John Cowan wrote:
> Can anyone give me some suggestion about how to accurately value it -
> beyond the Kelly Vintage Blue Book - so it sells reasonably quickly
> for a fair price.
>
> Also, someone suggested that advertising it in Hemmings made more
> sense than selling it on eBay. Do you agree?
John, from what I've heard, advertising on the VTR web site is a great
first option. As a service to the Triumph enthusiast community, the
classifieds are free even for non-members! You can also list it in your
local club newsletters. Additionally, you can advertise it on this list;
this is where I found my first TR4 five years ago.
eBay might be a good fit, since roughly half of eBay's members are
wealthy Nigerians, and they all love classic cars. But none of May's
completed TR3 auctions met reserve. Of three active auctions when I
searched this morning, only one has met reserve. But maybe you'll be the
next one. ;)
As for values, I think you're stuck doing the research on comparables.
Search for online ads and auctions, check car magazine value guides, and
consider value guides like Kelly. If you put together a web page with
photos of your car and a description, then post it to this list, you'll
probably get more responses about the right price for you car -- because
we all like to see other people's cars. Best luck.
Steven Newell
Littleton, CO USA
'62 TR4 x 2
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