So - our Healey's have:
- intrinsic value: the actual value of the materials that make up the car:
steel, rubber, leather, etc.
- emotional value: this is difficult to quantify, and varies greatly.
Emotional value is a subject that gets great attention on the list - and with
good reason. Almost as much attention as ..... women :)))
- market value: the value that a car is worth on the 'open' market. This also
varies greatly, can be quantified, but not to everyone's satisfaction, and gets
a fair share of attention on the list - especially during, and just after, the
Barret-Jackson auctions, especially the Scottsdale auction for some reason.
Maybe because a lot of us are going stir crazy over the winter!!!
Summary: When market value opinions and emotional value opinions collide -
sparks fly! Makes for good reading though. I have enjoyed the considered
responses - both emotional and market value based.
Me - I'm a Buddhist, so I have no emotional or material interest in the car. I
only see the intrinsic value - it's Buddhist nature if you will :)))))
Joking!!!
Dave M.
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-healeys@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-healeys@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Jerry Goodman
Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 2:20 PM
To: healeys@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Barret-Jackson Thread
Value or Worth of a Healey or any item for that matter varies according to
many factors. Is the fella who won't sell his car no matter the price,
because it has been in his family for years crazy? The value of an item is
what someone will pay for it that moment....but that value may change
instantly. You may buy something for a particular price, and won't sell it
for twice the price the next minute. Does that mean it is worth more or
less?? It is my hope that when my time comes to sell my Bugeye I run into a
person with a lot of extra $$ to spend...It is my hope for all of you.
Here is what Websters says
Entry: 1val7ue
Pronunciation: 'val-(")y|
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from (assumed) Vulgar
Latin valuta, from feminine of valutus, past participle of Latin valEre to
be worth, be strong -- more at WIELD
1 : a fair return or equivalent in goods, services, or money for
something exchanged
2 : the monetary worth of something : marketable price
3 : relative worth, utility, or importance <a good value at the price>
<the value of base stealing in baseball> <had nothing of value to say>
Main Entry: 3worth
Function: noun
1 a : monetary value <farmhouse and lands of little worth> b : the
equivalent of a specified amount or figure <a dollar's worth of gas>
2 : the value of something measured by its qualities or by the esteem
in which it is held <a literary heritage of great worth>
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