Whats a good price to offer for...

A '39 Std Sedan Tudor Ford with the 85 horse flattie? It's got REALLY solid floors, 110% complete car. 1981 Plates on it. Surface rust, nothing worse. All original. It doesn't run (duh!) been sitting since 81 in a field on some gravel.

I bs-ed w/ the guy for a little while but he never gave me an idea of what he wanted for it. I think I'm gonna go and offer him $2K. Is that a reasonable price for something that's rotting in the far corner of his lot?

 

Depends on the seller.
Some people think anything over 20 years old is an valuable Antique,and they want to get rich fast.

 

I would offer him 500.00 and then he will give you a price.if he says 2000.00 hit him with 1500.00. not everybody thinks old cars are a get rich deal. Just my two pennys

 

Besides that, offering something super-low will shock the guy into talkin'. Works for me. Sounds like quite a car, though, send some pics when you get 'em.

 

Never start too high...you can always up your offer, but you can't lower it!

Brian

 

Complete, rust-free car, AND it's a '39 Ford? Even non-running $2000 sounds like a pretty good deal. The thing is, some people have no idea how to barter, and/or they're jackasses about it. Tell him $500 and if he says "Are you NUTS?" explain to him that he didn't even give you an asking price.

Of course, if the person's totally clueless about cars, it'd be wrong to take advantage of them

 

Sometimes it is best to not play games. I've found that to give a more realistic price if you want it can work out in your favor as well. Some older guys will just turn and decide not to sell it to you if you play used car chissler on em. Do you really what the car or are you just trying to buy dollars for dimes ?

 

I bought a nice old Jag off an older fella, I liked it, but could see it still needed work, so I used the words "Would you be offended if I offered you £400" He said no, but would prefer £450 as he's just bought this or that for it.
So try that. "Would you be offended if I offered $900" he'll either say yes he is offended, and wants at least $4000 or no, make it a grand and you've got a deal.
Or something like that.
Mart.

 

Hey Mart, your such a polite guy , you could never offend
anybody.