This made me sick...
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Sad to see that...
What amazes me is that some guys will sit on a truck like that for years and refuse to sell it or they ask big $$$ for it and THEN scrap it cheap.
I had a 53 locally here that the guy wanted $2000 for. It was AT BEST a $750 deal. I offered him $800 cash. He acted like I slapped his sister (ok, maybe I dated his sister a long time ago, who's keeping track). Couple months later I saw him at the local Napa and asked about the truck. He grinned a little and confessed he hauled it to scrap and got around $250 for it. Claimed he lost my number. Another idiot without his money and another American treasure shredded... Sad, very sad.
What amazes me is that some guys will sit on a truck like that for years and refuse to sell it or they ask big $$$ for it and THEN scrap it cheap.
I had a 53 locally here that the guy wanted $2000 for. It was AT BEST a $750 deal. I offered him $800 cash. He acted like I slapped his sister (ok, maybe I dated his sister a long time ago, who's keeping track). Couple months later I saw him at the local Napa and asked about the truck. He grinned a little and confessed he hauled it to scrap and got around $250 for it. Claimed he lost my number. Another idiot without his money and another American treasure shredded... Sad, very sad.
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The diesel often costs more than the vehicle! I have a 115 gallon capacity and that fill-up kills me...
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The other side, as has been said, is no one wants to buy some things. I live 35 miles from any city or any size. I advertise something and no one wants to drive this far to look at it.
They will call and say I will be up to look at it. I stay home and no show. I have people call and I have something advertised for 500 and they want to know how much cheaper they can buy it. I get tired of that stuff and crush it. I had advertised a 49 dodge coronet couple for sale for 500. It is a very build-able car. Had several people call and wanted to buy it for 350 etc. Told one guy, with scrap car body's here selling for 255 a ton, I would sell him a 4500 lb car that would scrap for 575 dollars for 350 Yea that is gonna happen. So sometimes I can either leave it in my place to rot to the ground or wait for who knows how long for someone to want it. Of course as soon as I crush something some one will whine about me crushing a valuable car. Where were you when I had advertised it for 4 months? I had 56 cars here 3 years ago so I am very well acquainted in trying to sell old vehicles. Don't have a lot cars left. Some were sold and are being rebuilt some were crushed. I hate to crush good vehicles too but sometimes that seems to be the only way to get them to leave. I have had people ask about a car and I take their name. A year or two later I call them and they want to wait till they sell something or want to buy it for nothing. Believe me there are two side to the crushing thing.
They will call and say I will be up to look at it. I stay home and no show. I have people call and I have something advertised for 500 and they want to know how much cheaper they can buy it. I get tired of that stuff and crush it. I had advertised a 49 dodge coronet couple for sale for 500. It is a very build-able car. Had several people call and wanted to buy it for 350 etc. Told one guy, with scrap car body's here selling for 255 a ton, I would sell him a 4500 lb car that would scrap for 575 dollars for 350 Yea that is gonna happen. So sometimes I can either leave it in my place to rot to the ground or wait for who knows how long for someone to want it. Of course as soon as I crush something some one will whine about me crushing a valuable car. Where were you when I had advertised it for 4 months? I had 56 cars here 3 years ago so I am very well acquainted in trying to sell old vehicles. Don't have a lot cars left. Some were sold and are being rebuilt some were crushed. I hate to crush good vehicles too but sometimes that seems to be the only way to get them to leave. I have had people ask about a car and I take their name. A year or two later I call them and they want to wait till they sell something or want to buy it for nothing. Believe me there are two side to the crushing thing.
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