6T-FinSeeker Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 (edited) For sale on Craigslist: 1958 Chrysler Imperial 4-door Hardtop in San Leandro, CA - $26,400 - Contact Kevin: 510 367 03 one three On 10/8, Seller reduced price to $20,000 and relisted On 10/11, Seller reduced price to $18,000 On 10/14, Seller reduced price to $16,500 On 10/26, Seller reduced price to $15,500 On 11/18, Seller reduced price to $15,000 and relisted Link to 11/18 relist: https://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/cto/d/san-leandro-1958-chrysler-imperial-door/7409657456.html Seller's Description: 1958 Chrysler Imperial 4-door Hardtop odometer: 1,000 paint color: green title status: clean Classic car in great condition. Long time owner. Being sold out of the estate. Only used in parades. Located in San Leandro. Available for showing M-F, 9-5. Edited December 5, 2021 by 6T-FinSeeker update price & status (see edit history) 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6T-FinSeeker Posted October 8, 2021 Author Share Posted October 8, 2021 (edited) On 10/8, Seller reduced price to $20,000 and relisted: https://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/cto/d/san-leandro-1958-chrysler-imperial-door/7391507730.html Edited October 8, 2021 by 6T-FinSeeker (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6T-FinSeeker Posted October 13, 2021 Author Share Posted October 13, 2021 On 10/11, Seller reduced price to $18,000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC-car-guy Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 Zero comments in this thread... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6T-FinSeeker Posted October 16, 2021 Author Share Posted October 16, 2021 On 10/14, Seller reduced price to $16,500. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James_Douglas Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 I went and looked at it yesterday. It is in such a dark storage space that one cannot see much of anything under the car. It ran, sort of. I could feel that the engine was in need. Also several items did not work. Tires are so old that they have aged out. I made, via email last night, what I considered a reasonable offer given the condtion. I have yet to hear anything back. If you look at the Model A and the other car they are selling one sees a pattern of asking very high prices and looking for people with more money than good sense or people who have no idea what they are looking at. I am not one of those but as B.T. Barnum said a sucker is born every minute. The car does not have AC or rear Defroster nor auto pilot nor much of anything else but a radio with the power antenna. We will see what is anything the seller says. It has been on the market for months. James 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 The condition looks good but it's so dark in that garage it's difficult to tell what the correct color is. This listing would really benefit from an outdoor photo shoot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesR Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 Yes, is it blue or green? Other than that, I'll make no comment on the car itself, but the word "estate" is always a red flag for me, not just because a title from a deceased owner may be a problem, but because you may be dealing with inexperienced non-car people who'd rather price too high than too low. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6T-FinSeeker Posted October 21, 2021 Author Share Posted October 21, 2021 (edited) 8 hours ago, James_Douglas said: I went and looked at it yesterday. It is in such a dark storage space that one cannot see much of anything under the car. It ran, sort of. I could feel that the engine was in need. Also several items did not work. Tires are so old that they have aged out. I made, via email last night, what I considered a reasonable offer given the condtion. I have yet to hear anything back. If you look at the Model A and the other car they are selling one sees a pattern of asking very high prices and looking for people with more money than good sense or people who have no idea what they are looking at. I am not one of those but as B.T. Barnum said a sucker is born every minute. The car does not have AC or rear Defroster nor auto pilot nor much of anything else but a radio with the power antenna. We will see what is anything the seller says. It has been on the market for months. James James, thank you for sharing your oservations with us. Please keep us posted on your efforts to acquire this car. Also, please see today's new listing for additional options: https://forums.aaca.org/topic/369774-for-sale-1958-chrysler-imperial-2-door-hardtop-all-stock-parts-including-motor-4-original-hubcaps-portland-wa-not-mine/?tab=comments#comment-2283309 Edited October 22, 2021 by 6T-FinSeeker (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James_Douglas Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 Well, I offered them $11,500 as is where is without and outdoor look or a road test OR $13,000 with an extensive look outside and a highway road test. They came back with $15K and I told then no. The median NADA/Hagerty value is about $9500. The tires are shot on this car as well as the other items. It has not been driven much in years so it will need a complete brake job at a minimum. The estate people no nothing about cars. They just know they get a percentage so they keep waiting and waiting for the proverbial sucker. I will keep an eye out for 1956 to 1962 Imperial 4 door hardtops that are in very good to excellent condition and with AC. James 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m-mman Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 (edited) 18 minutes ago, James_Douglas said: They just know they get a percentage so they keep waiting and waiting for the proverbial sucker. Sheesh. . . . . yeah just like we have all seen at swap meets, a seller who wont take a few dollars less to complete a deal. Dont they understand "For sale does not mean Sold" ? They are probably thinking that Jay Leno is going to drop by with fist fulls of cash Edited October 25, 2021 by m-mman (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6T-FinSeeker Posted October 26, 2021 Author Share Posted October 26, 2021 On 10/26, Seller reduced price to $15,500. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James_Douglas Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 I noted that. As much as I do not like regulation, I think ALL estate sellers and the like who are handling the liquidation of an estate should not by law be allowed to get a percentage. They should bill only on billable hours. They also should by law not be allowed to purchase directly or indirectly anything from the estate. I have seen where something is quite valuable and they buy it themselves or have their brother-in-law do it and then flip it for a big profit and the estate gets the short end. With classic cars like this I see an estate wait and wait for liquidation so that the estate agent holds out for a larger commission when they have a perfectly reasonable offer based on the published book value which is built on actual sales at auctions and confirmed private party sales. My 2 cents worth this morning.... James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bryankazmer Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 The estate seller works for the estate, not the convenience of the buyers. The hiring estate wants the agent to balance getting stuff sold vs. getting the best price, so a percentage of total sales makes sense. Now steering items to themselves is "insider trading" and I agree that it should be disallowed as conflict of interest. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6T-FinSeeker Posted November 10, 2021 Author Share Posted November 10, 2021 On 11/10, Seller deleted the Craigslist ad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6T-FinSeeker Posted November 21, 2021 Author Share Posted November 21, 2021 On 11/18, Seller reduced price to $15,000 and relisted: https://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/cto/d/san-leandro-1958-chrysler-imperial-door/7409657456.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6T-FinSeeker Posted December 5, 2021 Author Share Posted December 5, 2021 On 12/4, Seller deleted the Craigslist ad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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