Unrestored 1970 LS6 What's it Worth

[GM-26]

Here it is...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=4553464263

[sean70ss]

I dont think you can really consider ebay a market indicator there is alot of up bidding on those auctions. Most of the "real" cars are sold in private. Sean

[Belair62]

Agree Sean...

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No offense taken but just to set the record straight on couple of items.

Know one has heard me say this car is worth 150 or 160 or 170K. Because I don't know what the car is worth. There was a lot of discussion that night at Sam's and on this site as to what the car may be worth. I've been asking more questions about it's value than answering questions about it's value. I appreciate all the input I've received from members of this site and feel I have a better understanding now than I did three weeks ago. But, the reserve set on this car is nowhere near 160K. I put a lot of thought into what would be a fair price for this car and I think I'm close. But, the only way to know is to put it out there and find out.

Late BrakeU2 I can assure you my motives for selling the car have nothing to do with income dependency or Microsoft trust fund babies. The fact is I'm just not the right collector for this car. I knew that soon after I bought it. It's just to original, to nice and to low a mileage for me to enjoy driving and I like to drive my cars. But, I wasn't going to let it sit in a barn for another 6 years. I paid the previous owner his asking price with no negotiation. If there's money to be made I make no apologies. I don't know any member of this site that feels they should sell a car for less than fair market value to be considered a legitimate collector. That's all I expect for this car. Also, suggesting that putting a car on ebay somehow diminish it's pedigree I think gives ebay more importance then it deserves. Ebays just a tool to get 10,000 people in 7 days to look at a car you have for sale. I doubt this car will sell on ebay. But I bet it sells to someone that saw it on ebay or this site.

No big deal just wanted to clarify a couple of things and put in my .02

[sean70ss]

Actually it does deminish its pedigree on ebay. Especially when no reserve has been meant for a car that has been put up reaptedly over and over. It makes alot of the bidders wonder why it will not sell. I know I have been through it. There have been several that have been for sale on ebay and "I" think it is just to pump the cars up like I said most of the real cars are sold in private. The best thing to do is come up with a number and post it makes things alot more simple. Sean

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Actually it does deminish its pedigree on ebay. Especially when no reserve has been meant for a car that has been put up reaptedly over and over. It makes alot of the bidders wonder why it will not sell. I know I have been through it. There have been several that have been for sale on ebay and "I" think it is just to pump the cars up like I said most of the real cars are sold in private. The best thing to do is come up with a number and post it makes things alot more simple. Sean

[/ QUOTE ] Ebay is one place where I will not buy a car. I just don't trust the bidding system. If theirs bidding for a car, I want to see the hands being raised. This is a very nice car. However, I just don't understand why some (not the seller in the case), refer to these cars as "Rare Muscle Cars". Theirs really nothing rare about LS6 Chevelles, as nice as they are. However this one does qualify as "Rare". Just my 2 pennies. Patrick

[Belair62]

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Ebays just a tool to get 10,000 people in 7 days to look at a car you have for sale.

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This is how I view cars on E Bay...good advertising is all.

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Sean

Just curious, how does putting a car on ebay that has never been offered for sale on the internet diminish it's value? I don't see it any different than Hemmings, Autotrader or any venue for selling a car. I agree If a car lives on any venue for months and month and months it brings a lot of questions to mind. But being listed one time, I don't see it having any more neg. effect than having it on any other site or in any other publication. Plus, I don't know of anything that happens on ebay that forces a potential buyer to pay more for a car than they are willing to pay. People just need to take ebay with a grain of salt and for what it is a medium for displaying cars for sale nothing more. JMO

Rick

[budnate]

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Sean

Just curious, how does putting a car on ebay that has never been offered for sale on the internet diminish it's value? I don't see it any different than Hemmings, Autotrader or any venue for selling a car. I agree If a car lives on any venue for months and month and months it brings a lot of questions to mind. But being listed one time, I don't see it having any more neg. effect than having it on any other site or in any other publication. Plus, I don't know of anything that happens on ebay that forces a potential buyer to pay more for a car than they are willing to pay. People just need to take ebay with a grain of salt and for what it is a medium for displaying cars for sale nothing more. JMO

Rick

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"People just need to take ebay with a grain of salt and for what it is a medium for displaying cars for sale nothing more."

nicely said Rick, there are many buyers that do not know there way around the net but they know how to type in "e bay", car may not sell at auction but it will put serious buyers in touch with a seller then they can go from there if they like.

Bud