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I did a little fishing during a conversation with Memphis Equipment the other day. If memory serves me right they are getting $7,500.00 ($9,000.00) for a "gone over" stock deuce. They go through the brakes, replace the fluids, new hoses, 80% tire life, replace/fix anything apparent. Trucks includes a hard top and heater. Their trucks are ready to drive home. I probably missed some stuff and may have the numbers a little off but this is close to what they are getting.
When you consider they may pay up to 3K for a "mystery/pig-in-the-poke" truck then they have to recover it and spend the shop time, probably several days @ standard shop rates, 9K doesn't sound out of line. I realize that this may bring down the rath of several members but not everyone wants to go the GL route. I didn't.
I can see where someone might get upset when someone out bids them but outside of that I don't understand all the emotional rent over what someone sells (or offers) something for on eBay or what a GL auction brings. After all, for those of us with trucks, higher prices mean our vehicles are worth more. I also believe in a free enterprise, market driven profit based economy.
When I bought my bobbed deuce (Rosie) I probably paid too much but it was what I wanted. At the time I didn't feel I had the ways, means and knowledge to do the bobbing work so I paid extra and got a well done and very solid vehicle. My old friend John Bizal of Midwest Military said after driving it that it was one of, if not "the" nicest, most solid deuces he had ever driven.
The bottom line is that these trucks, whether stock or custom have a lot more value than the market is reflecting. As the originator of this post wrote "WAKE UP"
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opcorn:
When you consider they may pay up to 3K for a "mystery/pig-in-the-poke" truck then they have to recover it and spend the shop time, probably several days @ standard shop rates, 9K doesn't sound out of line. I realize that this may bring down the rath of several members but not everyone wants to go the GL route. I didn't.
I can see where someone might get upset when someone out bids them but outside of that I don't understand all the emotional rent over what someone sells (or offers) something for on eBay or what a GL auction brings. After all, for those of us with trucks, higher prices mean our vehicles are worth more. I also believe in a free enterprise, market driven profit based economy.
When I bought my bobbed deuce (Rosie) I probably paid too much but it was what I wanted. At the time I didn't feel I had the ways, means and knowledge to do the bobbing work so I paid extra and got a well done and very solid vehicle. My old friend John Bizal of Midwest Military said after driving it that it was one of, if not "the" nicest, most solid deuces he had ever driven.
The bottom line is that these trucks, whether stock or custom have a lot more value than the market is reflecting. As the originator of this post wrote "WAKE UP"
Respectfully Submitted
opcorn:
. I think it was the worst and highest price truck at that location that sale. People do crazy things at auctions.