<VV> Corvairs and e-bay Auctions

[Marc Marcoulides]

In addition, with any vehicle purchase on ebay, observe the seller carefully. Does he have mutliple positives and are they for vehicle sales. Are the positaves in the most recent year as negatives are erased after a year from your percent. I have successfully sold 2 cars on ebay and one was a corvair. I have also purchased 3 cars/trucks on ebay and been happy with all. 


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>From: James Cooper <cooperj123 at msn.com>
>Sent: Jan 21, 2012 7:40 AM
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>Subject: Re: <VV> Corvairs and e-bay Auctions
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>> shown as sold. That is a 20% sale rate. Here is a list highest dollar first:
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>> 63 Rampside - $22,000 (Very nice, not stock, tastefully done)
>> 69 Convertible - $13,300 (#2083, 36,000 mile, smog pump, PG, pretty nice)
>> 65 Monza Sedan - $3,600 (PG, decent car)
>> 61 Lakewood - $2,600 (3-speed, all original, no brakes)
>> 64 Convertible - $2,550 (Factory air, PG, needs paint)
>> 61 500 Sedan - $2,400 (PG, pretty original)
>> 60 700 Sedan - $875 (No title or keys-doesn't know if runs, looks pretty
>> nice)
>> 62 (2) bodies - $153.50 (Coupes, scrap)
>> Also shown as sold was an 80 Amante GT with a Corvair engine - $4,000 and a
>> Kelmark transaxle kit - $717.59.
><snip> Hello All,  Having just run the gauntlet of eBay purchases,  I can speak about this process fairly confidently.  The 65 Monza sedan is sitting in my garage.   One of the early cars on the list looked pretty nice but had title issues, mainly that there was no title as previously advertised, not a deception but an oversight on the part of the seller perhaps; an honest gentleman and pleasant to deal with.    I made a weekend trip to drive and look at a '60 sedan in Kentucky that the owner was very proud of- no haggling price was about double or more its worth.There was (and perhaps still is) a '63 sedan for sale in St. Louis.   I have always been partial to the EM's and that was what I was looking for.  Price was listed very high but car looked beautiful in the pictures and writing.   I went to look at it about 5 miles from where I live and it was immediately clear that the car was pretty solid but not in the condition as listed in my opinion.   More of a good base to ma
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> e a driver or restoration than a finished car as represented, and not complete.     In my opinion the bottom line is that without examining the car in person or having a representative do so for you; I wouldn't bid or buy more than what I was willing to be disappointed with.   And I have to agree that the market is pretty stagnant right now.Jim
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