Re: [BaadAssGremlins] Re: Oh, the HORROR! and Davis' AMX 'no sale'
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Re: [BaadAssGremlins] Re: Oh, the HORROR! and Davis' AMX 'no sale'



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That car reminds me of the Gremlin pictured. It had $4500 of engine work alone, best of everything it seemed, even had neat stuff like modified valve body, 3000 stall, and other 'speed' equpiment. I sold it on ebay for $2000, and the guy sent me $500 deposit then never heard from him. After waiting 100 days, I sent a registered letter (he had ignored my emails and letters) and told him he needed to pay it off, or come up by Nov 1st with the $900 in back payments, as we had agreed to $300 a month until paid off. Regardless, he lost the car and sold it for $2000 a few days later, ironically to a lady who lives several towns over from him in north Texas. Had numerous offers for the engine alone, and several people only wanted the rustfree 1/4 panels, yet others wanted just the whole Jade Green body. Rare little car, J7 Jade Green, not a 1974 color, but a 75 color, but built at the end of production in June/July 74, but production was then extended (by the Gov) thru Nov 74, so AMC started pushing out 75 colors on 74 cars.
 
Regardless, vehicle 'should' have been worth more whole but who knows. With your car John, I really can't tell what the hell happened, but happens all the time, and some of you probably remember some of my posts like the fellow who bought the three 68-69 rustfree AMXs in the NW, only to part them out; or the three SC/Ramblers in WI a few months ago sent to crusher, not really sure what to make of it sometimes.
Eddie Stakes'
Planet Houston AMX
713.464.8825
eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
www.planethoustonamx.com
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, December 16, 2005 8:28 PM
Subject: RE: [BaadAssGremlins] Re: Oh, the HORROR! and Davis' AMX 'no sale'

 
Eddie,
 
Yes and no, if I recall correctly.
 
I had bought a Cherokee for $1400 and sold it for $3000 two days later without even cleaning it.
I took $2500 of that money and bought the Javelin. And since $1600 was 'profit' on the Jeep, I
only out $900 of my own 'earned' money. I then dumped about $1500 worth of long-sought-and-
hoarded bits and pieces into it to make the interior near-mint. More was spent on other details...
shocks, whels, twin-grip rear, AMX grillework...etc. When sold, I had about $2500 of real money
in the car (none of this accounts for the prior owner's investments..$4500 on the engine alone,
new paint, new top, new upholstery, carpet...he dumped a mint in it). I sold it to the first person
that bought hard cash in a reasonable amount....by today's standards a 'mere' $3500. Nowadays,
you get a rusty project for that much.
 
The eBayer may not be the guy I sold it to. I emailed *my* buyer to ask if he'd sold it after I
sold it to him...no answer and no bounced mail...so who knows.
 
And absolutely, by parting that car, he threw away thousands. That car, complete as I sold it,
would today easily top the $7500 I just got for my 360 Hornet. Dare I say, it would be a $10k car
easily. especially to someone that looked hard at the motor and knew his stuff. Se the atached
photo for an inside view with the intake off. This was no 'all show, no go' car...everything was top-
drawer.
 
I've parted my share of cars other would have said were 'savable'....but none were clean runners
like this car. All were total resto projects...for folks with GOBS of cash to sink in them. When I
tried to sell them whole, nobody wanted them for what I knew were fair values...so they got parted.
Yea, I could sold 'em whole cheaper..but that buyer would have been the one to part them for the
bucks. Had that happen once...won't do it again.
 
 

John W Rosa
www.JavelinAMX.com

1971 AMC Javelin ADPS 401 (police car)
www.javelinamx.com/JavHome/jwr/71ADPS/ 

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, December 16, 2005 7:40 PM
To: BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [BaadAssGremlins] Re: Oh, the HORROR! and Davis' AMX 'no sale'

Joghn this may be a dumb question, and I can understand should you not wish to answer it either. Didn't you buy that AMX for $1000 awhile back that is being parted out on ebait right now? I was just looking at the fellow's auctions,
and don't know what you sold it for pricewise (and again, that's ok if you decide not to) but to me at least it would seem looking at his auctions even if he parts it down to nuts and bolts he might be taking a loss; but would depen on what he bought it for. Hate to see it happen, but as mentioned earlier post, cannibalism has been going on since cars invented.
 
Right now as I write, the total listings is $1897.99 with some auctions ending and a number of auctions with no bids at .99 cents. Some things just don't add up I guess!
Eddie Stakes'
Planet Houston AMX
713.464.8825
eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
www.planethoustonamx.com


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