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Mark Portland Or.
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To: microcar-minicar@yahoogroups.com From: marklet2002@...
Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2012 08:57:19 -0800 Subject: Re: [microcar-minicar] Re: Bruce Weiner Pre-Auction Estimates and questions/t...
We have a Bandai Isetta as well but would not sell even at those prices. My wife's father gave it to her right after they got their Isetta in 1958 In the intervening years it had been loved to death. The hinges are shot and the door is held on with 20 year old twine, the paint is faced to an overall pale something the wheels are wobbly but to her it is priceless. Needless to say no box. It is actually one of the reasons we have microcars and micro-friends all over the world.
Lets not despair for the hobby just because of a potential price spike. Get out in your shops and garages and have fun and don't worry too much about the prices. Hey I just had a thought. It is not the price of the cars that has gone up they are still the same price they were last month it must have been the value of the work that goes into them. Since that is the case all of us that do work on the cars are getting huge pay increases. Woo Hoo!
Mark
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> In a message dated 12/1/2012 11:36:40 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
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> > Im am going for the isetta memorabilia, but if those estimates hold true, I > > wont be bringing any of it home. A couple items seem to have fair estimates, > > but looks like most have estimates 3 or 4 times what Ive seen the same items > > sell for in the recent past. for example, i recently purchased a near mint > > bandai isetta on ebay with no box and paid just under $200 for it. the same > > item in about the same condition (but with box) has an estimate of $1500-$2000 > > for this auction. Maybe i should SELL SELL SELL!!
> > :)
> If Bruce gets anything near those prices - I'll
> sell every single one I have.
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Cheers
Mark
Concord, CA