Driveline Cars For Sale

[Steven G.]

Re: Driveline Cars For Sale

Listing the vin. # helps someone looking for an early, mid or late production car, but how do you really know what price to ask when advertising especially if your car has something unique ? There seems to be a wide range of asking prices. Steve

[Paul J.]

Re: Driveline Cars For Sale

Listing the vin. # helps someone looking for an early, mid or late production car, but how do you really know what price to ask when advertising especially if your car has something unique ? There seems to be a wide range of asking prices. Steve

Very,very true, Steve. On unique vehicles, I try to get a composite of prices from as many sources as I can. I do not consider Barrett Jackson and R&M. I also take Mecum with a grain of salt, although I think they are closer to market prices than other auction houses.

There are two classic dealers close to me and I watch thier prices, and I frequent most of the Corvette sales web sites. If you can find the particular things that make a car unique on another car or combination of cars, you can get some idea of what the value of those things are. But then you have to factor in condition.

My biggest problem is not being able to see the car. A lot of things show up when you're there in person. Another problem is trying to assess the difference in value of documented cars. IMHO I think that is overrated by the market.

I think the best way to figure out what a car is worth is to have it appraised. I will do this on cars that are special enough.

Paul