Jim:
Are you conducting a market analysis on this asking price to see where it should be or are you trying to convince the market that the asking price is what it should bear?
actually, i'm not trying to do anything with the post i presented. the above red 69 Barracuda is very nicely restored. yes, there were "originality" mistakes on this car and some items that prompt legitimate questions - like the rear valance panel lacking exhaust cut-outs. HOWEVER, with the HOURS of time i spend looking at 67-69 Barracuda's for sale from all over the U.S., this car - in the condition it is presented in - at the price it is advertised for - BOTH the car's condition and its price are consistent with the majority of restored Barracuda's i've seen for sale over the last 3 years. if you go further back than 3 years, prices for these cars were either much lower, or in some cases, much higher - but those variations - and the more recent softening of the market for these cars - requires a much more complex economic and U.S. demographic analysis than what needs to be included here.
the bottom line is - i posted this car as a "baseline" of "car condition in relation to sales price" for others to look at and get some idea of where the current market is for these cars. that was my ENTIRE purpose here. based upon the cost of restoring these cars, i believe low $30's is the best one could hope for in spending to get a car to the level of the red example i've posted. so i believe $32k for the noted car is a "reasonable" price. if you could get the above red car (or one in similar condition) for $28k, i think that would be a GREAT deal. if you spent $38k for a car like the one above, i think that would be a BAD deal.
