Fed up with selling my 928
08-31-2013, 12:10 AM
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08-31-2013, 12:26 AM
#48
Burning Brakes
Well when they lowball you, you say sure I will take that come get it then when they get there say no I changed my mined you wasted my time I just wasted yours.....
08-31-2013, 12:47 AM
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08-31-2013, 01:00 AM
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^^ This. I"m out there bottom feeding all the time. I don't aggravate people but I'm looking for a bargain and only a bargain. Once in a while I get lucky and find a 928 90GT for $6000 or a 968 for $2000 or a Ferrari for $15,500.
I just bought an airplane on Monday. It was for sale for $29k about two years ago. No one even looked at it. Last year it dropped to $24.9k, and then this year in July it dropped to $19k. Last week it was offered for $18.5 and I paid $16. I had a plane back the first year it was for sale but , I offered $24k and was rejected. The seller could have made $8k, but no - he wanted to get his price. Now, I've got the plane, and I'm $8k ahead to invest in a new electronic panel.
http://www.mglavionics.com/html/iefis.html
So, you see sometimes good things happen to bad people(like me).
I just bought an airplane on Monday. It was for sale for $29k about two years ago. No one even looked at it. Last year it dropped to $24.9k, and then this year in July it dropped to $19k. Last week it was offered for $18.5 and I paid $16. I had a plane back the first year it was for sale but , I offered $24k and was rejected. The seller could have made $8k, but no - he wanted to get his price. Now, I've got the plane, and I'm $8k ahead to invest in a new electronic panel.
http://www.mglavionics.com/html/iefis.html
So, you see sometimes good things happen to bad people(like me).
Speaking of which, where do you go for those prices (both the Ferrari and the plane)
San Diego is kinda bad when it comes to prices being everyday is driving/flying season. I am looking for a Testarossa, I recall seeing it for sub 15k, like a year ago but I was in the Porsche 928 mood.
08-31-2013, 09:48 AM
#51
Well your looking for a bargain, but you didnt lowball them. And you were at least looking at them and offering reasonable offers.
Speaking of which, where do you go for those prices (both the Ferrari and the plane)
San Diego is kinda bad when it comes to prices being everyday is driving/flying season. I am looking for a Testarossa, I recall seeing it for sub 15k, like a year ago but I was in the Porsche 928 mood.
Speaking of which, where do you go for those prices (both the Ferrari and the plane)
San Diego is kinda bad when it comes to prices being everyday is driving/flying season. I am looking for a Testarossa, I recall seeing it for sub 15k, like a year ago but I was in the Porsche 928 mood.
08-31-2013, 10:05 AM
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08-31-2013, 02:45 PM
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08-31-2013, 02:53 PM
#54
yes, verbal contracts can be enforceable, man can also land on the moon - it'll just be REALLY, REALLY expensive.
from my experience, even a written contract can take $1M+ to legally enforce, let alone trying to get it to done on a verbal offer. therefore, from a practical perspective, your current m.o. to ignore lowballers are the way to go
Patrick
from my experience, even a written contract can take $1M+ to legally enforce, let alone trying to get it to done on a verbal offer. therefore, from a practical perspective, your current m.o. to ignore lowballers are the way to go
Patrick
08-31-2013, 03:26 PM
#55
yes, verbal contracts can be enforceable, man can also land on the moon - it'll just be REALLY, REALLY expensive.
from my experience, even a written contract can take $1M+ to legally enforce, let alone trying to get it to done on a verbal offer. therefore, from a practical perspective, your current m.o. to ignore lowballers are the way to go
Patrick
from my experience, even a written contract can take $1M+ to legally enforce, let alone trying to get it to done on a verbal offer. therefore, from a practical perspective, your current m.o. to ignore lowballers are the way to go
Patrick
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08-31-2013, 08:05 PM
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Burning Brakes
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09-01-2013, 06:20 AM
#59
Burning Brakes
I agree. But it is in effect what sellers to do me when they make claims like all records available and then have 5 receipts. Or when they say, "collector quality in great shape" only to find that is impossible to find a VIN number on the car due to the body work leading me to believe that the car was stolen. Etc.
09-01-2013, 03:34 PM
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When I sold my 90 GT I listed it on Autotrader and cars.com. The ads there were a paragraph of general information, model, color, miles, condition, price, and a link to the web page I made for the car.
The web page I did minus the price here
The ads ran for two months and then the only responder was the guy that bought the car for the listing price. As far as I know he still owns the car.
A friend had a 944 Turbo he wanted to sell and did not want to mess with it. He gave me $500 to sell his car. I did the exact same thing. Put ads on autotrader and cars.com with links to a web page with pictures and more information. It was listed for 3 months before he got a response and the person bought the car for the listed price.
Here is the web page for the 944 Turbo.
This type of listing seems to get rid of the tire kickers and only bring the serious buyers that are willing to pay the listed price.
The web page I did minus the price here
The ads ran for two months and then the only responder was the guy that bought the car for the listing price. As far as I know he still owns the car.
A friend had a 944 Turbo he wanted to sell and did not want to mess with it. He gave me $500 to sell his car. I did the exact same thing. Put ads on autotrader and cars.com with links to a web page with pictures and more information. It was listed for 3 months before he got a response and the person bought the car for the listed price.
Here is the web page for the 944 Turbo.
This type of listing seems to get rid of the tire kickers and only bring the serious buyers that are willing to pay the listed price.