Date: Sat, 28 Dec 2013 20:37:41 -0500
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From: Craig Cowan <phishman068@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Selling my 1989 Bluestar ($25k)
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From experience, seeing people (friends)privately selling GoWesty vans after a few years of having them,
I'd say you loose about half your money. Yep, private sale price is that far off gowestys retail price.
-craig
On Dec 28, 2013, at 8:28 PM, Harry Hoffman <hhoffman@IP-SOLUTIONS.NET> wrote:
> So, if you bought a refurbished GoWesty rig and held onto it for a few years what do you expect the depreciation value to be?
>
> Cheers,
> Harry
>
> On Dec 28, 2013 7:26 PM, Tom Hargrave <thargrav@HIWAAY.NET> wrote:
>>
>> There is a difference between Go Westie and a private seller. They have
>> spent years developing their market and the name has a premium.
>>
>> Set-up your vanagon exactly like one of theirs and yours will still sell for
>> less. Regardless vanagons are expensive and I believe you will eventually
>> get what you are asking for.
>>
>> Thanks, Tom Hargrave
>> www.kegkits.com
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>> www.raspberryproject.com
>>
>> Did you try to call & I did not answer? I apologize but I never answer
>> numbers I don't recognize because I'm tired of sales people trying to sell
>> me life insurance, health insurance, Obama insurance, merchant services,
>> very expensive money and the latest, greatest "guaranteed to make millions"
>> investment.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf Of
>> Don Hanson
>> Sent: Saturday, December 28, 2013 5:59 PM
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Subject: Re: Selling my 1989 Bluestar ($25k)
>>
>> Well gosh, I think that's a ludicrously high asking price, but someone may
>> pay it. I'm amazed at Go Westie getting theirs sold so high....more power to
>> the seller...I hope you get it sold at full asking price.
>> On Dec 28, 2013 12:03 PM, "Roger Whittaker" <rogerwhitt1@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Dear Seller
>>>
>>> I hope you actually have a bidding war over your vanagon blue star for
>>> sale
>>> -
>>> i hope your reserve is met and surpassed by at least 10% - when the
>>> vanagons are wrecked everyone says - screw the insurance company mine
>>> is worth 10 times what i got after accident - they go to buy one or
>>> see one for sale that may be even slightly better than the one wrecked
>>> - and they are right away - holy smokes this is a 30 year old VW man
>>> you cant expect that much for it - blah blah blah blah blah
>>> -
>>>
>>> well guys you can t have it both ways - go westy has proven that hands
>>> down - built a model on repeat business - high quality rebuilds and up
>>> to date modifications - there are many things in play here - we have a
>>> rare antique vehicle that is in daily use cause it is an amazing
>>> vehicle - to own one you have to be excellent with the wrenches or
>>> have loads of cash to pay the excellent guy top $ for repairs -
>>>
>>> these are specialty vehicles - you will either insure as a show
>>> vehicle that you trailer form show to show - or as a daily driver with
>>> as much additional insurance as your carrier is willing to honour in
>>> the event of a mishap -
>>>
>>> gone with your jim morrison hair du is the truth that these are hippy
>>> vehicles used only by hippies to transport other hippies between
>>> grateful dead concerts -
>>>
>>> ig there is one thing i have learned it is that to be a successful
>>> hippie - you have to be really really really smart and resourceful or
>>> a trust fund kid -
>>>
>>> That guy dancing with the naked chic in the woodstock video - is
>>> either dead from OD or living in connecticut and wondering if the
>>> kennedys are going to have another quiet neighbour only new years
>>> party and if so do they live close enough to be considered and get an
>>> invite -
>>>
>>> SELL HIGH AND SELL OFTEN -
>>> Stay RICH my friends
>>>
>>> as said by the least interesting guy on any mailing list
>>>
>>> regards
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Dec 26, 2013 at 3:30 PM, Jason Ewing <uberhare@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Agreed. Ultimately it is only worth as much or little as someone is
>>>> willing to pay. Only one way to find that out is put a price on it
>>>> and
>>> wait
>>>> for response. Know your bottom line and what it's worth to you. I
>>>> have Corrado sitting here that has that problem. It's worth more to
>>>> me collecting dust (and right now snow) than people were willing to
>> offer.
>>>> Best of luck with the sale.
>>>>
>>>> Jason
>>>> *From: *JRodgers
>>>> *Sent: *Thursday, December 26, 2013 4:02 PM
>>>> *To: *vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>>> *Reply To: *JRodgers
>>>> *Subject: *Re: Selling my 1989 Bluestar ($25k)
>>>>
>>>> Pretty sure you could get 10 grand for it, not too much trouble.
>>>> Above that is anybody's guess. The market is a funny place where
>>>> Vanagons are concerned. And the Left Coast is much better than the
>>>> Right Coast. But stick it out there. Who knows.
>>>>
>>>> Like the Lil' Boy sez, "if'n you don't put your hook in the water,
>>>> you ain't gonna catch no fish!!"
>>>>
>>>> It's just the fishing might be slow.
>>>>
>>>> John
>>>>
>>>> On 12/26/2013 2:22 PM, Harry Hoffman wrote:
>>>>> Oh, sorry. Was using my "safe for TV" judgment.
>>>>> And apparently I should have said OBO as 25k seems a bit too high
>>>>> for
>>>> some.
>>>>> Apparently if you replace/upgrade nearly every part of your
>>>>> vanagon you
>>>> can still only sell if with 4 places to the left of the decimal
>>>> point. Go figure.
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>> Harry
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>> Harry
>>>>>
>>>>> On Dec 26, 2013 2:22 PM, Ben <syncro@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> We still frown the use of such "terms" on the List. Hurts my
>>>>>> Vanagon's
>>>> (r)ears.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> :-)
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> BenT
>>>>>> Mod
>>>>>>
>>>>>> (walking softly but still reading.)
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Dec 26, 2013, at 10:55 AM, Harry Hoffman <
>>> hhoffman@IP-SOLUTIONS.NET>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "...kick-*ss..."
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "... bad*ss..."
>>>
>>>
>>>
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