69 Chevelle Baldwin Motion car on ebay

[JoeC]

Someone would have to ask Joe to confirm it but I believe he said he wanted to keep the factory warranty so he went with the 396 375hp.

I think he had some of the work done after taking the car as he would bring it back to Motion for more mods.

On the Baldwin Auto invoice they show the mods done by Motion as :

raise car at 4 points

1 pair of Prowler rear tires

3 sun gauges

wood wheel

hood tach

headers furnished loose

latter type traction bars

456 positraction

sure shift turbo-Mods

hood locks

[x77-69z28]

According to eBay it sold $125,000.00

[427.060]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: x77-69z28</div><div class="ubbcode-body">According to eBay it sold $125,000.00 </div></div>

Can someone please explain why the reserve wasn't met at $200,000 at Mecum yet is sells on Ebay at $125.000?
James

[njsteve]

The auctioneers can bid the car up to just below the reserve hoping that a real bidder will step up at that point. I would assume the reserve was just over 200k at the auction and they didnt have a live bidder at that point.

[quick-bowtie]

The current seller isn't the same person who had it for sale at Mecum FL (thus the price differences), I was told the reserve at Mecum FL was just over 200k and the car sold for around 210k after. The buyer then found a Italian sports car he really wanted and traded it in to the seller on ebay.. that's what I was told. Could be b.s who knows but it has changed hands a few times and Im sure the price was different every time

[Jim Ferron]

Different stroke for different folks..But that car is possibly my fav-o-rite car in the world. I wanted it when Joe had it but the stars just weren't in alignment..

Gotta have a bullet-place place to park that sucker..something I just don't have.

[427.060]

I think I know who bought. If I'm right, he is a member here but doesn't post much.
James

[rob468]

Hello guys, the car was purchased at Grant's sale by us and was taken to MD for some re-furbishing before we took it to Mecum some 6 months later. AFTER purchasing the car from Grant's sale the consigner contacted us and told us he had original parts that came off the car such as the Hone-O-Drive overdrive unit original Motion hood tach extra L88 hood original ignition box and another 3 ring binder of documentation and more. In short I paid $10k extra for everything. We put the Hone-O-Drive back in the car and the hood tach and had the car wet-sanded and buffed and underside detailed. The car was stunning when finished. We still have original parts to this car and a whole binder of docs. Mecum would not disclose the buyers info as it was purchased after it went across the block. We closed the bidding at $200k and ended up striking a deal at $225k after the fact. Wish we had known it was on ebay because it would be back in my garage at $125k what a steal. And to whoever has it now if you are interested in the original parts and a 3 ring binder of more docs for this car please let me know. All we were told is it was being shipped up north from the auction and as I said they would not disclose the buyers info.

[quick-bowtie]

Wow I can't believe they charged you for docs on a car you bought from them that's low IMO!! What do the extra docs consist of? I thought the car had out standing documentation already with it. I could see holding back exta parts for cash but documents?? Thats pretty bad considering they aren't worth anything to any other car.

[DW31S]

Hey Robbie, you would have been fighting ME for that car had I known it sold for a buck and a quarter. That was an early Christmas present. Haven't seen you around for a while, but I've been out for back surgery. You guys did a great job with that Chevelle and I wish I would have been able to see the before and after. Oh well...........See ya around, Dave.