Merlin auction...photos, haul and (some) prices.

Honestly I think some lads just use the auction to test the water.
Silly reserve, then see what it makes. Then add 2-3K and put it up on Donedeal.
Deluded.
The prices were strong on some of them, so they should have taken them and been grateful.
What can one do though? One cannot put sense where there isn't any.
Some lads will hang on, and hang on, thinking they can squeeze another grand out of it.
My attitude is this; if it hasn't sold after a month then drop the price 100 per week until it does.
Cars will sell for what the market will stand, like it or not. Hanging on for 6 months isn't going to move it.
One can lose 500 on a classic, then make 1K on one. That's just the way it goes sometimes.
Ironically some of the worst rotten cars I have had sold fast, and the best clean ones took ages!
It's almost like some buyers need a restoration challenge. A show car almost puts them off!
I had one nutter who even flew in from Germany and drove back a W123 300d I had which was rotten.
I bought it for £50 more than it was weighed in for at the scrapyard. It had around 400K on the clock.
Why a German would want a RHD one I will never know.
But there you go, a fool and his money are easily parted.

Dr Turk Turkelton wrote: »

Did you sell the Bentley at the auction Mr Rolex.
It was a beautiful car. iirc the bidding went up to 10k?

My wife's car to be honest. She didn't mention what it sold for, and I didn't bother to ask as it was small money anyway. But yes, it was a nice car. I refused to pay the 1809 motor tax on it, so she just drove it around with nothing on it for years. Gardai don't really pull Bentley's, well unless you are obviously drunk and all over the road.
Shame one needs a petrol tanker following behind to keep them in fuel though!