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I have had a bunch of people make offers on my car, but normally its like $3000 or something low like that. Today. Someone steeped up the game, and offered $7,000.
I dont want to sell my car, but if they offer $8.5k then I dont know what ill do! LOL
I love this thing to death. Its style is perfect and I cant wait to drive it, but if im making the wrong decision, id like to know!
Thoughts? Input?
Chris
$7000 is certainly a very good offer.
Have a nice day
Steve
Interesting....
Chris, if you love it do death than there is no price tag for it. Otherwise, I believe $3000 is about right for this car. If I liked the car but was not yet seriously attached to it and someone offered me $7000 - I'd sell it, buy another one for 2.5-3k and use the rest on restoration...
I've bought mine from second owner (50 Custom, complete, running, rust-free California car) for $2300 about 12 years ago. I also have complete running 54 New Yorker with (331 HEMI, 4bbl carb) which I've tried to sell several years ago for $3500 locally and on eBay and haven't got a single offer.
- Igor.
Chris, did the $7000 offer come from someone that came out and saw the car? The reason I ask is your car looks real nice and it is a rust free AZ car - I believe. But how is the interior? You do need to realize old cars are not inexpensive to fix and restore. However, I am thinking you may turn a pretty good profit on this car - but will you find another you will really like for what you bought the DeSoto. I personally think the car is worth $7000. The value is what the market bears and is determined by the prospective buyers.
He is a local body shop owner, and he was here looking at my roommates motorcycle and they talked about it and my roommate came to me later and asked if I would take $5,000 for it, and I said no, and he said what about $7,000? And I said no again, and I said I want more, and he said well if you want more than that you will have to talk to him yourself.
So if I take $7,000 im sure it will go.
but i dont know if I want to, but if he comes with the money in hand, then the DeSoto must go lol get me an apartment or something. Family first you know.
and Igor, $3,000 seems low for a '50 Custom with all the add-ons I have plus its running and driving, just missing a battery. There are two '50 desotos for sale here for $8,000 and they are rusting into dirt with trees growing off them. the '50 has specific things on it that are one year only as well, so its different than any other year.
Chris, car's market value is what buyers are willing to pay, not what sellers are asking and $7000 sounds like a very good offer. I've spent more on my New Yorker (not counting what I've paid for the car) than I was asking for it and it didn't sell. I've had 75 Cordoba in pristine condition with only 25k original miles and I had really hard time selling it (with new water pump, radiator, completely redone brakes and all the extra parts I had for it) for just $3000. So, in my experience, if you have cash ready and not in a hurry - you can get a pretty good car for not that much, but if you already have one that you really like - why bother? Personally, I wouldn't sell my DeSoto for $20000, I'm gonna keep it as long as I can, no matter what.
-Igor.
