'75 Coupe Driver ... Sells for $27,000!?!?

[911SauCy]

So here I am...in the home office...making cold sales calls on a Friday afternoon.

With Mecum Kissimmee on LIVE. -muted-

Noticing here and there people spending ridiculous $$ for lame cars...like $15,000 for a 1990 CK 1500 "454" Chevy Truck. You know, the ones with 140hp

THEN! A black '75 911 Sunroof Coupe rolls up sportin' "Carrera" script, a turbo tail and set of BBS wheels, my thoughts, not stock should bring less $ right..

Not to mention, the paint was visibly burnt via the TV camera, nothing special...driver at best.

AND IT HAMMERED FOR $27,000!!!

I'm not sure whether to call my insurance company and raise my "agreed amount" or laugh...maybe both.

Thoughts...other than the buyer made out

[herr_oberst]

The seller made out; the buyer is going to have regrets...

[vash]

wow..i hope thy buyer got the uber valuable thermo reactors in the deal!!

[tchanson]

Obviously a burgeoning underground Five Blade Fan Club.


Tim

[Shaun @ Tru6]

Was it a narrow body regular 911 or did it have flares? if it did, it could have been a real Carrera. not much special about the car, engine is the same, but their value has increased dramatically over the years.

if it was a narrow body regular old 911, someone overpaid by $20K.

[911SauCy]

I meant....SELLER made out.

Shaun.

It did have a mild flare, looked like similar, perhaps a little less than my SC.

[Shaun @ Tru6]

then it could have been a Carrera. $27K seems high for a car that needs paint, but it could be a good buy. and it probably had the original, now rare, tail. Here's a pic of the original tail though this one came from a C3.

I've noticed in the last 6 months to a year that early car prices (69-73) have increased greatly, well into bubble days levels. it could be that someone is banking on early Carrera prices as well. Europe is buying cars at stupid prices.

[tchanson]

Odd. No mid years at all listed on the Mecum consignment search engine for Kissimmee 2013. Must have been a late entry?


Closest is a yellow 912E.


Tim

[oldschoollear]

Mecum auctions are shady. "real money" is often much less than the "sold" price

[onewhippedpuppy]

Awesome. I'll take $50k for my built G50 targa with 54k on it.

[saxen]

Originally Posted by 911SauCy

So here I am...in the home office...making cold sales calls on a Friday afternoon.

With Mecum Kissimmee on LIVE. -muted-

Noticing here and there people spending ridiculous $$ for lame cars...like $15,000 for a 1990 CK 1500 "454" Chevy Truck. You know, the ones with 140hp

THEN! A black '75 911 Sunroof Coupe rolls up sportin' "Carrera" script, a turbo tail and set of BBS wheels, my thoughts, not stock should bring less $ right..

Not to mention, the paint was visibly burnt via the TV camera, nothing special...driver at best.

AND IT HAMMERED FOR $27,000!!!

I'm not sure whether to call my insurance company and raise my "agreed amount" or laugh...maybe both.

Thoughts...other than the buyer made out

what business are you in? i spend my friday afternoon hitting the phones as well, nothing like vm after vm!

[M.D. Holloway]

conspiracy...artificial inflation at hand. Someone is looking to start unloading midyears at a rapid rate...I just hope they leave the 996 TT AWD Tip mkt alone for another year or so...

[911SauCy]

Saxen.

I sell quite a unique offering...

I sell fragrance for hotels, casinos, retail, senior care, real estate etc etc...

So if you've ever walked into a building/store and thought..."man, it smells amazing in here!?"

It's probably us...

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[911SauCy]

Originally Posted by onewhippedpuppy

Awesome. I'll take $50k for my built G50 targa with 54k on it.

Right!?

I have a friend with a concours winning '89 Carrera (signed by Peter Porsche) with 48k on it... Local shop owner offered him $44k last fall

[911SauCy]

Originally Posted by tchanson

Odd. No mid years at all listed on the Mecum consignment search engine for Kissimmee 2013. Must have been a late entry?


Closest is a yellow 912E.


Tim

Must have been.

I almost took a pic of the TV to post bc I fig'd it was that outlandish...

[saxen]

Originally Posted by 911SauCy

Saxen.

I sell quite a unique offering...

I sell fragrance for hotels, casinos, retail, senior care, real estate etc etc...

So if you've ever walked into a building/store and thought..."man, it smells amazing in here!?"

It's probably us...

ScentAir | Scent Marketing, Scent Advertising, Scent Branding, Scent Solutions | ScentAir

a few years ago when i was working retail in college we had one installed- pine tree around xmas- so on- i assume they also do restrooms- ect.
very cool man- good luck!

[wdfifteen]

Originally Posted by 911SauCy

So if you've ever walked into a building/store and thought..."man, it smells amazing in here!?"

It's probably us...

You sell bacon? Cause it'd take bacon to make me say, "man, it smells amazing in here!"

[onewhippedpuppy]

Originally Posted by wdfifteen

You sell bacon? Cause it'd take bacon to make me say, "man, it smells amazing in here!"

That should be on a poster.