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<p>[QUOTE="VistaCruiser69, post: 24884388, member: 107016"]A number of years ago, I saw an ebay auction for an 87' Pontiac Trans Am GTA with a "buy it now" for $40K. I contacted the seller about the car and he ranted on and on about how great the car is and how he could actually get more than $40K if he really wanted to.</p><p><br /></p><p>So I sent him pix of my own 87' Pontiac Trans Am GTA (which was, at that time, in 100% better shape & condition then his was because I had just finished the multi-year restoration project on it),and told him that I'd sell mine to him for only $25K. He could then turn around and sell it for $40K like he said he could easily sell the one he's got on ebay for.</p><p><br /></p><p>Sounds logical right? If you've got something that you believe that you're selling for a steal at $40K and know that you could sell it for a lot more if you really wanted to, buying the same exact make/model for almost half price would be something you could easily flip for profit.</p><p><br /></p><p>Never heard back from the guy. Obviously, he knew damn well his asking price was completely ridiculous.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="VistaCruiser69, post: 24884388, member: 107016"]A number of years ago, I saw an ebay auction for an 87' Pontiac Trans Am GTA with a "buy it now" for $40K. I contacted the seller about the car and he ranted on and on about how great the car is and how he could actually get more than $40K if he really wanted to. So I sent him pix of my own 87' Pontiac Trans Am GTA (which was, at that time, in 100% better shape & condition then his was because I had just finished the multi-year restoration project on it),and told him that I'd sell mine to him for only $25K. He could then turn around and sell it for $40K like he said he could easily sell the one he's got on ebay for. Sounds logical right? If you've got something that you believe that you're selling for a steal at $40K and know that you could sell it for a lot more if you really wanted to, buying the same exact make/model for almost half price would be something you could easily flip for profit. Never heard back from the guy. Obviously, he knew damn well his asking price was completely ridiculous.[/QUOTE]
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