I sometimes surf around Ebay Motors just to see what looks interesting. Sometimes I come across auctions that just make me shake my head and think "What are these people smoking?". What prompted me to write this was this auction for a 1979 VW Bug convertible. Now I'm not an expert on classic Beetles but immediately what grabs your attention is the "Buy it Now" option for $4500. Now first of all this in the category of "Parts Cars". I looked around Ebay and found a lot nicer bugs to be had for around the same price or less. You then glance at the description it's all in CAPS and just over one line long. To me it seems like an awfully lean description for some who wants $4500 for it. I don't know about the rest of you but that's a good chunk of cash to shell out. I'd want more detail and thought put into it. Then you look at the photo's and see the person doesn't even bother clean the car or clean the junk around it to get a good picture. From the photo's shown it looks like the front fenders been primered. You can still see junk sitting on the dashboard and front bumper. Just a poor presentation overall. If it were presented a little better and more detailed description it might go for half of what he's asking. Otherwise I think he's not being realistic. At least clean the junk around away and get a bucket, water and some car wash. I don't think just because it came from California it's worth $4500. This was just my two cents.
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