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PostPosted: Fri Jan 13, 2023 4:12 pm    Post subject: Re: Official whine about Beetles and parts for sale topic Reply with quote

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I posted the link to that ad but when I went back to look again the ad was gone so I deleted my post. Maybe it sold quickly (as it might at the $13,500 price) or they decided not to sell.=?


Yup - you are right, it's in pending, now! Someone snatched it up quickly, I guess! The ad is right - provenance is a big plus in sales!

That has to be some kind of record for the shortest time from joining theSamba to selling a car. Shocked
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2594747


The "5 generations" thing caught my eye too because I laughed at that...

He did get a few emails and there was a phone # in the ad too so Yes, I'm guessing it sold quickly
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PostPosted: Sat Jan 14, 2023 11:37 am    Post subject: Re: Official whine about Beetles and parts for sale topic Reply with quote

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I am thinking about selling my 62 project for the past 3 years, I just don't want to end up on this thread.

I can appreciate your trepidation, but I think as long as you don't make outlandish comments and outrageous claims, you wouldn't wind up being ridiculed here. The other half of it, as you state, is price, and that's a tough one. Price too highly, and you may get low-balled or just ignored. Then again, you deserve some reward for your investment put forth thus far, be it labor, parts, or the car's worth in general.

Personally, my reluctance with a project started by someone else (entirely aside from today's crazy asking prices), is what kind of quality was put into the bodywork, the quality of weld work and panel replacement (if any), and the skills of the engine builder. Coming in at a close 2nd is, concern of whether all the parts are there. It's hard to tell, but yours looks nearly complete, so a buyer could reasonably inventory the remainder of parts required and present. Heck, I'm still turning up parts for a car I blew apart 19 years ago (one of my Bahama Blue '65s), and I thought I did a decent job bagging and labeling things.

It really does seem like you're on the home stretch, but as you know, that last 10% is the hardest, as they say (maybe that's why I've never finished a high-end build). It's a bit of a shame you don't just wrap it up to that driver status, given all the work you have in already. Good luck!



Yeah, your right. Thanks for that. I didn't realize the last 10% was a thing. It took me 2 months alone just to get it to bare metal, so much time involved to give up now.
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PostPosted: Sat Jan 28, 2023 8:14 am    Post subject: Re: Official whine about Beetles and parts for sale topic Reply with quote

You put so much time into details and end up with the Marty Feldman look... I don't get it,

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2597832

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PostPosted: Sat Jan 28, 2023 10:35 pm    Post subject: Re: Official whine about Beetles and parts for sale topic Reply with quote

Definitely has many of the classic earmarks of a Brazilian turd, a whoooole lot of crookedness going on there Smile
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 30, 2023 8:01 pm    Post subject: Re: Official whine about Beetles and parts for sale topic Reply with quote

Wondering what the current market value for this car

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2598232


Seems like the PNW is still wholesale pricing compared to other locations.
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 30, 2023 9:59 pm    Post subject: Re: Official whine about Beetles and parts for sale topic Reply with quote

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Wondering what the current market value for this car

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2598232


Seems like the PNW is still wholesale pricing compared to other locations.


I don't know how any sort of determination could be made from that one pic and the limited description.
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 30, 2023 11:01 pm    Post subject: Re: Official whine about Beetles and parts for sale topic Reply with quote

Kind of what I thought. I think Id be hard pressed to get $10K out of my 60 sunroof but seems the perception of the market is all over the place.
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 31, 2023 8:25 am    Post subject: Re: Official whine about Beetles and parts for sale topic Reply with quote

The first place prize for the crappiest pictures goes to…

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2584272
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 31, 2023 8:30 am    Post subject: Re: Official whine about Beetles and parts for sale topic Reply with quote

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The first place prize for the crappiest pictures goes to…

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2584272



I often wonder if the seller would buy car based on pics of similar quality. Why is it in what appears a parking garage?
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 31, 2023 9:13 am    Post subject: Re: Official whine about Beetles and parts for sale topic Reply with quote

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The first place prize for the crappiest pictures goes to…

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Makes me think he took pictures of someone else's car while hiding from sight...
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 31, 2023 9:55 am    Post subject: Re: Official whine about Beetles and parts for sale topic Reply with quote

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The first place prize for the crappiest pictures goes to…

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He got multiple emails, all of them asking for better pics. Shocker!
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 31, 2023 10:12 am    Post subject: Re: Official whine about Beetles and parts for sale topic Reply with quote

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The first place prize for the crappiest pictures goes to…

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He got multiple emails, all of them asking for better pics. Shocker!


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PostPosted: Wed Feb 01, 2023 7:03 am    Post subject: Re: Official whine about Beetles and parts for sale topic Reply with quote

Here's one that looks pretty nice for only 2 Grand.
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2598642
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 01, 2023 8:42 am    Post subject: Re: Official whine about Beetles and parts for sale topic Reply with quote

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Here's one that looks pretty nice for only 2 Grand.
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2598642

What a deal or too good to be true! Has lots of the one year bits too!
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 01, 2023 10:40 am    Post subject: Re: Official whine about Beetles and parts for sale topic Reply with quote

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Here's one that looks pretty nice for only 2 Grand.
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2598642

What a deal or too good to be true! Has lots of the one year bits too!

It looks like the seller realized that he didn't have enough zeros in the price---it is now $20,000.
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 01, 2023 6:53 pm    Post subject: Re: Official whine about Beetles and parts for sale topic Reply with quote

iowegian wrote:
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iowegian wrote:
Here's one that looks pretty nice for only 2 Grand.
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2598642

What a deal or too good to be true! Has lots of the one year bits too!

It looks like the seller realized that he didn't have enough zeros in the price---it is now $20,000.
Well now it's overpriced.
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 05, 2023 11:25 am    Post subject: Re: Official whine about Beetles and parts for sale topic Reply with quote

https://suchen.mobile.de/fahrzeuge/details.html?id=360507724
No need to mention the wrong drivers door....
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 13, 2023 8:05 pm    Post subject: Re: Official whine about Beetles and parts for sale topic Reply with quote

https://wichitafalls.craigslist.org/cto/d/jacksboro-1963-vw-beetle-ragtop/7589214255.html
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 13, 2023 8:14 pm    Post subject: Re: Official whine about Beetles and parts for sale topic Reply with quote

sportin-wood wrote:
https://wichitafalls.craigslist.org/cto/d/jacksboro-1963-vw-beetle-ragtop/7589214255.html


No deceptive angles there to hide things.......
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 14, 2023 9:28 am    Post subject: Re: Official whine about Beetles and parts for sale topic Reply with quote

This guy has to win the award for the longest running ad…

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