mensanguy Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 Original, unmolestedly, unmodified 100% OEM factory No paint or finish degradation or chalking 72k on working odometer-documented miles Norfolk Va car never seen snow, ice or salt RUST FREE Interior Leatheriqued annually-no wear on seat outer edges Teeves flushed yearly, no problems No damage to instrument cover leather Has umbrella, tool kit, all documentation and papers Pull-down works correctly, top like new No rubber or plastic degradation Decrepit geezer owned, garage kept and prof maintained More photos forthcoming... Open to offers by serious interested parties for more info contact me via pm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mensanguy Posted March 14 Author Share Posted March 14 Interior shot, i forgot..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reaper1 Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 Where are the fender badges? If it's a 16V car (factory 5-speed should be), it should have badges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjackmil Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 I believe he covered that in his original post "What's it worth". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mensanguy Posted March 15 Author Share Posted March 15 Per Request, photos of engine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nile Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 Car looks great - were I in the market for a third yellow 16v car, we'd be talking. Over the years I've found that minor, but obvious details can matter a lot. With that in mind I think adding the fender badges, installing correct plug wires and losing the "Maserati" script on the trunk would increase your chance of selling the car, particularly to a non-TC person. It's the right time of year to be selling a convertible and the TC is on a lot of folks' radar as a "future collectible". I really think you'll get your price, or very close to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mensanguy Posted March 26 Author Share Posted March 26 (edited) PER REQUEST: PHOTOS OF TRUNK AND WHEELS Edited March 26 by mensanguy misspelling (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mensanguy Posted March 31 Author Share Posted March 31 YIKES!! A COMP JUST SHOWED UP ON EbAY FOR ONLY $7500! https://www.ebay.com/itm/114747384068?ul_noapp=true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nile Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 Looks like a good buy if the car checks out. Typical concerns - odometer - no change in 20 years and ABS issue. No mention or pic of the soft top. Are there any oil leaks? Might be a flipper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mensanguy Posted April 8 Author Share Posted April 8 This car sold on E bay for asking price ( $7500) or less/best offer 4-05 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo Kane Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 Congrats on the sale! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mensanguy Posted April 8 Author Share Posted April 8 Er, well, thanks, but it's not my car, its a comp that just sold, lower miles than mine and a whole lot less selling price! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo Kane Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 Sorry, that it wasn’t yours. Triple black 16v’s seem to be the most desirable but as nice as yours is I don’t think you’ll have any problem selling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pesd Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 I'm hoping if I keep tweaking and buffing mine for 10 years I might get $15K+ for my 16v. totally under appreciated. a friend of mine has a similar 73 BMW 3.0S that just sold for $145K on Bat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostymosty Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 That auction ended and the seller took the best offer he could get, but NOT 7500. These sales are what skew the numbers and no one but buyer and seller ever know the actual sales amount. Maybe someone here made an offer and didn't get the car so can say what the car 'got more than' . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mensanguy Posted April 14 Author Share Posted April 14 Just got word from the seller that the 16 v sold on ebay for $6000, but it had a few issues, and the sale is not complete yet.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mensanguy Posted April 15 Author Share Posted April 15 Here's another comp--lets see where this one goes.... https://www.ebay.com/itm/274759060104?_trksid=p2471758.m4704 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nile Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 There's a competing site to BringATrailer called Cars&Bids. I don't know anything about them, but was looking over their site and they seem to have a lot of unusual, low production vehicles from the 80's & 90's, especially European. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plumbinguy Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 Hoovies Garage, a UTUBE channel, very entertaining in fact, promotes car &bids frequently. Sells his vehicles through this outlet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mensanguy Posted April 15 Author Share Posted April 15 (edited) Thanks for the info. I researched the site, and the last ( and ONLY ) TC to sell was about half a year ago, and it was in pretty good shape, and only brought $2350, a relatively low price for one in that condition. https://carsandbids.com/search?q=tc maserati Edited April 15 by mensanguy mispell (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plumbinguy Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 (edited) I bought my TC about a year ago. The owner tried to sell it on ebay asking $5.000. Couldn't get it. Had anybody went and looked at it, they would have paid it. Unfortunately nobody did so I got it for $4200. The car was very clean and well cared for. I believe it was worth more, given my research. I had looked for one years ago. Ran across this one by accident, tried to find a reason not to buy it, couldn't find a notable flaw. The point... Unless you can get somebody to look at it in person, it's going to be a tough sell. Wish I had the play money. I'd buy it in an instant! Had a hard time getting this purchase by my wife. Edited April 15 by Plumbinguy Last thoughts (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Nile Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 Plumbinguy - looks like you got a real keeper there -nice purchase! The white 16v currently on EBay looks like a dealer car. Odometer issue, no pics or mention of soft top, no pics of undercarriage so can't tell about leaks. Interesting choice of words on the brake system. Still, this car "vibrates" better than the black one, even though it's not that ideal color combo. The cars&bids car did seem to go too cheap - not sure if there was an issue with the car or just the wrong venue. At any rate, never, never sell without a reserve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mensanguy Posted April 19 Author Share Posted April 19 Wow Nile, you're right! The last documented odometer reading was in 2005 at 69,522. 16 years later it is 69,752. Doing the math, that is only 230 miles in 16 years!!!! I thought I was thorough, but you got me beat hands down!!!! I want you on my team the next time I buy a a car........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nile Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 Thanks - wish we were about 300 miles closer! A lot of my experience with buying & selling has been learned the hard way. I guess the best bit of advice is not to look at what sellers say, look at what they don't. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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