Not Hitting the Reserve

[KWIKR 1]

I'm a serious buyer and have been doing a little snooping around looking for a decent deal on a 68-70 Nova or 87 TR for a TT sbc project . I have really notice on ebay alot of cars are not hitting the reserve at all . Is this a case of the reserve being set too high ? or is it a present market condition that reflects the economy in the States on what people are now willing to pay for these type of cars ? I always felt that Ebay was always a pretty good indication of what your car was worth based on what a group of people are willing to pay for it and the state of the economy.Bottom line .... Letting the market dictate how much it's worth . Being a Canadian we are are hearing up here that the economy in the States is still pretty bad . and the collector car market is taking a bit of a beating . Is this true or BS ?

 

["Turbo-T"]

It's probably people "fishing" to see how much someone will bid their item up to....with the reserve set at what most would consider an absurd amount.

So in other words if you want to see how much your 87 GN is worth, put the reserve at 60k....and if someone hits it, then boom, go buy a few more GN's....otherwise the top bid might give you some sort of indication of what your car might be worth.

 

[1fast6]

I'm a serious buyer and have been doing a little snooping around looking for a decent deal on a 68-70 Nova or 87 TR for a TT sbc project . ?

I say look at novas only for your project

 

[85begalttype]

why dont you just buy a normal buick regal? why look for a 87 turbo if your just gonna put a chevy motor in it anyways?

 

[KWIKR 1]

why dont you just buy a normal buick regal? why look for a 87 turbo if your just gonna put a chevy motor in it anyways?

I like the interiors in them vs a pillow bench seat set up with a column shift . and the chances are you'll find that more TR's have been looked after and in overall better shape vs a normal buick regal . and best of all I like to piss off Turbo Buick V6 owners who wouldn't do it .