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why so high?
Can anyone clue me in on why the price is so high for this car? Makes me regret a couple of past car sales. |
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Notice that the reserve has not been met.
I have seen sellers have their pals bid auctions up, but not quite to the reserve. They do this in hopes that a real bidder will step up to the price and meet the reserve. It will be interesting to see if that auction meets the reserve.
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It's quite strange to me after looking at the conditions. I'm getting the bug to own a 914 again. I got some pictures back that I took of mine before I sold it a couple of years ago. If it only ran as well as it looked.
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The listing has no photos of the engine compartment.
The seller says "no rust that he is aware of". As far as I know, all '76 cars came with a console, and I do not see one in this car. If this one sells for over $10K, I will be surprised.
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looks like a piece i would not buy it for that much
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Considering I just spent 2K less for a far nicer car 2 months ago... I would let it go...
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"In the original description, we said the 3rd gear was out. It is not the 3rd gear. The 4th gear is out"
this is not a feature i am looking for for $9k+
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'76 cars were a hodgepodge of whatever was left on the shelves and were really made in '75. With a dead transmission, the car's worth only 15-20% of what they're trying to sell it for.
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That was a friggin' joke. Some people scoffed and called shil bidding. At first I wasn't passing such judgement, but PULEEEEEEZZE. Reserve not met at $9099!??? I wouldn't have paid $1000 for that problem pit. They were either lame scamming bastards, or they were more ignorant that I can imagine. BS either way. :stromberg: :stinks: :bull****: :whatevericonyouwantitstinks: LAME!
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I'm glad it wasn't just me. It made me worry about the selling price on my last 2 914's. I am starting to get the urge again, I guess I better start saving up.
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That auction is bogus. Nobody would have bid those amounts for car in such poor condition. Something's wrong here.
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looking at the bid history I'd say jd855 is the culrprit! lol Let alone its a rubber bumper mobile, they just dont fetch that much.
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40 bids, up to $9k+?!?! Please tell me there is something about this car that I am missing. If it goes for this much, needing the work it needs, I'd say the value of our cars is going up faster than any of us expected.
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if you do a search on the people who bid on it you will see they overlap, so either by buisness or something else they know each other. even going back a bit. For example in 01 snowhill the seller had a transaction with cokebox.
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Yeah yah. I rarely go off on such a rant, but that one called for it. |
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what did the unedited version read like?
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