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Originally Posted by Sunroof

Rabbit.........their are several fine consignment shops around Atlanta; however, all do not just carry Porsche cars. So a prospective buyer walks into a showroom of consignment cars with his heart set on buying an older longhood but is presented with a lot of variety besides Porsche. Perhaps he decides to drive away with that restored Austin Healy 3000 he always considered? A small point, but at least showing it at a Porsche Dealership narrows the target audience and serious buyers. Commissions are almost the same for under 100K sales. Anyways, a PPI can be performed right at the dealer if need be. I am not defending the dealer here, but using the dealer does have its merits for a faster sale and targeted buyer. I have been to consignment shops and its like being a kid again in a toy store, especially if you grew up owning sports cars all your life! You might reconsider your choices then. Here is my ownership list: 1959 Bug Eyed Austin Healy Sprite, 1967 Triumph TR-4A IRS, 1972 Fiat 850, 1974 Fiat 124, !974 Porsche 911, 1976 Volkswagen Beetle, 1979 Porsche 911SC, Porsche 944, 1973.5T Porsche 911.

Good perspective that I have never thought of regarding attracting focused buyers at a Porsche dealership. I would normally not even consider personally going to Hennessey or Jim Ellis to look at an older 911 but sounds like I should reconsider. I also didn't know Hennessey is getting into classics.