What is up with the prices at Proteam Corvettes
12-20-2005, 02:03 PM
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What is up with the prices at Proteam Corvettes
I mean they have some nice cars and all but they think there barrett Jackson.
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12-20-2005, 02:58 PM
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I believe 2005, Corvettes at Carlisle, Pro Team spent 2 Million bucks on cars!! They obviously have he cash to spend.........A friend of mine informed me that Pro doesn't have the cleanest rep around either!!
12-20-2005, 03:04 PM
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The C2 price boom amazes me. There seem to be hundreds of low mileage cars around, and they cost at least twice what an equivalent C3 would be. ProTeam is taking advantage of a very bullish C2 market. You could invest in coins, they choose to play the Vette market.
12-20-2005, 03:28 PM
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Originally Posted by mpett1
I mean they have some nice cars and all but its like there barrett Jackson.
Barrett Jackson is fun, but they have done the average hotrod hobby guy a real dis-service with their inflated prices. Regular guys can't afford much anymore.
12-21-2005, 09:22 AM
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Originally Posted by fotyfobravo
I agree.....
Barrett Jackson is fun, but they have done the average hotrod hobby guy a real dis-service with their inflated prices. Regular guys can't afford much anymore.
Barrett Jackson is fun, but they have done the average hotrod hobby guy a real dis-service with their inflated prices. Regular guys can't afford much anymore.
12-21-2005, 03:16 PM
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Why does everyone always seem to be bitching about Proteam? My God, they're a business and they're supposed to make a profit. As far as I know or have heard, they aren't acting dishonestly.
I would never buy a used Corvette from a dealer but then some people are willing to pay for convenience and easy financing. That's what they bring to the table.
I would never buy a used Corvette from a dealer but then some people are willing to pay for convenience and easy financing. That's what they bring to the table.
12-21-2005, 03:57 PM
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Originally Posted by mrjbq
3 years ago, I sold them a beautiful 69 Convertible for $25,000. They added a jack to it and listed it on their website for $36,995 
Did you think they were going to resell it for $25,000.oo? It ain't a hobby. Besides it's only the asking price that is listed. If you go in without a trade you'll get a better deal than the asking price. NOW, you gotta know if you have a trade-in they win BIG time. Lots of overhead a Proteam, no differant than any other dealer.
12-21-2005, 04:04 PM
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Originally Posted by 80crabvette
Did you think they were going to resell it for $25,000.oo? It ain't a hobby.
BTW, It sold for $36,000
12-21-2005, 05:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Greenwood79
A friend of mine informed me that Pro doesn't have the cleanest rep around either!!
they are a used car dealer did you exepct them to be honest
12-21-2005, 07:04 PM
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Originally Posted by 80crabvette
Did you think they were going to resell it for $25,000.oo? It ain't a hobby. Besides it's only the asking price that is listed. If you go in without a trade you'll get a better deal than the asking price. NOW, you gotta know if you have a trade-in they win BIG time. Lots of overhead a Proteam, no differant than any other dealer.
12-21-2005, 07:22 PM
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Originally Posted by fotyfobravo
Barrett Jackson is fun, but they have done the average hotrod hobby guy a real dis-service with their inflated prices. Regular guys can't afford much anymore.
Is he a bad guy because two bidders had money to spend and both wanted his car...badly!
I cannot afford any of those cars either but that's life. I've enjoyed my mint condition '81 for 15 years now and just wrote the check for another years worth of insurance for $300. Add a few tanks of gas and I'm liv'n large for little money!!!
Later,
JU
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12-21-2005, 07:49 PM
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Originally Posted by mrjbq
NO, I DIDN'T, my point was, they are for reasons stated earlier, able to get top dollar (or even more)
BTW, It sold for $36,000
BTW, It sold for $36,000
Wow, I'd be upset too.
That must have been a beautiful vette.
12-21-2005, 08:05 PM
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Originally Posted by fotyfobravo
Barrett Jackson is fun, but they have done the average hotrod hobby guy a real dis-service with their inflated prices. Regular guys can't afford much anymore.
And of course - to someone that must sell a car - the final selling price is what someone is willing to pay at the time - not what the seller "thinks" it should sell for.