55 on Bring a Trailer

[gonzopancho]

I dunno, there are pics of the one I bought without paint.

examples:
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It has some 'tin worm' disease in parts of the interior, but having spend real time crawling over it, I'm pretty happy, and the previous build photos gave me a lot of faith.

 

[wngrog]

I’d buy it. Keep it dry. Let it bubble.

 

[scrapdaddy]

$15,000 with one day left.

 

[wngrog]

$15,000 with one day left.

Hope for them it’s not a BS bid. @treerootCO got faked on an EBay for his LV

 

[scrapdaddy]

Heating up now...$17,500

 

[PabloCruise]

$18k, 3 minutes left!

 

[PabloCruise]

Nice and hot now! $20k at 1:30...

 

[PabloCruise]

Reserve not met...

 

[gonzopancho]

and here I was hoping to replace my FJ80.

 

[wngrog]

Lol. Reserve not met.

Clown.

 

[gonzopancho]

Sorry? Who's a clown?

 

[Megadoomer]

I'm pretty sure he was referring to the owner being a clown for having the reserve so high.

 

[gonzopancho]

OK

 

[wngrog]

Yes. I think it’s a shill bid or that person paid way way too much for it.

$20,000 for a carbureted V8 and 3 speed auto with boiling rust.

No. Thanks.

 

[gonzopancho]

Er, well now I'm pretty sure that @wngrog was referring to me.

 

[wngrog]

Er, well now I'm pretty sure that @wngrog was referring to me.

Is this your listing on Bring a Trailer?

 

[gonzopancho]

No, I was the high bidder.

 

[PabloCruise]

I was hoping a Pig would bring over $20k.
These things are hard to value, and I think it is difficult to figure what kind of coverage to get for our Pigs.
I talked to @J Mack about this quite a bit at PP '17, obviously his build is in a category all on its own, but a clean Pig selling at a good price provides a useful comp.

 

[scrapdaddy]

For me it was the rust issue, all that nice paint would have to go to fix the rust. You've all seen it before , somebody sands down a rust bubble and he's got rust cancer everywhere. For me, replacing parts is easy, not so much metal. I'd rather buy a solid unrestored body and go from there, but you're not going to do it for $20,000. I tried, didn't happen.

 

[wngrog]

No, I was the high bidder.

I think the seller is nuts not to take your $20,000

Completely nuts.

If you want that truck for that cash then go for it. Like Scrapdaddy said it takes major cash cash to build them. I promise you I get that.