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[Passion 4]

When it comes to putting a price/value of an Early Bay, is it a finger in the air moment, or are there rules of thumb that give a vague idea as with splitties?

I assume things like original paint and interior make a big difference, but how much influence does stock/custom play into the equation?

Prices seem to vary widely so just wondering how people gauge things?

 

[Heebee_GB]

When it comes to putting a price/value of an Early Bay, is it a finger in the air moment, or are there rules of thumb that give a vague idea as with splitties?

I assume things like original paint and interior make a big difference, but how much influence does stock/custom play into the equation?

Prices seem to vary widely so just wondering how people gauge things?

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[Passion 4]

Hi mate
Do you have any cheap mac laptops powerful enough to do some basic video editing?

Thanks

Gary

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Nothing at the moment...

 

[Clem]

I used to have a good idea of pricing brackets, but with the ongoing state of the economy and after last years washout of a summer, Im genuinely not so sure ... I could suggest a price but if the trend of the past year is anything to go by, the realistic selling price may well be lower than expected. Ive not seen prices as low in several years.

 

[GIZ59]

Twice half its length, price ,?difficult, go over/into many sales sites, find similar to what u got ,factor in time of year, economic situation, take 20% off, and wait.1 years mot is a seller"s very good point , no mot , or close to mot date ? not at all good.a.n.other good selling point ? find a very ! fit bird to sell it , she must wear tight clothing , smile a lot ,laugh at potential buyers purile jokes >that system does work ( at least it did for dude who sold me my camper via a similar female ! ) damn!>ok ,it came good 6 years later and several thousand pounds later.

 

[Graham L]

For me its mainly about originality but only to a point as each bus will have had changes over its life but in rough order:

Paint (og preferred over any respray)
Rust free as far as possible (odd bit of work doesn't affect it too much)
Lack of panel damage always helps with value
Interior condition if its a westy, most microbuses have now lost their interiors

Apart from that its the general overall look of the bus (panel damage and ratty panels can work)

If its lowered it makes no difference as long as its done well and properly (cut and turned beams aren't a favourite) but apart from that either drop spindles or KnL will usually add to overall value but not by what it cost to install.

Each bus is unique and as Clem has said prices are very difficult to predict at the moment (I've got a westy that needs work and is only £3K and not a sniff), then there is the ex Matt Keane westy thats an absolute bargain but again is still available , the markets a bit up in the air. Two years ago you could predict what every bus would sell for, now its very hard.

 

[KevH]

Can't disagree with either Clem or Graham L.

There are probably two values, one that you could reasonably expect to fetch in an open market in a reasonably short period of time, the other the insurance valuation for replacement of more or less exactly what you have got, which could take longer and is more difficult to achieve. Beware of 'market valuation' in insurance terms IMO, the lower of the two and the one that the insurers will want to pay in the event of a write off.

If the sun shines summer, values may pick up.

 

[Passion 4]

Can't disagree with either Clem or Graham L.

There are probably two values, one that you could reasonably expect to fetch in an open market in a reasonably short period of time, the other the insurance valuation for replacement of more or less exactly what you have got, which could take longer and is more difficult to achieve. Beware of 'market valuation' in insurance terms IMO, the lower of the two and the one that the insurers will want to pay in the event of a write off.

If the sun shines summer, values may pick up.

I have all the receipts for the work plus some pics, so it was fairly straightforward to get an agreed insurance value for it

 

[beef]

Looking at a lot of recent ads, I'd say about 2/3 of what you ask for it.

 

[Passion 4]

Looking at a lot of recent ads, I'd say about 2/3 of what you ask for it.

Emmmmm, so £3,000,000 should just about cover it! :lol:

 

[mattp]

I posted up a thread a while ago.

These seems to be a very varied way people put values on busses and what you and the insurance.value a bus at are probably 2:different things.

Grahams post was good and he is right to say that just as you have work done it does not really increase the value of the vehicle to the cost of the work -e.g.lowering a bus properly / K+L conversions.

I do wonder what the busses up for sale on here actually sell for as I think may are over priced (especially in the current market)

Vw bus prices are still mental but maybe they will settle in the next couple of years?