Hmmmm.....

[bclement]

I really got all of that. And it rings as true now as it ever did in years past! I spent more than I should have making this car road worthy and safe...but then again, I never thought I was going to sell it! Life happens! Before this I was Model-T guy! So I know what hurt feels like! I am just really beginning to wonder if there are really car guys out there anymore or if things have really shifted to the buy it done crowd that have no concept. Half the fun used to be sifting through boxes at Hershey in the rain and mud!!

We should have never cut Shop Class from the curriculum! We can be a nation of bankers if we want, but eventually, you're going to need a break job! Even for your foreign car!

Brad

[RL Chilton]

Brad-

Everything you and Ringle has said is all very true. I couldn't find anything to disagree with either of you. I've been down this road many times before.

Question: Are you advertising elsewhere, along as on this forum? Forum's are great, but the market is very small and as it has been pointed out, the majority of Mark II forum users are Mark II owners. Also, as I am something of a Newbie on this forum, it has come to my attention that in the Mark II world, it is, and has been for quite a while, a "Buyer's Market" and not a "Seller's Market". Demand is too low and supply is too high. This is good for someone like me, who is not yet a Mark II owner and has wanted one since '69, when I first saw one. It's somewhat not-as-good for someone who has one and wants to get rid of it. You'll have to take less now or wait it out. In the meantime, I highly recommend that you advertise in places like Auto Trader, Craigslist, E-Bay, etc.

I am also into Hudsons and I network with over 100 other addicts, er, Hudson Folks. Networking is a great way to find a new home for that former love.

I DO wish you the best of luck in finding a new home for her.

[ishigakisensei]

I spent more than I should have making this car road worthy and safe...but then again, I never thought I was going to sell it!....

Oh how many cars are sold by widows at a "fair" price? Patience is a sellers worst enemy.

[bclement]

We're all friends here....and what do friends do? They tell the truth!

We're in violent agreement! My frustration isn't so much about my attempted and so far failed car sale so much as the whole hobby and the direction it's headed...which is why I posted here. There was a fella' in Dayton recently trying to offload and a bunch of parts still bolted together and for really a steal of a price!

We as a community can't talk about how rare and special these cars are and in the same breath boo-hoo every seller. When these cars show up for sale, or parts, we are the market and we set the price. Lest we become the Hudson or Edsel "people".

Just my opinion....

[Ricks]

Just browsing through Hemmings the other day, I can't remember there ever being so many Mark II's for sale in Hemmings as there are right now.... Ever... So it's looks like it's currently a buyer's market to me.

Seems to be quite a few owners unloading their "need to be done" Mark II's. Hopefully they'll sell to buyers who are ready and able to bite-the-bullet for what it takes to restore, whatever the mix of out-source and do-yourself it may be.

But when you're talking about a car where a functional "driver" costs less than what you'd spend just to do all the plating and buy just the raw materials to re-upholster.... You're looking at quite the chicken/egg dilemma.

I've said it all along, the more decently-restored Mark II's that bring heavy prices at auction, the more "comfortable" people will be diving into the restoration process. It'll always likely be an up-side-down proposition, but the less up-side-down you are, the better...