Wonder whether 370K miles will dampen bidding enthusiasm for my '83 300TD, which has been obsessively maintained for over a decade..
On Fri, Sep 4, 2020 at 4:52 PM Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > The car had minimal stuff replaced. Fundamentally a 35 year old > underpowered car with some flaws and a lot of expense required to bring it > back to good condition. > > I'm with Allan. 16k is a fortune for that car. You could easily put 10k > into it to make it nice, and even then it would not be perfect. > > Insurance did just offer me 6k to fix a clapped out 83 wagon after it got > hit by a car transporter, so they must think even a poor example is worth > at least that much. Not even sure I will fix it. > > The BAT price history graph shows not many 123 wagons selling for under > 10k. So that seems to be the floor for a presentable example. > > On Fri, Sep 4, 2020, 1:40 PM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > I'm stunned. I guess it lacked a "deal breaker". > > > > On Fri, Sep 4, 2020 at 4:22 PM Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > I’m turning my spare cash into fountain pens. > > > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > > > > On Sep 4, 2020, at 4:00 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes < > > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > I've been turning my spare cash into guns. You might remember that > > > auction I viewed last weekend. I ended up buying 2 which is 2 more than > > I'd > > > really intended when it started. > > > > -Curt > > > > > > > > On Friday, September 4, 2020, 3:28:08 PM EDT, Dan Penoff via > > Mercedes > > > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > I’m just enjoying all the money I’m saving by not having to commute > to > > > work, buy lunch, not going out, etc. > > > > > > > > There have been a number of mentions in the media about how personal > > > saving has gone up and consume debt has been dropping. eople are > banking > > > spare cash or using it to pay off consumer debt. > > > > > > > > -D > > > > > > > >> On Sep 4, 2020, at 3:23 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < > > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > >> > > > >> It could change in a flash. > > > >> > > > >>> On Fri, Sep 4, 2020 at 3:11 PM G Mann via Mercedes < > > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> > > > >>> wrote: > > > >>> > > > >>> It seems the covid economy has captured disposable income spending. > > > >>> Just read an article a few days ago about how even people splitting > > the > > > >>> check in a restaurant are now calculating the "share" down to the > > > penny, > > > >>> where before, a buck or two was "close enough". > > > >>> > > > >>> 120 days of unsure jobs, closed businesses, and wearing masks while > > > locked > > > >>> in houses has, it seems, generated a hang on to your wallet > > culture.... > > > >>> coupled with businesses burned and looted every night... > > > >>> > > > >>> For several days now, BAT bidding has been much less brisk across > the > > > >>> board... Just a sign of the times we now live in. > > > >>> Just my personal observation.. yours may vary. > > > >>> > > > >>> On Fri, Sep 4, 2020 at 5:58 AM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < > > > >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > >>> > > > >>>> Nice color but surprisingly little bidding passion. > > > >>>> > > > >>>> > > > >>>> > > > >>> > > > > > > https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1985-mercedes-benz-300td-turbo-28/?utm_source=dm&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2020-09-04 > > > >>>> _______________________________________ > > > >>>> 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 > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > 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
