this guy is (now) asking $3k
> for something you have to hire a tow truck to take away.
> If I have to get a tow truck it has to be damn special, a really
> great buy or something I already own and need to get home (because
> maybe the #3 rod went thru the case or the it ran dry and cooked
> itself), or it doesn't run, hasn't sold and has to get towed to the
> wrecking yard.
> Maybe if he waits long enough someone will come along who thinks it's
> damn special...
>
> Rob
> becida@comcast.net
>
>
>
> At 3/26/2008 09:20 AM, neil N wrote:
>>Quite likely he's tired of low balls and just wants to "sort through
>>the chaff". i.e. get serious people interested. I get what you're
>>saying. Or he saw more interest than anticipated and wanted to make
>>the best of it.
>>
>>I wish him well either way, but was curious to see the price jump.
>>
>>Neil.
>>
>>
>>
>>On Wed, Mar 26, 2008 at 9:09 AM, Christopher Gronski
>><gronski@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > He'll probably still take $2000, I remember selling my motorcycle a few
>> > years back and getting low balled all the time, he's probably tired of
>> > getting offered a grand for it.
>> >
>> > Chris
>> >
>> >
>> > On Wed, Mar 26, 2008 at 11:44 AM, neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > > Not mine.
>> > >
>> > > http://vancouver.en.craigslist.ca/car/618775034.html
>> > >
>> > > Neil.
>> > >
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