polara71
Old Man with a Hat
If this were a Dodge or Plymouth in similar condition I'm not sure we're having this discussion. The car would have sold by now
For Sale 1970 Chrysler Three Hundred - Barn Find - $9500 (Wichita)
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Non running for $9500? Guess I haven't been paying attention to the price in the for sale threads. I thought there were more running cars that needed cosmetics for sale, than a good shell that needs an engine. We will have to wait and see what happens.
polara71
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I dont know why so many are hard set on asking price being the price . If this were a similarly opted 71 Polara the seller and I would have met by now . The likely outcome is my heading east with a Rare Dodge C body for a few thousand less than asking and most of the board going 
I thought you meant it would have sold for close to the asking price is all.I dont know why so many are hard set on asking price being the price . If this were a similarly opted 71 Polara the seller and I would have met by now . The likely outcome is my heading east with a Rare Dodge C body for a few thousand less than asking and most of the board going
Yeahrightgreer
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Well they arent making any more of these so I guess you have to take them where you can find them. I can’t imagine a 30K mile motor needing a full machining and rebuild - if you’re lucky you could just clean it up and replace key worn out components and drive to as is. At close to $10K I would expect a car to at least be running. I would offer anywhere from 7-8.5. At the end of the day it is a “storage unit find” and it’s not like they spent too much money on this. They probably bought it for 1-2K. Every dollar this car brings to them will be a profit.
They inherited seven vehicles, they just found out about them four months ago. All profit, nothing wrong with what they are doing.
polara71
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No, I do think that being a 300 the pickings are more plentiful . While the Dodge and Plymouth guys seem to be willing to dig a little deeper for a 440 bucket seat specimen in similar condition since they are less common.
It is pretty simple. If you would pay $6000 for this car, offer that (or less) and be prepared to walk away.I dont know why so many are hard set on asking price being the price . If this were a similarly opted 71 Polara the seller and I would have met by now . The likely outcome is my heading east with a Rare Dodge C body for a few thousand less than asking and most of the board going
Chances are that once you make a firm, cash offer, that car will be your's. To increase the odds, having enough cash on you to buy the car on the spot will swing even a hard nose seller... Benjamins on the hood...
Ripinator
Old Man with a Hat
And. . . You better be able to take the car with you, when the deal is done.
polara71
Old Man with a Hat
That's what I said
68PK21 440.6bbl
Old Man with a Hat
I'd deduct 5k just for this asshat line. "The first two pics are NOT the actual car"
Yea, bringing a trailer shows that you are serious. If I had wanted that '68 300 that was in Syracuse, I would have brought the trailer to make a quick "take it or leave it" deal.
fury fan
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Ah, the trailer can make or break your negotiations.
It does show you are prepared to complete a sale, that you are bonafide.
But people may think you have the trailer, that you're gonna offer to pay more so that you don't waste your trip, that you're psyched to take a car home.
You're almost better to have it waiting in a parking lot nearby.
But no matter what, you never know what a seller will negotiate to without talking to them, and likely it must be in person. They may not budge on the price, or after talking to a bunch of CL knuckleheads they may be willing to take the 1st bonafide cash offer.
It does show you are prepared to complete a sale, that you are bonafide.
But people may think you have the trailer, that you're gonna offer to pay more so that you don't waste your trip, that you're psyched to take a car home.
You're almost better to have it waiting in a parking lot nearby.
But no matter what, you never know what a seller will negotiate to without talking to them, and likely it must be in person. They may not budge on the price, or after talking to a bunch of CL knuckleheads they may be willing to take the 1st bonafide cash offer.
The trailer is a judgement call. You really have to read the situation before you get there if you bring the trailer or not. Somebody that wants the car gone right now is going to understand that you are willing to pay and take the car down the road.... But yea, it can be bad for you if the seller is in no hurry to sell.
I've found that a lot of the time, sellers just want the deal to be done and that's that. If they've been dealing with tire kickers and there's a guy standing there with cash, they will drop their price.
I always tell this story... My son was 17 at the time and wanted to buy this Dodge truck. We stopped to take a look and the truck was pretty nice for $500. It was worth twice that... There was a two guys, possibly farm workers that were "negotiating" with him. They wanted to make payments. I could tell this guy was feeling a bit intimidated and I called him off to the side and said $300 cash right now and we'll help make sure these guys clear out. It was opportunity knocking for my kid. The guy didn't even hesitate. The other guys left when he announced it was sold to us. .. and he said that he was really tired of dealing with people about the truck. I paid him and we grabbed the truck the next day.
canuck62
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I've come across a family that had inherited a car that they were selling , (because the parent or grandparent should no longer be driving). The three siblings were all trying to negotiate and interrupt when I was looking it over. I finally talked to the trustee and made the deal. As previously stated, money talks, or be prepared to walk.
polara71
Old Man with a Hat
As I stated in another thread, I drove 9 plus hours to buy a car, asking price was 6500. He wouldn't move to 6200 so I left. I had put insurance on his car before I left home so I could drive it back. I returned home Almost 24 hours later with no car.
polara71
Old Man with a Hat
I was uncomfortable with the car, not sure why. Too good to be true I guess. If I had bought it I wouldn't have had others that followed so it did work out.
fury fan
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So true.
My favorite story is about a 65 SF about 15 min south that a buddy told me about, maybe 10 years ago, for $500.
Buddy and I head there with his rollback and the $500.
Wife is there but he isn't (my error to not check on that), she calls him at work and he tells me a guy is coming with a trailer from 2 hours north, and that the prospect said he might be willing to pay a little more.
I told the seller he had a guy standing at his house with full price, did he really want to wish on some other guy? But he did, with the promise to call me if that deal fell thru. (my response for that was already prepared)
He called me later, said the other guy canceled, and offered it to me for $500 - I told him he should've taken that offer when he had it, and that I was no longer interested.
I'd have been back with the $500 but offered less.
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