The only thing I had to go on was another LW car (John Evan's) that sold for $6500 a few years back. His car was more of a DD than this one could be (but not as much performance as mine). Oh well, I could always dream <G>...
On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 11:10 AM, Keith Tanner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I don't think you can blame the economy. Even in boom times, the Red > Beast is an unusual car that doesn't suit everyone. It's 18 years old and > stripped out. You have to find the right buyer. Honestly, I'm not sure I > would have expected it to get above $4750. > > Keith Tanner > Flyin' Miata > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.flyinmiata.com > 1-800-FLY-MX5s (orders) > 1-970-464-5600 (tech) > 2008 FM Open House: August 14-17 > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > *Sent:* Tuesday, August 26, 2008 6:25 AM > *To:* [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: NPC: Red Beast did not sell :) or :( > > The economy is tough right now. Ga is at 6.5 % unemployment and state is > reporting wages haven't increased in 3 years now. No cars are selling other > than high gas mileage models. Your choices are to 1) put the effort in to > finding the right buyer. Don't rely on ebay, use clubs, tracks, etc that > cater to your target market. 2) be patient and wait to sell until after the > election when the economy will get better. 3) convert back to stock and sell > as a good gas mileage commuter. 4) take a hit and lower your price. > > > > From: Robert McElwee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: NPC: Red Beast did not sell :) or :( > To: "MiataPower" <[email protected]> > Date: Tuesday, August 26, 2008, 12:57 AM > > I'm not sure if I should celebrate and throw a big party or if I should > be sad. I ran an Ebay ad for 10 days and Beast only got up to $4750 (didn't > meet the reserve). I relisted it and ran it for another 10 days and it got > up to $3350. Not exactly what I was hoping for. At $4700 I would probably > just keep the car even thought I really don't have the room for it. I've > cancelled the insurance and tags on the car so it may just be used as a > dedicated race car. My wife is not happy with me not only giving her $5,000 > but thinking about buying a trailer and having it sit in the yard <G>. > > Anyone have any advice for me (buy a trailer and keep the car to race it 3 > times a year, strip all the goodies off of it and sell the shell for scrap, > etc)? > > > > > > ------------------------------ > It's only a deal if it's where *you* want to go. Find your travel deal * > here* <http://information.travel.aol.com/deals?ncid=aoltrv00050000000047>. > > > _______________________________________________ > Miatapower mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower > > -- Robert McElwee and Blue Flash "The 50 MPG Miata" www.lightweightmiata.com/mpg Lightweight Miata Forum: www.lightweightmiata.com/forum The Miata Trailer Project: www.lightweightmiata.com/trailer
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