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Scirocco for sale, was: ebay rant (short)
humm is this a joke ??? 5.50$ starting bid ?
Patrick
=>-----Original Message-----
=>From: scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org
=>[mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Christian Els
=>Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2002 9:22 PM
=>To: Larry; '84 Scirocco; VW List
=>Cc: jester@westfailure.net
=>Subject: Re: Scirocco for sale, was: ebay rant (short)
=>
=>
=>Friggen mercenaries, the lot of you's...
=>
=>My Scirocco is for sale for a number of reasons: I have too many cars to
=>keep licensed and insured and maintained; I am competing in my rear-drive
=>car this year so the Scirocco is now 'extra'; I have to take
=>folks to lunch
=>occasionally for work and asking a client to fold himself into
=>the backseat
=>is a cruel joke; I am not a show car kind of guy but this Scirocco is nice
=>enough to become a show car - more on that...
=>
=>I bought my Scirocco from it's original owner, a VW nut who loved
=>the car to
=>death, then found a girlfriend who was jealous and convinced him
=>he needed a
=>New Beetle so he'd 'have something reliable.' His loss, my gain.
=>She's never
=>been in an accident except that somebody pushed a shopping cart into her
=>hood which scratched the paint but failed to dent anything. I rebuilt the
=>engine two years ago, and replaced or refurbished most every
=>component under
=>the hood. She is setup to run in Stock class AutoX, all she needs is a new
=>set of stickies and away you go. I have the luxury of not *having* to sell
=>her so I want to find a good home for her, somebody who wants a
=>Scirocco and
=>not the next 16 year-old with a wad of cash. She has a few small
=>issues that
=>need to be looked after but all in all she is a very nice example of the
=>marque. If you know anybody who is looking for a good clean car to start a
=>project on, point them my way. I don't think they'll be disappointed. And
=>the bidding is now at $5.50...
=>
=>Inquire for more details, see some pics here:
=><www.schnellpc.com/scirocco.htm>
=>
=>Don't worry, I still have two more A1's that aren't going anywhere, and I
=>always have my eye open for the next $100 roller...
=>
=>Cheers,
=>
=>
=>Christian Els
=>Columbia, MO
=>
=>
=>----- Original Message -----
=>From: "Larry" <rocco16v@netzero.com>
=>To: "'84 Scirocco" <scirocco@macslut.org>; "Christian Els"
=><tiAn@usiw.net>;
=>"VW List" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
=>Cc: <jester@westfailure.net>
=>Sent: Tuesday, 26 March, 2002 18:20
=>Subject: Re: ebay rant (short)
=>
=>
=>> I'll give you $5.25. :)
=>>
=>> Larry sandieg16V
=>>
=>> > Dude
=>> >
=>> > Since when are you selling your car?
=>> >
=>> > I'll give you $5 on the 6th when I come out, nobody snipe me!
=>> >
=>> > Greg
=>> >
=>> >
=>> > --
=>> >
=>> >
=>> > '84 VW Scirocco
=>> > '01 Ford Focus ZX3
=>> > St. Louis, MO
=>> >
=>> > > From: "Christian Els" <tiAn@usiw.net>
=>> > > Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2002 16:45:51 -0600
=>> > > To: "Scirocco List" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
=>> > > Cc: <jester@westfailure.net>
=>> > > Subject: Re: ebay rant (short)
=>> > >
=>> > > <Sigh, how did I get sucked into this...>
=>> > >
=>> > > I agree that what you illustrate does happen, pretty
=>frequently even.
=>> > >
=>> > > I'm just saying that person with the $31 bid (in your example) is
=>paying
=>> > > more than the item is worth. That mentality leads to big credit card
=>> bills
=>> > > and no groceries at the end of the month. Dumb.
=>> > >
=>> > > Bid what it's worth and forget, any other way is a money trap.
=>> > >
=>> > > Waiting to post your first bid until the very end is effective but
=>> you're
=>> > > going to lose to a person with a big checkbook and
=>overblown sense of
=>> value
=>> > > no matter when that person bids, if they want the same thing you do.
=>> > >
=>> > > The real key is bidding on crap nobody else wants ;) Speaking of,
=>> somebody
=>> > > buy my car...heh.
=>> > >
=>> > > Cheers,
=>> > >
=>> > > Christian Els
=>> > > 1987 Scirocco 16V, For Sale
=>> > > www.schnellpc.com/scirocco.htm
=>> > >
=>> > > ----- Original Message -----
=>> > > From: <jester@w...>
=>> > >
=>> > >> hate to say it, but i have gotten some great deals through sniping.
=>> > >>
=>> > >> Thing is, many people on e-bay are willign to go up and up and up
=>just
=>> to
=>> > >> win something, I'm not.
=>> > >>
=>> > >> What my experience has been, if i decide its worth $30 to
=>me, and the
=>> bid
=>> > >> is at $15, if i put in the 30, the other guy that wants it will see
=>my
=>> $30
=>> > >> and decide he's willing to go $31 to beat me.
=>> > >>
=>> > >> If i snipe at $30 with 3 seconds left, and the $25 bidder
=>had his max
=>> bet
=>> > >> set qat $20, he doesnt have time to go back and change it to $31, I
=>won
=>> at
=>> > >> $30.
=>> > >>
=>> > >> I have actually seen this happen in real life when i did my sniping
=>at
=>> 5
=>> > >> minutes instead of 5 seconds.
=>> > >>
=>> > >> My e-bay policy. If i kinda want it, i put in my max price
=>& sit back
=>> and
=>> > >> see what turns out. if i really want it, i wait until 5
=>seconds left
=>&
=>> > >> place my bid then. My max price doesnt change, its just
=>kept a secret
=>> from
=>> > >> other bidders until its too late for them to change their
=>bid to beat
=>> > >> me... In other words, a guys max price may be $20, till
=>he's loosing
=>> then
=>> > >> his irrational testosterone complex kicks in & he goes to himself
=>"ill
=>> sho
=>> > >> you" and puts in $40... i'm avoiding all "i'll show you" bids by
=>> sniping.
=>> > >>
=>> > >> not arguing, just telling you that i truly believe sniping
=>is better
=>> > >> because that way i am the only guy that can know a) i am even
=>> interested
=>> > >> and b) what my max bid bid is.
=>> > >>
=>> > >> take care,
=>> > >>
=>> > >> Steve
=>> > >>
=>> > >>
=>> > >
=>>
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=>> > >> http://westfailure.org
=>> > >>
=>> > >
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