Marty wrote:
<<<I've been informed of a 1978 Westy Deluxe, 88k miles, original owner,
"fully restored" (and in Louisiana)
The current owner is fishing for offers, but claims to have turned down
$10,500;  I guess that this indicates that he's looking for something in
the neighborhood of $12k (or more).
Does this seem reasonable to folks here?  Should I take the time to go all
the way to LA to see this?  Any thoughts, opinions,
ideas?>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

That's a fella who doesn't want to sell his Westy.

At the last Buggout (Manassas) a fella named George and his lovely sweetie
Carrie, took second place for their pristine 1978 Westy (they were missing
original paint on some part, and the judges couldn't give them first
because of it). Anyway, point being, George estimated the value of his at
around $8k or $9k.

This guy is nuts. Maybe if it had 80 miles on the odometer, and had never
been restored, and none of the seats had been sat in, and the tires were
original, and the radio had never been turned on, and the air inside was
from Germany, and it had been garaged, better yet, mothballed by the
military, with cosmoline dripping off everything and the motor all sealed
up. THEN it could be worth $12k or more. But he may find that ONE person
who is looking to recapture misspent youth, and will spend some retirement
money...

gmb