Re: Help With Selling #1 Car at Auction - Mecum Indy?
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: DW31S</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Don't get discouraged. First of all, we all owe you a big THANK YOU for your service to us and our country! Green is "HOT" now and I, for one LOVE it!!! I searched for a specific for and was LUCKY to find it in GREEN! The '70s earth-tone colors are very much in demand and many like myself are tired of fake red and black cars, orange, too. If you really have $120,000.00 or more, be proud of that and tell prospective buyers where, how, and why. Tell them why you built it "your way" and how easy it is to change the car to "as-delivered" status. Auctions are fickle and anything and everything is possible. The better auction houses will educate you on what the best time slot is; listen to them and if that run number is a higher cost---pay it. That extra $100-200.00 could yield tens-of-thousands! Mecum Indy is a great muscle car venue. If you can't attend due to serving your country (and our's) make sure your representative explains that as your car is on the block, and make sure the rep. also knows EVERYTHING about your car. I've seen some strange stuff at auctions and to this day I maintain that at an auction "You never know what CAN or WILL happen". When egos (and alcohol) are involved, ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE!!! </div></div>
Dave -
Appreciate your thoughts on this. Glad to hear that "Pepper Green is the New Black!" Maybe that's what my pitch will be at Mecum!
I stepped up and paid the premium for the Friday time slot with Saturday as #2. Should be able to swap, since it seems like Saturday is a bit better. The premium package (more advertising, covered parking, professional photography, etc) + time slot set me back $1,500, but I figured now wasn't the time to go cheap.
Thanks,
Scott
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