I guess they are definitely coming down....
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=121061470384&viewitem=&sspagename=ADME%3AB%3AWNA%3AUS%3A1123&autorefresh=true (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=121061470384&viewitem=&sspagename=ADME%3AB%3AWNA%3AUS%3A1123&autorefresh=true)
Certainly looks like the deal of the day.
!997 models are in the low 50's with series 60 engines,the higher the fuel the cheaper they get IMO
I sold my 74 MCI about a year ago and really took a hit, but when I see this it makes me feel not as bad, I'm glad I sold when I did. I got more for it then this 91.
Might be time to trade up to a newer coach.
Remember... timing and "cash is king". Good luck trying to trade on another one, unless is is very expensive to start with.
Somebody made out on that one though.
Yeah gave $57,000 for mine (1991) a couple years ago. Taking it down to Prevost Houston next week to get this dang leaning on one side fixed. Had it up in Ft Worth last month and they thought they had it fixed "no go." Mine was stored inside (climate controlled) it's whole life but when I bought it it has cost another $20,000 to get it back up. Didn't need to but have replaced All water pumps, frige, water fixtures, satellite dish, tires, and batteries. Just because the buses look new if they have been sitting up like mine for 7 or 8 years be prepared to open that wallet. Chassis had little over 50,000 miles. Was like new inside. Heck the Kubota gen set had about 25 hours on it. These Old folks used it for a car going to Vegas. Stayed in the Hotel.
Im still looking for my first bus ::) Wish I had seen this one sooner it is only a couple hours from me :(
I just talked to the guy with this bus. He said he didn't sell the bus because he has a loan for 50,000 and will sell it for what he owes on it. His number is 602-692-6813
Quote from: harleyman_1000 on February 14, 2013, 01:48:17 PM
I just talked to the guy with this bus. He said he didn't sell the bus because he has a loan for 50,000 and will sell it for what he owes on it. His number is 602-692-6813
Are you talking about the bus on Ebay? The seller doesn't have a choice after the bids come in on if he/she will sell or not. He needed to put a reserve on it or start it at $50,000 if he wouldn't sell for less.
He didn't sell the bus it is in Michelangelo yard here in 70 degree Phoenix
No I talked with him. Him and the bus are located in Osage Missouri which is on lake of the ozarks here in Missouri
There you go buy if it is in MO will save a bunch driving from Phoenix for you, there are 3 more in Michelangelo's for sale by different people 1 is a 95 Country Coach that has had water damage you can hardly see damage it can be bought at a bargain looks good
It has a salvage title looks and runs good fwiw
Im a poor white boy and can't spend 50 thousand on a bus :(
Harleyman, I bet you can get it for $49,999.99
What is Michelangelo's ?
Quote from: belfert on February 14, 2013, 03:05:56 PM
Are you talking about the bus on Ebay? The seller doesn't have a choice after the bids come in on if he/she will sell or not. He needed to put a reserve on it or start it at $50,000 if he wouldn't sell for less.
EBay Motors works a little different than the rest of EBay. Seller doesn't have to sell & ends up with no reprocussions for doing so. Ask Jack Campbell, he knows first hand. Bought a Bus on EBay & was ready to go pick it up. The guy refused to sell. Jack checked his legal options to a dead end. I don't think you even get to leave a negative on the seller...
Quote from: john9861 on February 18, 2013, 05:21:43 AM
EBay Motors works a little different than the rest of EBay. Seller doesn't have to sell & ends up with no reprocussions for doing so. Ask Jack Campbell, he knows first hand. Bought a Bus on EBay & was ready to go pick it up. The guy refused to sell. Jack checked his legal options to a dead end. I don't think you even get to leave a negative on the seller...
I didn't realize that. I thought on Ebay the seller was obligated to sell as long as the highest bid met reserve.
It seems like Ebay Motors would be a great way to test the waters for selling a coach then. You can put it out there to see what it would sell for with no obligation to actually sell.
Prior to finding a Bus I used EBay regularly as a learning tool and possibly to find the right bus for me. It was interesting how you would see a Bus listed & the price going up rather quickly, leveling off but never quite reaching that reserve price. Different than other EBay auctions. When I watch things that I'm interested in you won't see the price rise until the very last of the auction. To put it in perspective a little more a regular auction will start low & stay there for 99% or more of the auction time. Then the heavy bidding happens in the last few minutes. If a person were truly interested in a Bus why would he bid early & run the price up on himself. I like being a sleeper. No action till the last. every time there's a bid the perspective bidders are alerted there's activity on the item they're watching. I've seen Buses rise up quickly in the early stages of the auction time then finish just short of the reserve. Two weeks later here goes the same unit again. Same game all over. You don't think the owner has a helper driving the price do you? ::)
Not being skeptical just observational...
I've bid on things many times where the bidding would make me suspect someone was helping the seller. There is no way to prove it but the bids sure seem strange sometimes.
Not much different than many live auctions. The owner or auction company can easily have a helper to run the bids up. Not to worry though. Just decide where your stopping point is & be done. I recently attended a grocery store auction where 2 different guys were expressing interest in a meat grinder. One even stated that he had to have it as his just quit working. Well they both were sharing too much to "the helper". The grinder should have gone for no more than $1000. Ended up being 3 main bidders. Guess which ones. Final price $4000. I have seen this particular "helper" at several other auctions with the same auction company. Don't remember ever seeing him buy much though. And you really have to be careful if the auction company also owns or is very closely tied to an equipment reseller.