I'm seeing old buses popping up on Craigslist for way way too much money. Like a daily occurrence. Is it a bus sellers disease? Even in our bus classifieds there's an old MCI just put up for nearly $46,000... Am I missing something? Look at this damaged coach I just found on Craigslist for $7500. Really? (https://busconversionmagazine.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.tapatalk-cdn.com%2F16%2F01%2F30%2F6a8e8ba4487b17baba1de027dcb7ee05.jpg&hash=3e94f261cc5c5a9bebc96d352a98ddf9c5addf99)
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I can only guess that some people are working on the principle of if you don't ask, you don't get. And if somebody thinks it's smart to start with stupid prices, then they'll think that starting high gets them the best final price after the haggling. I've always worked on the idea that if you price something too high, you just run away buyers, but I've never been a salesman.
LOL fuel prices go down bus prices go up
I am just seeing it so much now I needed a sanity check. Is it me? Or are bus prices actually recovering? Or is it just people pricing way out there?
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Asking price gets advertised, the selling price does not.
It benefits the herd to keep advertising high, in the hopes the inertia will kick in?
Remember, every bus ends up for sale, whether it is one of us, or our heirs, putting it up....!
Roll on, market, roll on?
happy coaching!
buswarrior
There is still some deals out there especially when your not looking.
I bought this 1996 MCI 102 D3 for $1200.00 Canadian that's $ 800.00 US with todays dollar conversion.
It was sold at auction by bus company lots of small parts removed but apparently is running and drives.
3 days after bringing it home it still held air. :)
Wow!!! That's amazing! Did it have a series 60 in it??
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No C10 Cat and a 7 speed Fuller
They re indeed in la la land.. I see old transits that were purchased for 1k to 2k then they turn around and try and demand 35k for one (they even used the auction pictures on the ad).. If i see something over marked, i wont even bother hitting up the seller..
Wether it is a bus, truck, car, or home you can asking anything you want but when the reality of a no sale kicks in then you change your tune. Did you see what people were paying for cars at the Barrett/Jackson car auction last week. I couldn't believe some of the prices.
That one will look so out of place beside your other ones, Paul.
Tell you what. As a personal favour to you, I will give you what you paid for it, then take it to my house. I think it would be happier parked next to it's older brother. ;D
LOL when you fly into Scottsdale in planes that cost upwards of 20 million that was pocket change for those people at B/J.
There were 50 of those jets setting at the Scottsdale air park, there is a joke in Scottsdale the car buyers have left now come the real money people the horse people.You talk about stupid that is somebody that would 12 million for a dumb @$# horse IMO
I think I better drive it to your place Mark as you don't want the neighbours to talk. :)
I got room for it here as I sold the 47 MCI :)
Here are a few gems.
http://kansascity.craigslist.org/cto/5413081470.html (http://kansascity.craigslist.org/cto/5413081470.html)
Nothing but the finest. Just needs some new carpet LOL http://kansascity.craigslist.org/rvs/5428574630.html (http://kansascity.craigslist.org/rvs/5428574630.html)
This one is sweet!!! http://kansascity.craigslist.org/wan/5428558971.html (http://kansascity.craigslist.org/wan/5428558971.html)
John the first one is rare it has 4WD (as it says). LOL Must really climb the hills eh. ::) ;D
Quote from: Dave5Cs on February 02, 2016, 12:42:21 PM
John the first one is rare it has 4WD (as it says). LOL Must really climb the hills eh. ::) ;D
That's why it is so rare. Plus, that engine only have 52K miles on it. LOL ;D
Sure it has 4WD---aren't there 2 wheels on each side in the back????? ;D ;D :D
I found another one! I can't even begin to understand what planet these people are on? (https://busconversionmagazine.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fuploads.tapatalk-cdn.com%2F20160207%2F50f38776a6f89c557e43eaaa6705c766.jpg&hash=4f12806628f79e97dab0e94777d0285e15fb5b82)
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All that glitters is not stainless...it's solid silver!!!!!
Ryan.
Quote from: Scott Bennett on February 06, 2016, 05:26:49 PM
I found another one! I can't even begin to understand what planet these people are on? (https://busconversionmagazine.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fuploads.tapatalk-cdn.com%2F20160207%2F50f38776a6f89c557e43eaaa6705c766.jpg&hash=4f12806628f79e97dab0e94777d0285e15fb5b82)
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Yeah Scott but you get a $160,000 rebate!
Quote from: Scott Bennett on February 06, 2016, 05:26:49 PM
I found another one! I can't even begin to understand what planet these people are on?
There is a place on them Innerwebs that prowls websites, steals photos and posts those photos as buses for sale. All this is done without the owner's knowledge. I'm not sure what the scam is (maybe they post your bus photo for $189K, haggle with someone to get a price of $125K, then offer the owner $35K for a 25K bus and sell it on?) Or maybe it's even a bigger scam. But it appears to a scam of some sort.
That's plain not nice. I don't know it bargain bus is a scam site or not but when I sell my completely unprofessional MC9, I'm going to ask some astronomical price like $80,000 just for the fun of it. Crazy.
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Scott -
With the recent trend of small houses and the American dollar climbing against the rest of the world the RV industry has really started to see a comeback.
I think its a good time to sell a bus if you got it. Heck, I should list my bus at 100k just to see if someone calls...
-Sean
I listed my mc5 and they raised the price more than double what I listed and wonder why no one is calling on it. I just want to sell it. I don't even need the money, mostly think it's got a lot of life left and don't just want it to go to scrap.
Quote from: jackhanow on February 10, 2016, 05:27:07 PMI listed my mc5 and they raised the price more than double what I listed and wonder why no one is calling on it. I just want to sell it. I don't even need the money, mostly think it's got a lot of life left and don't just want it to go to scrap.
Who is "they", Jack?
I think that site is the infamous Sam Walker, a scam artist who did time.
He runs bargain bus too? Sheesh. He owns half the internet sites. Mci102 busconversion101, bargainbus,
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The they is bargain bus news. I said 12 Ono and they have it listed at 25. Sorry I was without service a couple weeks.