Agreed!  Especially the geographical explanation.  I bet quite a few people
have checked out the LA based van before bidding.  How many potential buyers
are close to Eureka?

Cheers,

Jeff

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
Of mark drillock
Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2003 2:01 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: someone plese tell me the difference between these two
vans..

Gee, let's see, how's this?

One is in a high wage urban area of 10,000,000 people and the other is
in a lower wage rural area of 100,000 people.
One has A/C, PS, and auto trans, the other none of these.
One has upgraded upholstery, better seats, and front armrests, while the
other has none of these.
One of these is timeless WHITE!!! and the other is a color not seen in
nearly 20 years.
Finally, there is the not so small matter of one being currently
registered in Calif with a current SMOG certificate, while the other
says it is reg'ed in Idaho even though the photos display Calif plates!!
???

All this may not explain the full disparity in price but the auction is
not ended yet either. The photos are much more appealing on the white
one IMO. Perhaps one seller is responding better to the many questions
these auctions draw?

Mark

JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote:
>
> both on ebay.  both in california.  both have 180k mi. both white or off
> white.  both full campers.  both have the 1.9L wbx. both look to be in
good
> shape, and both say they run decent.  ones a 84, the other is a 85.
look
> at the prices..  look at the number of bids.  i dont get it..
>
> 84 w/ 180k http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&
> item=2408710385&category=15291
>
> 85 w/ 180k and salvage title
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2408387527&
> category=15291