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Old Oct 15, 2014 | 12:51 PM
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I am going to be selling my Vette i know the market is soft ,i am trying to get a idea what is a fair selling price for it. i have had offers under $10 k and passed
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body on a scale of 1-10 i say 9
orig radio
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Old Oct 15, 2014 | 01:00 PM
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Telling us what year it is would help quite a bit.

Also if its coupe or convertible, original engine and if the colors match the trim tag.
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Old Oct 15, 2014 | 01:03 PM
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sorry 1981 coupe,orig engine orig trans , car was a Dk gray repaint was a Med gray i have checked e bay for sold prices but they are all over the place, my car is a good driver,Not a show winner but looks very close to be perfect
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This may give you a ballpark idea. Sounds like your car may be a condition 3? Guessing, no pictures.

http://www.hagerty.com/valuationtool...port?vc=720088

Completed transactions from eBay may give you a better idea providing the cars are in similar condition.
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'81 with a wrong color repaint? Take the next $10K offer and run!
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Mileage is 30K? Or is it 130K? Or possibly 230K? Makes a big difference. The Vette odometer re-zeros after 99,999. But one should be able to tell with photos of the car.
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Mileage is 30K? Or is it 130K? Or possibly 230K? Makes a big difference.
When you claim that a 34 year old car has only 30k miles on it, You need to be able to prove it.
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Originally Posted by bashcraft
When you claim that a 34 year old car has only 30k miles on it, You need to be able to prove it.
This is correct for the original poster your interior, windshield if it's original will tell the story. Along with other wear areas.
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Originally Posted by bashcraft
...When you claim that a 34 year old car has only 30k miles on it, You need to be able to prove it...
Not to us. He/she only asked for a value. A potential buyer might be interested in verification.
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Not to us. He/she only asked for a value. A potential buyer might be interested in verification.
I didn't say "to us". I only said he'll need it.
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...I only said he'll need it...
I agree on that part unless the potential buyer doesn't care or doesn't know how to tell.

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'81 with a wrong color repaint? Take the next $10K offer and run!
He didn't say he was offered 10K, he said he was offered under 10k. Could be well under 10k.
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Originally Posted by Priya
He didn't say he was offered 10K, he said he was offered under 10k. Could be well under 10k.
I read that wrong. Offers are probably fair
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So what did you get for it?
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$14k car was on Ebay , numbers match car and had the correct millage with paper work
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