The scrap yard bound examples are now being offered up at a bit above bottom feeder pricing. I am looking at a few that need interior, exterior, and engine work to be made streetable. I guess it is better ROI for seller to get more than the pitiable $45/ton scrap values. Even the “parts cars” are being looked at as candidates for putting back on the road.
clay 1974 450sl - Frosch - Two tone green 1986 SDL - Polei 1982 300 SD - Allen retired models- 2002 s430 - Victor, a Stately & well tailored crap 1976 300D - Blei Vanst - it looks silvery 1972 220D - Gump - She was green, simple and ran 1995 E300D - Gave her life to save me against a Dame in a SUV POS 1987 SDL - Beware Nigerian Scammers > On Sep 5, 2018, at 6:22 PM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > Yes,well it is,a scarcity of old diesels so the > market will adjust prices up. Bottom feeding on 70's' & 80's MB > diesels,seems to be over. > > I hate to think that leaves,us,with 210's as they rust badly here in NE. > > Dwight Giles Jr. > Wickford RI > > On Sep 5, 2018 7:17 PM, "Curley McLain via Mercedes" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > >> Up until 1998-2000, any MB Diesel that ran would bring $5000, unless it >> was a complete rustbucket. Then people started dumping the masses of 123s >> that were sold from 77-85 as they turned 20-21 years old. Those are >> mostly gone now, so any survivors will start to bring a little more $$$$. >> >> Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes wrote: >> >>> https://www.ebay.com/itm/1975-Mercedes-Benz-300-Series/13276 >>> 9451145?hash=item1ee9ad0c89:g:glwAAOSwmrpbjyo6&vxp=mtr >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
