Northern Rockies sale/auction ???

93nav · 09-25-2018, 11:45 PM

Any discussion on this sale, or did I miss it. Is it for real?

https://denver.craigslist.org/cto/d/huge-porsche-car-and-parts/6693043465.html

BECAUSE OF THE OVERWHELMING RESPONSE
We are going to have a large auction sale to liquidate up to 150 Porsche cars and vintage Porsche parts.
This is a selection of cars from the estate.
Sale to take place on site only.
Cars are in all different states of condition.
All cars have clear titles and are ready to be picked up once paid for.

1966 911 coupe red
1972 911 powder blue
1969 912 purple sold
1970 911S metallic blue
1970 911E sunroof white
1964 911 coupe silver
1973 911E sunroof black
1973 911S targa green
1967 911S SCCA TRANS AM CAR
1970 911S sunroof coupe
1973 911E sunroof coupe with sportomatic
1965 911 sunroof coupe

All interested parties are encouraged to send your name and phone number for more information.
Or keep an eye out for upcoming advertising for the auction.
thank you

touringmandan · touringmandan's Garage

No auction date. No direct contact info. No auction company contact info.
I smell PHISH. and it's not fresh.

SalParadise · 09-26-2018, 03:06 AM

It's funny that no one would know of a 150-car stash hiding somewhere. That's a lot of cars - and Adam would know about something like this. How can you keep 150 Porsches secret? Maybe, but I do not see it happening.

Matt Monson · 09-26-2018, 04:50 AM

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No auction date. No direct contact info. No auction company contact info.
I smell PHISH. and it's not fresh.

Bzzt. There's an ad in our regional PCA magazine. It's Al Lager's collection and Carquip is curating it.

nathanbs · nathanbs's Garage

Damn I just remembered that I never called them back. I sent them my name and number and I got a call, but i missed the call and they left a message but I never called them back.

991gts6s · 991gts6s's Garage

Timing is a bummer...

two three yrs ago would have made a fortune sell those projects.
now they seem to be back to project cars prices..

Matt Monson · 09-26-2018, 05:31 AM

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Damn I just remembered that I never called them back. I sent them my name and number and I got a call, but i missed the call and they left a message but I never called them back.

Auction isn't until the weekend after Rennsport. There's still time.

QueWhy · 09-26-2018, 06:31 AM

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Originally Posted by 991gts6s

Timing is a bummer...

two three yrs ago would have made a fortune sell those projects.
now they seem to be back to project cars prices..

Lol. We'll see after the auction but I doubt there will be any bargain prices.

JMS935 · 09-26-2018, 07:38 AM

That is the most ridiculously amateurish auction advertisement I've ever seen, especially considering it's for 150 cars. I'd bet the cars are as big of a mess as the lack of effort put into the ad implies.

Matt Monson · 09-26-2018, 08:03 AM

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Originally Posted by JMS935

That is the most ridiculously amateurish auction advertisement I've ever seen, especially considering it's for 150 cars. I'd bet the cars are as big of a mess as the lack of effort put into the ad implies.

I’ve been following it for a few weeks. I get the impression it was Al’s heirs who don’t seem to have a clue. Carquip only recently took over and is not writing that ad.

93nav · 10:26 AM

Matt, are you sure this is the same auction you are referencing? Looking at that info, it seems to be 356 cars and parts, the pics in the CL ad are 911s. Just trying to figure out what is going on.

Could the the CL ad be related to the 'eccentric' guy in WY (Gillette???) who had a bunch of cars but seemed to troll anyone interested?

Links below on the Carquip auction.

Page 17 - http://amrporsche.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/MP-Sep18-web.pdf

Dropbox link - https://www.dropbox.com/sh/6t65kx3m2apdczm/AAAa_kWqqegXJsOSsr8DxxWfa/Inventory%20Lists?dl=0&subfolder_nav_tracking=1

Also, I think the CL ad could be read to be 150 cars and parts in total, not necessarily 150 individual cars. Yeh, the ad is pretty bad.

Matt Monson · 09-26-2018, 11:11 AM

Definitely not John Small. Just call Carquip if you’re a buyer. It’s legit.

Unobtanium-inc · 09-26-2018, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by SalParadise

It's funny that no one would know of a 150-car stash hiding somewhere. That's a lot of cars - and Adam would know about something like this. How can you keep 150 Porsches secret? Maybe, but I do not see it happening.

If this is the Lager collection I've talked with them twice and made a very solid offer on a chunk of the collection, it was rejected. They wanted retail pricing. My guess would be anything bought from this collection would be the same. Some really cool stuff, and some rare stuff, so if you're looking for something there you will be very happy. But I wouldn't expect to get any super deals.

---Adam

SalParadise · 09-26-2018, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Unobtanium-inc

If this is the Lager collection I've talked with them twice and made a very solid offer on a chunk of the collection, it was rejected. They wanted retail pricing. My guess would be anything bought from this collection would be the same. Some really cool stuff, and some rare stuff, so if you're looking for something there you will be very happy. But I wouldn't expect to get any super deals.

---Adam

What's up with the Lager collection? Is it really 150 cars? That's a huge amount of responsibility and storage.

People who want retail will sooner or later have to part with this crap - the clock is ticking.

JMS935 · 09-26-2018, 12:06 PM

Since when do you get retail liquidating an estate? Especially of this size. Sounds like some wishful thinking to me.

SalParadise · 09-26-2018, 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by JMS935

Since when do you get retail liquidating an estate?

They all do. I bet Adam has myriad stories ten-fold on trying to pry sad, lonesome, dead, and otherwise rusting-as-we-speak Porsches from the clutches of estates and people who don't see time the way we - or most people - do.

I bet Adam has a million stories about these Porsche vampires who think they will live forever and if they want to sell, they want every single last penny.

Unobtanium-inc · 09-26-2018, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by SalParadise

They all do. I bet Adam has myriad stories ten-fold on trying to pry sad, lonesome, dead, and otherwise rusting-as-we-speak Porsches from the clutches of estates and people who don't see time the way we - or most people - do.

I bet Adam has a million stories about these Porsche vampires who think they will live forever and if they want to sell, they want every single last penny.

I talked to an 80 year old guy today who has a set of NOS 4.5 FUCHS. He said he has sold a lot of stuff over the years and the money just goes away, so at this point he would rather have the stuff. Couldn't really argue with that.

---Adam

SalParadise · 09-27-2018, 03:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Unobtanium-inc

I talked to an 80 year old guy today who has a set of NOS 4.5 FUCHS. He said he has sold a lot of stuff over the years and the money just goes away, so at this point he would rather have the stuff. Couldn't really argue with that.

---Adam

True, but when you are that old I suspect you 1) Realize that everything goes away, or 2) Don't want to realize that everything goes away. Either way, it all gets sold, given or thrown away in the end.

trader220 · 09-27-2018, 04:50 AM

As with selling off a collection of anything. The prized pieces will go for retail and the rest wont, much of it won't sell unless you package it up. In which case you're not getting retail.

Matt Monson · 09-27-2018, 06:27 AM

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Originally Posted by trader220

As with selling off a collection of anything. The prized pieces will go for retail and the rest wont, much of it won't sell unless you package it up. In which case you're not getting retail.

This.