Advice on setting auction reserve
I've been blowing hot and cold about selling my G for several years. For reasons of health, I hardly use it. So I've finally decided it needs to go and as I really can't cope with tyre kickers, it has to go to auction.
Question is, what should the reserve be? It's '91 300GES two seats and decent twin tank LPG (full size petrol tank too). Very low mileage, looked after pretty well since I bought it (Nov '09) and will have a new MoT.
Generally the condition is I would say reasonable for it's age, and it certainly runs very well. I had been thinking of a respray, but not now I guess.
I've had a look around at the ever diminishing RHD Petrol 463's for sale and the prices seem all over the place. I havn't spoken to the auctioneers yet, but I'm not sure how accurate their assessment would be....
Any ideas folks?
Thanks.
It really comes down to that condition, and the provenance/history. I think the SWBs are currently in demand (my preference also). Auto or Manual?
I know you may not be able to entertain an inspection/look, but if you are not too far from Oxford up the M40 I'd like to take a look. It would be a good holiday trip and maybe take loads of pics for it and put it up on GWOA for you with a price (specifying no test drives etc).
-john / GWOA
Turn it into a van, remove the rear side windows and weld in some steel, 1 unique vehicle
Leave that as potential for the next owner. Good option.
For a reserve, I would guess at a respectable 8-9k If someone buys under 10k, that sounds good to me, and may go for more on the day and depending on the actual condition, upto 15k I'd think. The lack of rear seats may put off some, and attract others. Its a nice colour too.
Ian - you don't say whether or not you still have the rear seats, seat belts and fittings should a purchaser wish to re-instate.
Any update Ian? Is it still off to auction? If so, which one?
It really comes down to that condition, and the provenance/history. I think the SWBs are currently in demand (my preference also). Auto or Manual?
Sorry I forgot they were ever made in manual. It's auto. I think the fact that it's a two seater will divide opinion. On the one hand it has a huge payload, on the other hand ripping out the twin LPG tanks to put in rear sets would massively reduce the payload and increase running costs.
I know you may not be able to entertain an inspection/look, but if you are not too far from Oxford up the M40 I'd like to take a look. It would be a good holiday trip and maybe take loads of pics for it and put it up on GWOA for you with a price (specifying no test drives etc).
I'm two hours away from Oxford, and I really, really, truly, deeply, hate car selling. The auction is at the end of January so unless someone wants to buy it sight unseen it's to the auction it goes. To be honest I'm not sure I want to put piles of pics up as I'm not that interested in a private sale. Life (what's left of it) is too precious :-) I'm just completely at sea on what the reserve should be.
-john / GWOA