f100 - current bid $16000

[mk]

It's up to $24,600 (reserve not met).

I dunno... $25K seems pretty steep to me. At that price you could buy your own pick-up with any body style you like and refurbish it pretty nicely.

Could be the bidder realizes what it's going to cost him to build one and can bypass that step by paying it now and driving away. Like you said, it's good looking truck. On the other hand, auctions sure incite strange emotions; the last few farm sales I've been to have seen junk bid up pretty high. Or just tune into BJ or Scottsdale...


mike

[stephen44]

compare to

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1967-for ... 600f#v4-46

now this is worth more - he includes pictures of resto in progress - looks nice !

[fordman]

its not going to get much withthe way that looks. a plain seat. not enough other pictures no real description. no phone number. and where he is located at. may hurt him too.

[Ranger72]

Dang, looks like i really did miss that memo...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/FORD-TRU ... 401wt_1165

Since when did dog-dishes become a precious metal?

[BobbyFord]

I've been looking at local truck/part prices lately, people are asking some really silly prices. I've been monitoring a local truck that has been for sale the past couple of months, the guy has dropped a couple of grand from his original asking price. I emailed him and told him what I would offer for his truck, he's getting closer, but he's not there yet.

[robroy]

For a while as a teenager I got fed up with #50's problems and put a For Sale sign in the window. I think I wrote some huge amount like $3,500 or something like that, not really knowing what it was worth, and not wholeheartedly wanting to sell it.

Now I'm glad I wrote such a large figure on there, since #50 turned out to be a source of a lot of enjoyment over the years. And even after all the time and cash I've put in to #50 in recent years, it's still probably not worth much money!

I guess the basic thing which must prevent the cash value of nearly all Bumpsides from being very high is that there are so many of them around still. Like I've read in comments from others many times, this will probably change in another twenty years as they continue to vaporize.

Robroy

[stephen44]

flaresides (step) - seem rarer - both of these are that style notice

[Joe Kriston]

Here you have a good example of two extremes in marketing...First one has over 1400 views, is over $23,000...Second one, 427 views,$2,250.00...Note to cameraman on the 2nd ad: Tell the guy with the cell phone to get the hell out of the way when you're trying to take a picture of a truck you're selling for 10 grand...And don't use your little sister's old camera phone...The ad looks more like a facebook page...Seriously, pricing aside, which ad seems more trustworthy?...

[BobbyFord]

flaresides (step) - seem rarer - both of these are that style notice

The thing is, you can buy everything to build a new flareside bed. That ain't fair

[F100builder]

flaresides (step) - seem rarer - both of these are that style notice

The thing is, you can buy everything to build a new flareside bed. That ain't fair

This is true...and yes, unfair. Not to stray too far from the thread but anyone ever thought of building a shorty out of LMC's panels?

[JG F100]

Here you have a good example of two extremes in marketing...First one has over 1400 views, is over $23,000...Second one, 427 views,$2,250.00...Note to cameraman on the 2nd ad: Tell the guy with the cell phone to get the hell out of the way when you're trying to take a picture of a truck you're selling for 10 grand...And don't use your little sister's old camera phone...The ad looks more like a facebook page...Seriously, pricing aside, which ad seems more trustworthy?...

Bingo! the key is good advertising. I just sold a vehicle for more than kbb value and had a lot of interest from my craiglist ad simply because I put the effort in detailing it and taking good quality pictures with a good camera. Looking at this guy's photos you could almost see yourself sitting in the cab driving the street. Although I dont really like it, it is exceptionally clean and I hope he gets as much as possible for it, it only helps raise the value of everyone's truck.

[fomocoguy]

flaresides (step) - seem rarer - both of these are that style notice

The thing is, you can buy everything to build a new flareside bed. That ain't fair

This is true...and yes, unfair. Not to stray too far from the thread but anyone ever thought of building a shorty out of LMC's panels?

I have looked into it while dreaming up this and that. My truck was possibly an original flairside. It would be a fairly expensive bed, but it would be brand new! If I remember correctly it would be over $3k in parts...

[F100builder]

Well, I was thinking about using the original crossmembers and such...I haven't done the math but I didn't guess that high.

[hazelnut]

Bidding is over and the final bid is $26,199, I would have never guessed it would have brought that. I guess we'll see in a week or so if it really sold or not by the feedback left. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI ... 7974304400

[71 LONG BED]

I guess asking $4500 for mine wouldn't be to much after all....