<VV> The value of originality

[Ned]

The problem I see with eBay is the bidders can't see the car except for photos. I think that would reduce the overall price it would get to the point there's no value in the originality of the car. 

The other auction houses are difficult to get in and charge a large commission. Again these things reduce the value of the originality of the car. 

Right now I don't "need" to sell the car, I "want" to sell the car. I want to sell it to someone that would appreciate the car. That doesn't mean I'm going to sell it for the same price as a nice car that's been restored. I think the originality is worth something. 

I currently have another car that I'm working on. Once it's "finished" I'll be looking at this car as my next project. 

Ned

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On Apr 4, 2013, at 11:42 AM, shortle <shortle556 at earthlink.net> wrote:

> "documented, with before, during, and after photos, that concern goes away" or in my case the buyer goes away. Example: about 5 or 7 years ago I liked a restored LM convertible done to very high standards by Dick Shank. I think it was in Detroit and the car was Crokas Yellow. The car was beautiful! The pictures he had made one (me) not be interested in the car. Since Ned is asking for opinions, I vote for doing nothing.
> I think his real question is from where can he get the most money? Only natural for a seller of anything. 
> My vote on that would be an auction. (Barrett J., E(vil) Bay, or)?
> Timothy Shortle in Durango Colorado 81301
> I like original unrestored cars.
> 
> 
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>> Subject: Re: <VV> The value of originality
>> 
>> Generally speaking, I prefer stock over modified, and among stock 
>> vehicles I prefer original over restored.  But I do not perceive a 
>> monetary value difference.
>> 
>> If offered two identical cars, one of which was, like Ned's, an 
>> unmolested and well-preserved original, and one of which was, as Ned 
>> suggested, freshened with touch-up and a quality paint job, I might like 
>> the unrestored car better from a personal standpoint but I don't believe 
>> that my preference makes the unrestored car worth more than the restored 
>> one.
>> 
>> Some people would have a preference for the restored car -- does that 
>> make it worth more?
>> 
>> One of the things I like about original, unrestored cars is that "what 
>> you see is what you get."  There is no new paint job hiding who knows 
>> what.  But if a restoration is documented, with before, during, and 
>> after photos, that concern goes away.
>> 
>> --Bob
>> 
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