Re: What is in a value?

["treehouse2000us <treehouse2000us@xxxx>" <treehouse2000us@xxxx>]

I cant believe I am going to say this... but I would total it. You 
could easily get another 15 grand DeLorean and have a good 6 k left 
over.

Tom Porter/ (ashamed to say what I did)
Good Ol' USA (not really that old is it?)


> I recently posted my DeLorean on E-bay. I don't want to sell it,
> but since I lost my job, I have no other choice. This car is in
> fantastic shape and I have done alot of work to make it a daily
> driver. I constantly hear talk that the Delorean will be worth alot
> more in a few years and that a decent car today should go for around
> $18,000. So why can't I sell if for even $14,500? DMCH would only
> give me $10,000 for the car (the price they pay for all cars), and
> over the years I have spent nearly $4,000 with them alone. If I
> total the car my insurance company will pay me $21,600 for it. I
> know the thread of the car's value has been discussed to death. But
> my main point is why do the major Delorean players charge so much
> for a refurbished Delorean (Delorean one wanting $50,000) and then
> trying to back it up by stating that these cars are unique and can
> command such a high value. But when you try to sell them one they
> tell you that it is hard for them to justify paying good money for
> your car and that a figure like $10,000 is fair. So if my car is in
> great shape what would a $9,000 look like? So what should I
> do....wrap the car around a tree or part it out? I clearly won't
> give the satisfaction to anyone who will bamboozle me and give me
> nearly nothing for it and then turn around and make a hefty return
> on a car that only needs new tires and a tune up.
> 
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