Yours for 250 Grand

[EssexExport]

Seems a bit steep. Anyone we may know?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Studebaker-Other-Golden-Hawk-57-studebaker-coupe-289-supercharger-automatic-restored-/221633275118?forcerrptr=true&hash=item339a5f64ee&item=221633275118&pt=US_Cars_Trucks

[Bob Andrews]

Cannot believe they are shooting for MULTIPLE times the value of the thing with an ad overrun with basic typographical/punctuation errors. It hurts just to read it

[5brown1]

This car has been for sale with that price for a long time. Must be at Dreamers Car Sales.

[JEWELL]

If it sells for that price, then my 64 GT should be worth $175,000, right?

[Commander Eddie]

I saw that listing as well. Almost spit out my coffee. That's pre-war Packard pricing. I'm sure if the seller hangs on long enough the market will eventually work its way up to that price. Best I've seen at Barrett-Jackson on one of these was around $145,000.

[jclary]

This is a "third-party" ebayer. Apparently, for a fee, they supposedly do all the work, collect their fee, and the real owner gets ? something???

Currently, they have more active listings than feedback for sold items. Their listings are from all over the nation. Looking at their feedback, you can see that many sales are made from "best offers."

I recall years ago, there was a political hack, who used a very derogatory phrase, "like dragging a dollar through a trailer park." It was his attempt to describe and diminish the character of someone. However, when it comes to ebay... sellers like this are casting the broadest net possible for buyers. I have known a few "new moneyed" folks that have fallen victim to "impulse purchases" a savvy person would never fall for. Not far from me, is a couple of gaudy houses, built by "new rich" folks, before the economic collapse. Today, both look woefully tacky, out of place, and certainly, of less value than they would be in a proper setting. When seeing ads like this, (setting aside the Studebaker), you wonder what "the story" is? Is it a desperate seller facing foreclosure? A court order, requiring property to be sold, with no direction as to how to set the price? Seized property being sold to recover debt? Or...is it simply an honest seller casting the broadest net before the largest audience?

Looking at the feedback, the last question above is an easy conclusion to draw. For me, I'm a "face to face" person for most deals requiring any amount of money that would require transferring money into my checking account, or too much to fit in my wallet.

[ddub]

They are just trolling for offers. Offer 20K, maybe they'll take it.

[Chris Pile]

That is stupid money, no other way to put it.

[53commander]

But it's the super rare "Other" model

[Guido]

This car has been listed numerous times on the Louisville Craigslist over the past 2.5 - 3 years. I was just in Louisville on Monday but had no inclination to look it over. Spent $175 and brought home 13 chainsaws.

[8E45E]

That is stupid money, no other way to put it.

Money is something inanimate, and makes some people stupid. How can a Bugatti found at the bottom of a lake that doesn't even come close to being a 'runner' be worth over $100K MORE than this $250K GH that starts and runs?

http://www.sportscarmarket.com/columns/profiles/etceterini/2456-1925-bugatti-brescia-type-22-roadster

http://www.gizmag.com/the-legendary-lake-maggiore-1925-bugatti-type-22-brescia/14045/

[8E45E]

But it's the super rare "Other" model

That 'super rare' other model would be the 400, which this one is not.

Craig

[plwindish]

I first thought the number was a typo, but apparently the seller is serious.

[raprice]

Craig, you are absolutely correct. Money does, indeed, make people stupid. Just watch the Barrett-Jackson auctions sometime. I feel like I'm watching people with more money than brains.
Rog

[larkregal62]

Vin number 000006????????