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Scirocco for sale, was: ebay rant (short)
too rich for my blood....I fold.
(where is this car, anyway?)
Larry
>
> I'll up it to $10
>
> Dan
> 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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> > > >> If you see a mad professor in a minibus, just smile. --James
> Bond
> > > >> http://westfailure.org
> > > >>
> > > >
> >
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