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Reply to "Lane sold his coupe."

We had to drop the reserve.  I would have expected more given the number of views and watchers, and particularly given the $83k VS of last week.  Oh well...

The world is upside down. The auction was perfect - the 3rd party Lane chose was attentive, transparent, and informative. There were over 100 really good, well-shot, clear photographs. Carey posted and answered questions at the perfect time. There were friends of Lane who posted personal affidavits for the car.

There was soooo much big talk - "I'm going to buy this car", then just disappearing when it came time to bid. If a pan-based Speedster (no matter how nice) is worth $83K, how in the world was a tube-framed coupe only worth $65K? The bidding was poised to take off.... and then just stalled out. I had the over/under at $90K in my mind, and I would have taken "over".

Building a nice coupe is 2x the work of a Speedster. The glass and trim alone adds a freakish amount of work. I've got no desire for one, but I've been told for years that the world is pining for them.

The mind reels. People have no idea what they're doing.

Last edited by Stan Galat
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