Beautiful Stude on eBay

His prices are ridiculous.

==================I see only one price listed, that of the cost of the restoration.

If the car is as described, that number is not at all ridiculous.

Have you priced the cost of proper restoration lately?

He's offering the car subject to the buyer's full satisfaction after inspection within 5 days of close. All in all, it sounds quite reasonable to me.

Joe

Looks like a very nice car but that BIN seems like a LOT of money for a Champion. Fact of the matter is if your going to have a car professionally restored the chances are somewhere between slim and none that you will get your money back when you sell it.

Jeff DeWitt

Heather & Joe Way wrote:

==========================That's true, of course, but you can't blame the guy for trying.

I agree that that's a lot of money, even for a near-perfect convertible, but that doesn't make it ridiculous--just high.

That said, if the car is anywhere near what it's presented to be, he shouldn't be trying to sell it on eBay. He should take it to one of the name-brand auctions such as Barrett-Jackson.

Joe

Various old car value guides list a #1 1949 Champion convertible at around $20,000. We all know that the true value of a collector vehicle is whatever someone is willing to pay. If '49 Studes are your thing, I don't think you could buy one and restore it yourself to #1 condition for less than what that guy is asking. If it's a car you really want, what difference does the price make?

I wouldn't pay $35,000 for that car but I would happily pay that or more for other cars in that condition even though the value guides might show a much lower price.

Forrest