Re: [HSS] Pricing of 29 Hudson Standard

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In a message dated 6/20/01 12:41:26 PM, lewphelps@earthlink.net writes:



<< last night my wife and I were browsing through a copy

of "Ultimate Collector Car Price Guide," published by the editors of

Cars and Parts Magazine. It suggests a price for a 1929 5P Sedan of

about $2,000 to $3,000 for a car in the condition we're looking at

("needs some work to make it a driver"). This price -- and their

prices generally -- seem low compared to what I've seen on eBay and

elsewhere on the Internet. Based on this book, my wife thinks I'm

preparing to pay 'way too much for the car. >>



This has been a topic of much discussion among old car people for years.

Lots of us would like to buy all the cars available at the prices published

in these guides. I used to subscribe to the guide you mentioned and found it

very useful for negotiating prices with sellers. For other purposes, the

guide just seems low. For example, I look at the price for '29 Town Sedans

and wonder how they can establish a market price on a vehicle that has a

total world population of less than 10 and move only once every several

years. The listed prices HAVE to be a guess based on a very limited pool of

information.

For your use here, take the guide along to beat the seller over the head

with, but don't take it too seriously!







Paul O'Neil, Hudson29@aol.com

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