Re: My BringATrailer.com Selling Experience
Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2021 1:55 pm
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Re: My BringATrailer.com Selling Experience
Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2021 3:00 pm
So do I know the KC area buyer? Hope the result got you past the break even point...not counting the mental cost of getting something ON BAT.
Re: My BringATrailer.com Selling Experience
Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2021 3:19 pm
My reserve was $17,000, so it just met reserve at $17,000 sale price. To be honest, I am disappointed with the price - I feel that I could have sold it privately for $19,000. At anything less than $17,000, I would have just kept it and dealt with the wrath of the wife.Einsteiger wrote: ↑Thu Sep 02, 2021 3:00 pm So do I know the KC area buyer? Hope the result got you past the break even point...not counting the mental cost of getting something ON BAT.
That being said, I am very happy it is staying in KC. The buyer is a KCRPCA member, and he said that we had met before at a club function. But he is not a breakfast regular. It is for his dad, and they came over Sunday to test drive it. Really nice people - so I am happy for them. I am glad it’s not going to a dealer just to flip it. Plus, I will still get to see it at events. I suspect it will be at the All German Car Show in October.
Re: My BringATrailer.com Selling Experience
Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2021 11:15 am
Darn. Silver lining I suppose that it is staying "in the family."
Come on guys I live in Vegas. If it's staying in KC who wants to bet he buys it back? 2024? I've got 5:1 on 2023. Come on boys who's game?
Come on guys I live in Vegas. If it's staying in KC who wants to bet he buys it back? 2024? I've got 5:1 on 2023. Come on boys who's game?
Re: My BringATrailer.com Selling Experience
Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2021 12:28 pm
Naw odds should be longer than that. it's the wrong color.
Dr_Strangelove (whew!) wrote: ↑Fri Sep 03, 2021 11:15 am Darn. Silver lining I suppose that it is staying "in the family."
Come on guys I live in Vegas. If it's staying in KC who wants to bet he buys it back? 2024? I've got 5:1 on 2023. Come on boys who's game?
Re: My BringATrailer.com Selling Experience
Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2021 1:13 pm
The big question is... how much did you have in the car? (including tax, maintanence, upgrades, etc.) Did you at least break even?FRUNKenstein wrote: ↑Thu Sep 02, 2021 3:19 pmMy reserve was $17,000, so it just met reserve at $17,000 sale price. To be honest, I am disappointed with the price - I feel that I could have sold it privately for $19,000. At anything less than $17,000, I would have just kept it and dealt with the wrath of the wife.Einsteiger wrote: ↑Thu Sep 02, 2021 3:00 pm So do I know the KC area buyer? Hope the result got you past the break even point...not counting the mental cost of getting something ON BAT.
That being said, I am very happy it is staying in KC. The buyer is a KCRPCA member, and he said that we had met before at a club function. But he is not a breakfast regular. It is for his dad, and they came over Sunday to test drive it. Really nice people - so I am happy for them. I am glad it’s not going to a dealer just to flip it. Plus, I will still get to see it at events. I suspect it will be at the All German Car Show in October.
Technically, even though both of my 996 sold for market value, I lost money on both of my 996 because I put too much into them. That was my choice. However, I did enjoy my time with both cars. My Cayman is truly a blast. This time around I'm not dumping money into stupid mods. haha
Re: My BringATrailer.com Selling Experience
Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2021 3:40 pm
Nah. He still misses his 996 C4, but he passed on getting it back for about exactly what he paid for it. I don't think this 914 ever made a similar connection, so unless he can pick it back up for a stupid deal I just don't see it coming back.32wildbilly wrote: ↑Fri Sep 03, 2021 12:28 pm Naw odds should be longer than that. it's the wrong color.Dr_Strangelove (whew!) (whew!) wrote: ↑Fri Sep 03, 2021 11:15 am Darn. Silver lining I suppose that it is staying "in the family."
Come on guys I live in Vegas. If it's staying in KC who wants to bet he buys it back? 2024? I've got 5:1 on 2023. Come on boys who's game?
Re: My BringATrailer.com Selling Experience
Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2021 7:49 am
Ha - yeah, someday maybe I might buy it back. I actually like that blue color better than red on a 914. I'll tell the buyer to contact me if he ever wants to sell. I should have done that with the '99 C4 aero.
In the end, I did make money on it. Not much, but a small profit. I had the seats redone, it needed new tires, ABS rocker panel covers, installed the new steering wheel, new Bluetooth stereo (which was inexpensive), accelerator cable, carb tune, valve adjustment, and a few other small things. Not to mention sales tax and licensing. But, I still came out ahead because I got a great deal on it last year.
In the end, I did make money on it. Not much, but a small profit. I had the seats redone, it needed new tires, ABS rocker panel covers, installed the new steering wheel, new Bluetooth stereo (which was inexpensive), accelerator cable, carb tune, valve adjustment, and a few other small things. Not to mention sales tax and licensing. But, I still came out ahead because I got a great deal on it last year.
Re: My BringATrailer.com Selling Experience
Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2021 6:59 am
I tickled the 996Outpost supercomputer's bits enough to determine that the correct answer is "It'll be "meh" - lots of work and waiting for it to bring a price that he could have sold it anywhere for."
Maybe next time I can provide this information on a useful timeline. But probably not.
Maybe next time I can provide this information on a useful timeline. But probably not.
Re: My BringATrailer.com Selling Experience
Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2022 11:18 am
Well, you were 6 months off, Doc. Who had "June 2022" in the pool as the buyback date?Dr_Strangelove (whew!) wrote: ↑Fri Sep 03, 2021 11:15 am Darn. Silver lining I suppose that it is staying "in the family."
Come on guys I live in Vegas. If it's staying in KC who wants to bet he buys it back? 2024? I've got 5:1 on 2023. Come on boys who's game?