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I guess if you had to deal with half the stuff a
guy who wants to sell old cars does, your prices would be high too.
It's just plain business sense, you sell where you make the most money for the
least effort. If you don't want to pay to play, then you have to figure
out how to beat the system. Or, in the case of the silly taxes, move
elsewhere if they won't accept a realistic appraisal value of the
vehicle.
I'm getting so I don't even care about the cars
anymore, when I can't even sell a complete, motor turns, '61 Chrysler 2dr
hardtop for $500 - when I could just as easily sell the dash cluster, some
stainless, the taillights, and some glass or good interior parts out of it, sell
the whole body with good doors for scrap, motor and all, get $250 at $135 a ton
there, and sell the parts for $750 or more... well, if I scrap it maybe
the next one will be worth $750. As for the parts, if it's not worth
what I want then I may as well smash it and throw it away, it's more work to
take the thing apart for less money for the pieces. If I can't get at
least 75% of what I can get for it on eBay, it's not worth it to sell at a swap
meet. Here again, the idea is to make money, not lose my shirt.
Until someone creates an old car charity, where everyone can buy what they need
for whatever they want to offer, the market is what will dictate what prices
are.
And until that charity pays me the difference in
your price and my price, I guess I will keep the cars I'm offered $200 on, it's
a lot less hassle to just junk them and stick some old engine blocks or
refrigerators or whatever else is laying around, in them, and make more money at
the scrap dealer. I did that with the '57 Plymouth 2dr hardtop I had, so
it's not a big deal to do it again.
Bill K.
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