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Feb 23rd, 2009, 21:04 | #1 |
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Crazy prices?
Just been browsing the Car and Classic webpages, and seen on there two 1800ES cars for sale in the UK, both up at round the £15,000 mark.
Both do look very nice, but £15k??????????????? This is pretty well double the Practical Classics valuation. Maybe a 100% original cow-horn 1800, but could it be that a good late 1800ES really is worth that sort of money, or are the two vendors on Car and Classic just being hopelessly optimistic? By the way, I do have a very nice 1800ES, and if I thought she would fetch anything approaching £15k I'd be sorely tempted! Cheers Jack |
Feb 23rd, 2009, 22:33 | #2 |
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Could be a reflection of what's been spent on it. lf it's truly concours, then £15K sounds like good value compared to the cost of getting one into that condition. Doesn't necessarily mean it's worth that amount, but it could be to the right buyer.
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Feb 23rd, 2009, 23:17 | #3 |
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I dunno... I think there are a lot of classics about where the seller just almost makes up the price, hoping some clueless numpty with a nostalgic streak allied to a lottery win will stumble along..classics are pretty much a make-your-own-price-up situation anyway, which is why the dreaded auction site is such a fair way to judge real values of things imho. I also think people are understandably influenced on resale value by what they spent on the resto...even though that doesn't really matter, I mean, if you spent £20k having someone restore your 131, it doesn't make it worth £22000, does it? Common mistake.
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