1973 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser

So who here recalls that other (green-ish) 1973 Olds Custom Cruiser that sold for $10,200 about nine weeks back? It had more miles on it and the "Sold" listing is still on eBay at this time.

 

I remember.

http://www.stationwagonforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=33913&highlight=1973+custom+cruiser

 

Thanks. How are the options on this red one again?

 

Now $15,600 with reserve still not met. Half day on eBay left to go.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-LOW-MI...IG-MILES-/191478052898?_trksid=p2054897.l4275

 

Not bad. Not bad at all.

 

Did not sell for $15,600 on eBay.

Very soon relisted. Extra nice but I don't see $20k plus for this Olds.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Oldsmobile-Ninety-Eight-CUSTOM-CRUSIER-WAGON-57K-MI-/361189344747?vxp=mtr

 

I'm going to try to make it out there on Tuesday. So what would be a realistic price for this car? We've seen really nice examples go for around the 10-12K mark.

 

I agree. He's a fool for not taking the $15K. What these cars are worth at this level is just guesstimates, and the fact that anyone would give him even $15K is noteworthy. He should take it.

Well, given that someone was willing to give him $15,600 for it, it seems unlikely he'd take less than that. If you offer him 10 or 12K or something like that, he'll just say he can always go back to that high bidder and sell it for 15, and he'd probably be right (as long as it's not too long and that high bidder doesn't lose interest or find another car).

 

I'm a bit subjective since this is my old car, but..., I think $8K - $12K is the range for a nice example. There are always outliers at either end of the spectrum. I know that's a wide and vague range but I think it comes down to color, options, mileage, originality and condition. When I sold the car it had factory original paint that shined quite nicely but had plenty of chips and scraps. To me it was important to preserve this and represent the car as completely original. From the dealers perspective I'm guessing they wanted a perfect presentation and felt a respray was necessary. A look at the other original cars he has for sale on his website shows many have been resprayed despite being low mileage originals. He clearly must know what he's doing to respray so many cars and to still be in business.

I still feel the car will sell and the dealer will make a profit. I think the $15.6K bid on eBay is really high and probably represents more of a speculator than a hobbyist, which was a concern of mine when I sold the car.

Chris

 

Interesting take on repainting, but I can see the dealer's point of view. He wants a car that presents as well as possible, so no paint chips, nicks, etc. is more important than the car still having the original paint job.

My recently-sold '73 Custom Cruiser was repainted in 2005, and I was always very glad it had been. I had the receipt (gave it to the new owner), and the original owner spent $5000 even on that repaint. It was an outstanding paint job that I often thought in some ways was better than the original. That's also money I'm glad I didn't have to spend, and I paid nowhere near $5,000 for the car when I bought it in 2010. I paid $1,500. Of course, by 2010, the car had sat undriven for 5 years and was partly disassembled (hence the low price), but it was no trouble and little cost to me to get it reassembled and running well again.

 

Agreed that $15,600 was a good price!!!!

 

Back to $12,600 with a day and half left.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-LOW-MIL...p2054897.l4275

 

Was in Tampa this week but never had a chance to drive to Lakeland. Will be down again next week, so hopefully I get a chance to see that car in person. In the meantime, I've put a bid in on the car on Ebay ;-)

 

Up to $13,550 with a few hours left.

 

Ended at $13,550, about $2,000 less than the previous auction. Things are heading in the wrong direction.