Seriously?

[Othen]

Originally Posted by Othen

What a surprise - this one didn’t sell at £5,000 :-)

... so here it is again at £3,000:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/403246489...2Cchnl%3Dmkcid

... it is advertised until 13 November. If the seller reduces the asking price by another £2,000 when it is next advertised it may well find a buyer :-).

[Laird Scooby]

Originally Posted by Othen

... so here it is again at £3,000:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/403246489...2Cchnl%3Dmkcid

... it is advertised until 13 November. If the seller reduces the asking price by another £2,000 when it is next advertised it may well find a buyer :-).

Looking at the amount of clutter around the car, i'd want paying just to get near it Alan!

[Moomoo]

Originally Posted by Othen

... so here it is again at £3,000:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/403246489...2Cchnl%3Dmkcid

... it is advertised until 13 November. If the seller reduces the asking price by another £2,000 when it is next advertised it may well find a buyer :-).

That's about the size of it!

[Rocinante]

Originally Posted by Othen

... so here it is again at £3,000:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/403246489...2Cchnl%3Dmkcid

... it is advertised until 13 November. If the seller reduces the asking price by another £2,000 when it is next advertised it may well find a buyer :-).

In the description it says "The engine lights came on , but couldn’t start it as no battery".

If there is no battery, what is the engine light powered from ?

[Moomoo]

Originally Posted by Rocinante

In the description it says "The engine lights came on , but couldn’t start it as no battery".

If there is no battery, what is the engine light powered from ?

That's why it's so dear, it's magic!

[Othen]

Originally Posted by Laird Scooby

Looking at the amount of clutter around the car, i'd want paying just to get near it Alan!

Originally Posted by Moomoo

That's about the size of it!

Originally Posted by Rocinante

In the description it says "The engine lights came on , but couldn’t start it as no battery".

If there is no battery, what is the engine light powered from ?

I wonder where people have got the idea from that 'barn finds' are so valuable. I try to imagine a scenario where a chap comes across something that is only about 30 years old, hasn't been run for a decade, has no title and no provenance, and his/her first thought is 'someone will be stupid enough to pay me £5,000 for this'... we see it a lot.

[Moomoo]

Originally Posted by Othen

I wonder where people have got the idea from that 'barn finds' are so valuable. I try to imagine a scenario where a chap comes across something that is only about 30 years old, hasn't been run for a decade, has no title and no provenance, and his/her first thought is 'someone will be stupid enough to pay me £5,000 for this'... we see it a lot.

People go into Halfrauds every day, so therefore these mugs do exist!

Never give a sucker an even break, I think was the old adage.

[Othen]

Originally Posted by Moomoo

People go into Halfrauds every day, so therefore these mugs do exist!

Never give a sucker an even break, I think was the old adage.

Good point. I still get irritated that people think they can unload their crappy old stuff onto some mug for much more than it is worth.

[Moomoo]

Originally Posted by Othen

Good point. I still get irritated that people think they can unload their crappy old stuff onto some mug for much more than it is worth.

I concur, that's why I shout at the TV at virtually every advert, because that's what's happening.

I have submitted my thesis for my D.Phil. as a curmudgeonly old git!

[Othen]

Originally Posted by Othen

Here is another old bus from near the bottom of the barrel:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/154650765...53.m1438.l2649

... has been off the road since 2018, looks like it has been stored under a haystack, no MoT, lots of stuff wrong with it at the 2017 MoT that will not have fixed itself, rusty wheel arches, split seat... I suppose it will be worth something to someone, £750 anyone?

:-)

This rusty old bus made £920 - I thought that was quite strong for a motor car with no MoT.

:-)