There's a Samba thread on what owners have paid, and been paid at selling time. 

Stephen

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> On May 4, 2017, at 11:38 AM, Aaron Nelson <aaronynelson@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 
> Hi everyone.
> 
> I'm a relative newcomer to the community.
> 
> I invested a huge amount of time/energy trolling Samba, Craigslist and Ebay
> for a "good deal" before finally taking the plunge on a 1985 Weekender last
> October.  I still periodically follow the various marketplaces - and remain
> puzzled by the significant variability in "asking prices" - especially on
> Samba.  I should probably disclose that I am a procurement professional by
> day (which may explain my weird obsession with market pricing).
> 
> I suspect that most of us would be keen to have access to market data on
> Vanagon prices.  Perhaps the more interesting question is whether there are
> enough of us willing to disclose what we paid for our van(s).
> 
> I think it wouldn't be terribly difficult to manage such a database on an
> anonymous basis.  There's no need to list names of buyers or sellers.
> 
> I'd certainly be willing to contribute the 'data' from my purchase - heck,
> I'd even be happy to compile a database (assuming there's interest).
> 
> Anyone else interested?
> 
> Aaron
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> On Thu, May 4, 2017 at 9:50 AM, KIM BRENNAN <kimbrennan@mac.com> wrote:
>> 
>> 2017 dollars are not the same as 1986 dollars….
>> 
>> 
>>> On May 4, 2017, at 10:06 AM, John Rodgers <jrodgers113@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Has anyone tracked what's happening with Vanagon values lately?
>>> 
>>> This from the NADA BUYERS GUIDE. I pulled this up yesterday,
>>> 
>>> 1991 Volkswagen Vanagon Carat
>>> 
>>> May 1, 2015
>>> Original MSRP  Low Retail  Average Retail    High Retail
>>> $18735                 $4800            $8300                $15000
>>> 
>>> May 1, 2017
>>> $18735                 $6050             $10550              $18300
>>> 
>>> Over a two year span this is terrific if you are selling, not so good if
>>> you are buying. Of course all the real value is in what you sell or buy
>> it
>>> for!
>>> 
>>> John
>>