<VV> "Savvy Marketing"

[Byron Comp]

Ya know, I hesitate to weigh in on this discussion because I'm still a relative 
newbie to 'Vair-ing. I rescued a '64 Monza Vert 3 yrs ago 'cause I thought it 
would make a great show car (Concours?) as well as an investment vehicle (pun 
intended) with which to have fun while making some money. I've now been 
thoroughly disabused of that latter notion. While I've done as much of the 
restore/improve as my knowledge/ability base will allow, in order to have it 
look as good as it can (NO, it WON'T be a daily driver, but it will run under 
it's own rebuilt drivetrain and hopefully place in a few autocrosses before I 
try to sell it), I've had the finish body work done by a professional (I 
installed the floor panels, replacement hood, lower door skins, all four fender 
pieces, myself, all ROUGH body work) and he will also do the paint job.  I also 
had a 'Vair mechanic replace the throw-out bearing stub 'cause I didn't feel 
competent taking the diff. apart and putting it back together without screwing 
it up, as well as checking out the engine (needed new rings and push rods, ONLY) 
and trans. (Healthy).

When it's done I'll have somewhere northwards of $15K invested in it. Will I 
ever get it back? NO!! But I certainly won't take less than $10K, so don't bug 
me with salt & pepper for my shirt, Seth!

But what really set me off on this was the post below. I don't know you, Matt, 
and probably never will, although I've appreciated many of your responses on 
this forum. But to take advantage of someone "just starting out" for an 
additional $385 over what you honestly believed the product to be worth is not 
"market savvy," it's unscrupulous, and in my humble opinion, immoral. So if we 
meet sometime at a convention, remind me to count my fingers when we part, if 
I've been foolish enough to shake your hand.

Byron Comp
'64 Monza Vert
Gainesville, FL


>Message: 2
>Date: Sun, 05 Sep 2010 11:28:18 -0400
>From: Matt Nall <patiomatt at aol.com>
>Subject: Re: <VV> Corvair Value - Jay Leno "influence"
>To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
>Message-ID: <8CD1B2619F5DF09-4C0-18A58 at webmail-d064.sysops.aol.com>
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>>Look at the  
>>prices of other cars of the same vintage and similar quality.  Sometimes I  
>>think we're our own worst enemy.  If we don't esteem Corvairs, how can we  
>>expect anyone else to either?
>>
>>~Bill Stanley
>>
>===============================================================
>
>Bill....  Being "market savvy"  and  loving / respecting / cherishing a machine 
>are two different things...
>I only collect Corvairs...  LM  coupes ONLY.....  and hold all other old cars  
>in a cheap trash bag.....JUNK...archaic..
>I love technology....
>BUT........Market...  rules!
>Yesterday I sold a mediocre set of late 60's Pontiac sport wheels...  $460....  
>to a Firebird owner....just starting out...
>20 minutes before a guy was looking at  them...and I quoted him $75...but he was 
>wearing  Honda Racing teeshirt...
>Market Savvy.....
>
>Matt Nall
>Charleston, Oregon
>http://mysite.ncnetwork.net/reswr0kp/