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Old 09-04-2018, 06:03 PM   #1
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I have a chance to buy this 1928 roadster that has been sitting in a barn for many years. It appears in good shape little rust and good top. Any suggestions on what I should offer?
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Old 09-04-2018, 06:06 PM   #2
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Does it run?

More pictures please.
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Old 09-04-2018, 08:56 PM   #3
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Has the owner given any indication of what they would like to get out of it?

Lots more information on condition needed to help establish a baseline value.
Contact the local Model A club and have someone(s) go with you to look at it.
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Old 09-04-2018, 08:59 PM   #4
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Get it running and take it for a drive if you like it and it preforms well it maybe worth $7-10 K.
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Old 09-05-2018, 08:45 AM   #5
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look at Old Cars price guide. It is worth more than 10K unless it is a lot rougher than it appears. I'd say somewhere $14K to $18K.
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Old 09-05-2018, 09:12 AM   #6
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I was at Lloyd Young's estate auction a month ago and a pretty nice 1929 Roadster sold for $27,000 + 8% buyers fee. I actually bought nothing because of the fee which I do not understand at an on site auction. Auctions are different I know because of two people or more bidding the price up and over actual value. I was interested in the '31 pickup and it went for $18,000,an older gentleman told me he had turned down buying the red pickup a few years back at $8,000 because he thought price was too high. Seems a lot of Model A are showing up in estate auctions lately,three the day of the Young auction.He made overdrives for Model A and many other Fords and other makes.
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Old 09-05-2018, 10:44 AM   #7
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A real nice '30 STD roadster just went for $9500 near me. I didn't hear about till it too late. Typical.
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Old 09-05-2018, 12:24 PM   #8
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look at Old Cars price guide. It is worth more than 10K unless it is a lot rougher than it appears. I'd say somewhere $14K to $18K.

you can not go buy that if you look at the guide the 4 door cars are just about much as a coupe
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Old 09-05-2018, 12:50 PM   #9
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non running car that looks pretty decent- 9-10k


if it ran well 12k


30-31 roadsters always bring more money.
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Old 09-05-2018, 02:28 PM   #10
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I have a friend that bought a HUD repo. It had been dropped from the last sale price of over $200,000 to $74,000 I told him to offer less but he wouldn't listen. He could have bought the property for much less but was afraid to make the offer. I have listings on eBay all with make offer but rarely get an offer, everybody seems to be too shy. Get it running and make an offer he can always counter.
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Old 09-06-2018, 05:35 AM   #11
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I have a friend that bought a HUD repo. It had been dropped from the last sale price of over $200,000 to $74,000 I told him to offer less but he wouldn't listen. He could have bought the property for much less but was afraid to make the offer. I have listings on eBay all with make offer but rarely get an offer, everybody seems to be too shy. Get it running and make an offer he can always counter.
Most of the time when I make an offer they either don't respond or come back with a counteroffer a few cents less that the asking price.
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Old 09-06-2018, 08:11 AM   #12
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houses and cars are horses of a different color. I have bought houses all of my life at drastically reduced prices.


cars just arent discounted the same.
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Old 09-06-2018, 09:10 AM   #13
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I don’t believe we know enough about the car to make a fair price assessment.

I would need a better description of mechanical condition and more pictures. Right now, with the limited information available, the price range would be so great that it would not mean very much.
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Old 09-06-2018, 10:49 AM   #14
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Also depends if you are a true enthusiast and desire the car, or you are just another 'flipper' looking for a quick buck and trying to emulate the TV dummies we are bombarded with today.

Call Frank and Mike. Oh wait, they are pretty bad at buying cars they don't know squat.
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Old 09-06-2018, 02:31 PM   #15
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Couple years ago or so Frank and Mike bought an ECO tire inflator for next to nothing after I had seen similar sell at auctions for $800-$1200. What bothered me was a car buddies wife had been wanting me to find him one for a Christmas gift.She saw the episode and called me saying that is what they are going for and you always told me they pay too much.I cannot believe on that one item they went completely the other way.
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has frank or mike ever made a profit on a car?


all Ive ever seen is stupid buying...........
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Old 09-07-2018, 07:16 PM   #17
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Hey Burgamot, does that '28 Roadster have a left front fender spare tire mount? If it does, you might want to try getting in the car. These Roadsters leave very little room for getting in and out. If you have any beer gut at all, forget it!
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get in from the other side
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