Well IMHO, that's how they think when they have time to "sit on" their
"gold mine". They'll wait it out and stick to their guns. It's a free
world I guess. Shame he wasted your time.

Plus here's the rub. (no news to most listers and not really related
to the Vanagon Craig looked at)

Seller: "it's worth that much in parts"

Buyer: "Ok, you pull the parts, clean and inspect them, then I'll
inspect them again, and if I like them, I'll buy the parts at an
appropriate fraction of your asking price"

Seller: "well it's my time to pull the parts...."

Suddenly they understand. Almost. $800 Vanagon? Well what does an auto
(working) tranny cost now?

;^)

Neil.

On Fri, Mar 28, 2008 at 9:10 AM, craig cowan <phishman068@gmail.com> wrote:

> And he STILL wanted $800 for it. Would not budge. It really wasn't even
> worth that in parts.....
> So there is an uneducated group of people in this world that think 15-20
> year old vanagons fetch 23 window 40-50 year old Split window prices. They
> may someday, but thats not today, and probably not tommorow.
>

> I recently went to go investigate a "GOOD DEAL" on an '84 sunroof van. It
> was an automatic, which was not my cup of tea, but based on the description
> it should have been a gem for $800! I even called the guy and talked to him,
> he said it ran when he parked it, and i asked about the body and if it had
> seam rust his response was "NO. Only 'minor surface rust'" which to me means
> the bumpers are rusty.....or something like that. Surface rust BEHIND the
> bumper....
>  Well we got a gang together and drove out on a frigid morning to
> investigate the bounty. Boy were we in for a suprise....
> It looked almost as if someone had sanded all the paint down so that nothing
> had any luster, and in some panels they'd sanded to bare metal, resulting in
> MAJOR surface rust.....like a whole panel.
>  The sunroof was open (probably rusted open), and while the guy assured us
> that it "ran in october", he didn't specify what year.....
> The engine was missing components (Exhaust components), major oxidation on
> everything.....four flat tires....
>
> And he STILL wanted $800 for it. Would not budge. It really wasn't even
> worth that in parts.....
> So there is an uneducated group of people in this world that think 15-20
> year old vanagons fetch 23 window 40-50 year old Split window prices. They
> may someday, but thats not today, and probably not tommorow.
>
> -Craig
> '85Gl
>
>
>
> On Fri, Mar 28, 2008 at 11:20 AM, neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Now *that's* ridiculous!
> >
> > And he wouldn't take $500?
> >
> > I'd say that was too much! --- ;^)
> >
> > Neil.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Mar 28, 2008 at 7:28 AM, Mike <mbucchino@charter.net> wrote:
> > >   I just went to look at a van that the guy wanted $2000 for, but it
> needed
> > >  to be towed, was rusty, full of mice, used to store junk, wouldn't
> start,
> > >  had 2 flats, 180K miles, broken sliding window with glass still
> scattered
> > >  inside, couldn't find the title, head leaks, parts missing, etc.
> > >
> > >  He said the parts on it were worth more than he was asking.  I offered
> him
> > >  $500.  He didn't like that. Good luck, pal.......
> > >
> > >  Mike B.
> > >
> > >
> > >  ----- Original Message -----
> > >  From: "Rob" <becida@COMCAST.NET>
> > >  To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> > >
> > >
> > > Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2008 11:53 PM
> > >  Subject: Re: AW in Vancouver Back on CL..... for more money!
> > >
> > >
> > >  >I often wonder about the asking prices, this guy is (now) asking $3k
> > >  > for something you have to hire a tow truck to take away.
> > >  > If I have to get a tow truck it has to be damn special, a really
> > >  > great buy or something I already own and need to get home (because
> > >  > maybe the #3 rod went thru the case or the it ran dry and cooked
> > >  > itself), or it doesn't run, hasn't sold and has to get towed to the
> > >  > wrecking yard.
> > >  > Maybe if he waits long enough someone will come along who thinks it's
> > >  > damn special...
> > >  >
> > >  > Rob
> > >  > becida@comcast.net