Re: [AMC-list] 78 AMX (on trying to sell a car: ie good photos)

[Wrambler <wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

What they fail to realize is they can indeed have it both ways.
Take a couple to 4 pics of it in the barn.
Then push it out hose it off wipe it down and take the good pictures!

You know they are yanking your leg if the after pictures are shot
when the car is still wet. Had an uncle who did cheap body work,
when the car was particularly bad he would be hosing it down to
"speed the hardening of the paint" when they picked it up...duh

Mark Price
Morgantown, WV 26508
1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5
2004 Grand Cherokee Laredo, 4.7L, Quadratrac II
"I realize that death is inevitable.
I just don't want to be around when it happens!"

----- Original Message -----

> From: "Eddie Stakes" <eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: baadassGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2010 9:09:35 AM
> Subject: Re: [AMC-list] 78 AMX (on trying to sell a car: ie good photos)
> 
> The other day Russ mentioned about crappy photos, in this case a 78
> AMX for sale sort of 
> buried, or hidden in a garage. Yup, bad photos suck, and good photos
> sell. Let's take it a 
> step further. Instead of a free craigslist ad, how about a actual paid
> for auction on 
> ebay. Here is a car that is worth more than all 3 Concord AMXs. But
> check out the photos.
> 
> I realize "barn find" is the new 2010 "catch phraze" also and seems
> people are listing 
> more barn finds than actual barns on there now, have seen over 100
> 'barn finds' in past 
> year on ebay, more on craigslist. This looks like garage and realize
> barn find is a 
> generic term, but here is a rather rare car, and not much better than
> the craigslist 78 
> AMX ones:
> 
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Chrysler-Imperial-2-Dr-Coupe-1969-Chrysler-LeBaron-Imperial-2-Dr-Hardtop-BARN-FIND-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem4aa4e2034cQQitemZ320593855308QQptZUSQ5fCarsQ5fTrucks
> 
> Which reminded me of a youtube old Chrysler commercial, which reminded
> me of Titanic 
> movie, I think I was the only one laughing in audience in movie
> theater then Leonardo 
> Dicantactio sank down off the raft. Paige slapped me told me to shut
> up though if that 
> helps:
> 
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3zhUG1MXuk&feature=related
> 
> neat looking car though actual 1969 Chrysler commercial.
> 
> Regardless, this big top of line mopar is only at $1969 with 5 days to
> go as I write this. 
> Put it on your watch list. Too bad they didn't also take it out, clean
> it up, dust it off, 
> and push it back and forth to get some better shots of what this rare
> car's body lines 
> look like and bring it up to more potential, but then they would not
> have been able to use 
> "barn find" in auction. Note there are 240 hits for phrase 'barn find'
> on ebay right now. 
> Yup, photos sell, but watch the big old Mopar anyways I guess.
> Eddie Stakes
> 713.464.8825
> eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> www.planethoustonamx.com
> 
> From: "russ hathaway" <russh97309@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Eddie Stakes" <eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "Rambler Nash
> Jeep and familyAMC"
> amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2010 12:38 PM
> Subject: Re: [AMC-list] 78 Concord AMX for sale
> 
> 
> Eddie; why didn't you tell him to roll the car out into the sun and
> take some decent pics. 
> A close up of a valve cover??? Whats up with that. A faded out
> interior and he says it 
> doesn't do justice. Well take some damn pictures. I can understand if
> he wants to give it 
> away, then crappy pictures are accepted. But he wants almost three
> bills for a car thats 
> been in storage for 10 years. We've all gotten a car that's "been
> started every now and 
> then", it always means stuck carb, no brakes and on and on. I'm sorry
> if I sound irritated 
> but these crappy pictures for a spendy car tick me off; push it
> outside, take decent 
> pictures, then roll it back in and cover it with whatever you have in
> storage....Russ
> 
> 
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