[umfan866]

Rockafella,

Ok well now I really need to come over and see you since you
have both a Carrera and an SC and talk about the pros and cons
of each... I will PM you for that.

I have been following the market closely ... here is what I know..
.. there is a guy in San Jose trying to sell a 74 that has an engine
and tranny rebuild (both) with a 3.0 but it needs paint, and he
can't for the life of him sell the car even at $8,500. I haven't seen
the car.
..there was a guy Cliff who is local and on this board who was trying
to sell his 78 SC with some body damage in a rear quarter panel
and was trying to get something under 10k and ended up parting
it out I am pretty sure.
..another guy on this board was selling a well-sorted out red/tan
targa SC..for around 10k..and he ended up selling to a buyer in
Germany (they are ga-ga over there about rust-free CA cars)
...another guy in the City has a 78 blue SC with an oil leak and
body work needed (minor) that he was told he could get 11k for,
and he was selling for $7.5 and still has it.

...there is always hope though. What if you yanked that leather
off the dash, the uncovered dash might be ok, same with the rear,
and got some cheap replacement stock seats, and a good detail, and
then smogged it and parked it on El Camino near Palo Alto / Stanford and put it on Craigslist at the same time...

while it is true that there are many wackos on Craigslist, I have also found there is a segment of rich people on Craigslist who come with cash, don't haggle a lot, and just appreciate what you are offering and buy it. You may have to wait a bit and/or be a bit patient but you have nothing to lose...