Looking for honest opinions about selling my car

[71RS/SS396]

Originally Posted by gearheads78

thanks guys ...Duece all of the above is done. The car was a detailed frame off build less paint. The only details left are top and carpet and a few seals. Thats what got me thinking about this again. I'm outside looking at it and I am having a hard time seeing myself installing that perfect rubber seal and it going back over cracked laquer.

Here is my thinking. I am trying to look at in the prospective of a potential buyer with this kind of money to spend and not how I personaly would buy a car beacuse I could not afford to buy it all in one lump sum done.

I would do everything except I might have one of the experienced painters at work spray it. I know I am never going to get all my money back but I never built the car to make money off of. Plus its an Olds and not a Chevelle. I tried but not hard at all about 3 months ago to sell it as is and with the ratty top and carpet that no longer fits because the center hump is taller for the 5 speed it was going to be easy to get mid 20's. based on a couple serious offers I had for it. If I can put another 1500.00 (plus my labor) in it for top carpet dynamat ect and get low 30's I would be OK with that but if I spend another $2500.00 in quality materials document the perfect bare metal body and paint it slick is that going to bring a different buyer to the table that might pay upper 30's or a little more

I think I would test the waters with your serious offers you had. I have been through the serious offer deal with people and when it comes time for them to pony up the cash things always seem to change. I had 2 guys that pestered me for 2 years to sell them my car and when I got serious about it they wanted to trade and negotiate. they approached me about it I never had it for sale, so I figured they were serious but in the end they weren't, not to mention the market is very soft right now.

[gearheads78]

Originally Posted by 71RS/SS396

I think I would test the waters with your serious offers you had. I have been through the serious offer deal with people and when it comes time for them to pony up the cash things always seem to change. I had 2 guys that pestered me for 2 years to sell them my car and when I got serious about it they wanted to trade and negotiate. they approached me about it I never had it for sale, so I figured they were serious but in the end they weren't, not to mention the market is very soft right now.

One of the offers I know was solid it was from a dealer ready to cut me a check. The other was pretty close to his but has via emails from someone on EBAY so it might have been legit or might not. That being said I can't sell it that low so it does not matter. The whole purpose of selling it is to pay for the add ons to the house and that not going to be enough.