There’s a guy over by Orlando who had been listing a 1967 200 for sale at $12k, later $9k on CL. Bone stock, all original, looked to be pretty solid. I tried to talk to him a couple of times and make a case for what it was really worth (maybe $5k, a little more depending on condition and provenance) and he wouldn’t have it. Basically told me I was pulling numbers out of my rear despite me giving him a bunch of comps that were recent sales, etc., etc. but couldn’t justify his number with anything of substance.
It finally went away after three months on CL. Maybe he found that one person who wanted one and was willing to pay his price, maybe it sits in the garage still. I made the effort and tried to be as gracious as possible throughout our interactions, but he just ended up being a total douche, sadly. I think people have unrealistic expectations more often than not, mainly because they let emotion get into the equation. This car had been around him for some years so he was seriously attached to it. Sometimes that can work in your favor, as it did in the case of the Finnie Bob helped me buy in Tucson. I played the “I’m a good person and will treat your car as well or better than you did” card, which not only cinched the sale but got it at a much lower price because I wasn’t “some asshole” that would do terrible things to the car. And I did what I said I would do, and the owner was very happy. Heh. The seller still doesn’t understand that it’s been sold and sent to Germany. I tried telling her and she just didn’t get it. I gave up trying, as did her son in law who managed the sale. -D > On Apr 17, 2020, at 10:40 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > IT IS A COLLECTIVE 200D > > Plus with the floor mats you could pretend you are the Tiger King! Cool cat! > > --FT > > On 4/17/20 10:25 AM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes wrote: >> I know we’ve touched on this one before, but you can’t beat a good >> “Heckfluss” powered by a four “cylender” diesel. >> >> What do youz reckon a more fair price for this is? This guy has not budged >> on the price in over a year. >> >> Bob R >> >> >> CLASSIC, COLICTIBLE,1966 MERCEDES BENZ 200D, 66K MILES, CLEAN TITLE, C >> https://phoenix.craigslist.org/nph/cto/7105504036.html >> >> Please go to the preferences page if you don't want to receive >> email-a-friend messages in the future. >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > -- > --FT > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
