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From: paulricco at att.net (Paul Ricco)
Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2018 16:18:05 -0500
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Scott,

Agreed.

That is why when things have been for sale for 2+ years on every site 
imaginable, we do not even waste our time bidding on them.  This thing has had 
more turns than a door knob at being sold.  We have seen for sale just about 
everywhere in the last 2 years.  I find that dealing with sellers like this is 
just a complete waste of time.  $17,000 is a lot of money for an unfinished 
project of this sort. It has been heavily modified and will never be viewed at 
the same value as a truly restored car by the collectors who pay a premium for 
originality.  

The surprises are a guarantee.  If it were that way to easy to throw it 
together and go for a ride, the seller would have done it.  There is always a 
reason why people give up on these projects, and they are never telling the 
entire story when it is for sale as unfinished.

No doubt it would be a fun car to drive when finished, but it could be an 
expensive and time consuming ride to get there.

Paul

> On Mar 19, 2018, at 1:28 PM, Scott Janzen via Fot <fot at autox.team.net> 
> wrote:
> 
> Well, folks, even though this seller did not think so, there appears to be a 
> strong market for unfinished projects.  I?m amazed this seller did not take 
> the $17,000 high bid. The gap between what?s here and a finished car is 
> potentially a lot of work and some surprises.   
> https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1964-triumph-tr4-4/ 
> <https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1964-triumph-tr4-4/>
> 
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