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Date:         Wed, 28 Oct 1998 07:27:49 -0800
Reply-To:     davidb <davidb@SKYLINE.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         davidb <davidb@SKYLINE.COM>
Organization: mmi
Subject:      Re: Vanagon/Bus Selling Price Database?
Comments: To: Marty Wallace <martywallace@ROCKETMAIL.COM>
Comments: cc: vanagon@VANAGON.COM
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Maty; I am miffed by why people use the Blue Book. I don't believe it is a reliable anything. Dealers don't pay those prices. Informed consumers don't pay those prices. Here, banks don't even lend those prices. I payed $2910 for my 84 suitcase at a ford dealer. Fair price-you bet. Cheap price-perhaps.

The best guide I've seen, is a little known one called the Black Book. Its a wholesale guide that dealers use and contains prices that are real for vehicles sold at auction. With the internet, why would anyone pay more than a true auction price? Good Luck

davidb johns are for flushing 84 yellow suitcase

Marty Wallace wrote:

> Volks- > > Other than references like the Kelley Blue Book or the NADA book, is > there some (better) database of current actual selling prices for VW > Buses & Vanagons? > > If no such database exists, could we start one? Perhaps here? > > I'm seriously considering selling my '84 Westy, but I have no idea of > what price to ask. I don't want to be one of those jerks who prices it > WAY too high, hoping that someone MIGHT be dumb enough... However, I > don't want to give it away, either. > > I'd like to advertise it at the "fair" price (okay, okay...flame away, > I'm ready and I know that this is impossible to establish), and skip all > that dickering bulls***. Interesting concept, huh? > > I think that I'm going to "ask" the KBB.com price, and indicate that the > price is firm (again, unless there is some problem discovered during > inspection). > > Marty Wallace, 1984 Wolfsberg Westfalia (for sale) > Chico, California > > _________________________________________________________ > DO YOU YAHOO!? > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com


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