Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 17:16:37 -0500
Reply-To: Michael Sullivan <sandwichhead@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Michael Sullivan <sandwichhead@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: :more info: How much should i sell for? (and does anyone want
to buy?)
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I will offer $500.00...wait, didn't they just list 2 Westys for $500.00
outsie Boston a couple of weeks ago?
Seriously, I am in San Antonio and will go to Austin for gas and lunch money
and take all the pics required.
Michael in San Antonio
On Wed, May 7, 2008 at 3:25 PM, Scott Daniel - Shazam <
scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
> Hey, did I miss the miles the first time ?
> 77K is low for sure.
> And all us non-texans have no idea how far it is from Mansfield to Austin.
>
> Assume you are basically saying 'I can't go and get pictures of it, and I
> can't get anyone else to do that for me and send me the pics' .........etc.
>
> You will get low ball offers this way, which is only right, because with
> what you offer , it's just a huge gamble.
> When I hear 'no battery and 3 tires are shot' ......
> I think it's been sitting, possibly with mice living in it .
> How long since it ran ?
> If it's been 5 years - who knows about the fuel system, or the brakes, etc.
> And sounds like perhaps it was 'just driven' though if those are the real
> miles, not that much damage can occur in 77K miles.
>
> Sounds like a mess the way you present it,
> I sell vans all the time.
> I love doing it.
> THE THING people NEED to know is what they might be getting into.
> You say.........got these 25 great things, and these 4 issues that I am
> aware of, and they feel like they know what they might be getting into,
> Then there may be interest.
> You should but it on Austin Craig list. Or big texas cites.
> If the miles are REALLY only 77k, that's worth something.
>
> The 'no title' part is scary. No one wants to drag it home and find out
> they can't title it. You should put it in your name first, so the title is
> clean.
> My guess is you have $ 1,000 in it.
> I'd advertise it ( if you can't provide more than what you have so far,
> especially no pictures ) as 'low miles mystery 84 Wolfsburg Westphalia
> Camper' - and either put 'offers above $ 2,500' or ......your dream price
> of
> $ 4,995 or whatever.
> But so far you are giving prospective buyers just nothing to work with.
> "I have this van- I don't have it with me, I can't provide pictures, and
> there's a auction receipt, and I don't know much about it' - you give
> people
> very little to go on.
>
> Or just present it as 'mystery Wolfsburg Westy, 77K miles, not much known,
> a
> steal at % 1.995' something like that.
>
> Search ads at thesambe.com and on craigslist. Especially thesamba.com
> And you'll see what sells vans.
> If you drag it out here to Oregon, I'll give you 800 bucks for it !
> Scott
> www.turbovans.com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> shawn clark
> Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2008 11:52 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: :more info: How much should i sell for? (and does anyone want to
> buy?)
>
> This is the best description i can give.
>
> It is a Wolfsburg edition 1984 vanagon with the full camper, fridge, stove,
> sink, closet and poptop. (poptop is in good condition). All of the camping
> gear is in good condition as well.
>
> I don't have the title, but i have a full auction report and a bill of
> sale,
> Also there is no battery, and three of the tires are bad.
> Other than that it runs great it just needs an "O ring" near the heads.
> -77,000 miles.
> -has a few small dents
> -minimal rust
> -seats are a little worn but not torn.
> -interior is in pretty good condition.
> -brown and tan
>
>
>
>
> I would have loved to put some pictures up but the van is in a garage in
> Mansfield TX, I live in Austin tx
>
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Michael in San Antonio
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