Like anything in life, its simply a matter of supply and demand.  The market
also adjusts based on competition from other appropriate vehicles (I just
bought a 91 syncro westy from my college professor. Guess what he bought?
Pontiac Aztec.), the economy itself, seasonal variation (holiday bills,
summer camping etc) , maybe gas prices, New York Times article hype ( I got
a lot of syncro neophytes writing me after that one..), phases of the moon,
solar flares and maybe madness.

-s

>From: Eric Zeno <vw4x4@FYI.NET>
>Reply-To: vw4x4@FYI.NET
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: ebay item 2441355519 BUY A TENT, A BRAND NEW KIA,
>AND STAY IN A  MOTEL!!!
>Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2003 07:35:50 -0500
>
>             No matter how honest she is,  buyers of these westies
>are just nuts.   I'm sticking to my guns: With these prices
>BUY A TENT, A BRAND NEW KIA, AND STAY IN A  MOTEL!!!
>You will be way ahead of the game, on costs......This is not
>rocket science people.  Why are these bringing so much money?
>.
>                                                          ERic
>
>The Bus Depot wrote:
>
>>>Sorry if i missed any talk about this earlier, but does this
>>>seem a bit too good to be true?
>>>
>>>http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?
>>>ViewItem&category=15291&item=2441355519
>>>
>>>I've been keeping my eyes open for a 90 or 91 syncro
>>>westy.... i've yet to see one supposedly in excellent
>>>condition hover around this price point.
>>>
>>>Anybody near Lancaster PA gone to take a look at this vehicle?
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>If this is the person I think it is, her name is Jane Snyder and she
>>runs a used car lot in Lancaster specializing in Busses and Vanagons.
>>(It is called Crossroads, or was several years ago.)  So she has
>>reasonably good knowledge of the resale value of VW vans, their common
>>flaws, etc. I have seen several of her vans over the years. Some were
>>very clean and others rust buckets, but they were priced according
>>(which is all that one could expect; you get what you pay for). From my
>>very limited dealings with her she struck me as honest, and among the
>>handful of people I've spoken to who bought vans from her I have not
>>been told any horror stories. Of course YMMV, caveat emptor, etc.
>>
>>- Ron Salmon
>>  The Bus Depot, Inc.
>>  www.busdepot.com
>>  (215)  234-VWVW
>>
>>_____________________________________________
>>Toll-Free for Orders by PART # :  1-866-BUS-DEPOT
>>
>>
>>
>>

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