Date:         Wed, 28 Oct 1998 12:27:38 -0500
Reply-To:     Patrick Hatcher <PHatcher@BIOPOP.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Patrick Hatcher <PHatcher@BIOPOP.COM>
Subject:      Vanagon/Bus Selling Price Database?
Comments: To: "vanagon list (E-mail)" <Vanagon@VANAGON.COM>
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Marty Wallace wrote:

>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 think a database of the FINAL selling/purchasing prices for our
Vanagons would be quite valuable (since we already have many classifieds
sites on the web to get an idea of ASKING price).

This would serve two purposes for those of us on the list.

1.  We could determine how much (+/-) to ask or expect when we buy/sell
our Vanagons
2.  In the advent of wreck/bus fire/etc., we would have an available
database for more reliable prices than KBB.

The caveat is that some people are reluctant to post prices they paid
for their vans (if they want to sell later).  For example, suppose buyer
x gets an awesome deal on a van and later decides to sell.  If people
know his actual purchasing price, they might scoff at a higher asking
price.

FWIW,

-Patrick

Radford, VA
'85 Westy GL Vicki
'86 Toyota Van LE (For Sale)