TAKerry Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 Sell, but I know I wont. I would never be able to buy one at these prices. Like others have posted I know when Im ready to part with them the bottom will drop out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 9 minutes ago, TAKerry said: Sell, but I know I wont. I would never be able to buy one at these prices. Like others have posted I know when Im ready to part with them the bottom will drop out! Kerry, the market is much too strong to sell right now. Follow my strategy and wait for a depression. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 On 1/13/2022 at 8:55 AM, alsancle said: Lets see how it does. I'll admit I'm wrong if it sells for twice what it should. I personally don't think the film or the car are iconic, and Dustin Hoffman as a celebrity owner feels like nothing to me. I think your off the mark on this one..........I expect three to four times normal numbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 On 1/13/2022 at 8:55 AM, alsancle said: Lets see how it does. I'll admit I'm wrong if it sells for twice what it should. I personally don't think the film or the car are iconic, and Dustin Hoffman as a celebrity owner feels like nothing to me. I think your off the mark on this one..........I expect three to four times normal numbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 On 1/13/2022 at 8:55 AM, alsancle said: Lets see how it does. I'll admit I'm wrong if it sells for twice what it should. I personally don't think the film or the car are iconic, and Dustin Hoffman as a celebrity owner feels like nothing to me. I think your off the mark on this one..........I expect three to four times normal numbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 1 minute ago, edinmass said: I think your off the mark on this one..........I expect three to four times normal numbers. Looking at the last three weeks of auctions I think you are correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 Just now, alsancle said: Looking at the last three weeks of auctions I think you are correct. obviously that doesn’t apply to anything you or I own. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike6024 Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 I enjoyed the movie, saw it on the big screen when it came out, but it is by no means a classic. I saw it as a comedy. Hoffman obsessing over watching Judge Wapner, getting his shorts from K-mart, etc. His portrayal of an autistic person was not authentic at all, but probably as good as you have a right to expect. That's why it was OK to laugh at it; you were not laughing at someone who actually had autism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike6024 Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 Here is the live stream video Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike6024 Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 The Rain Man Buick should come up soon. It is LOT 69. The video stream is on LOT 54 now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike6024 Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 Here we go. Lot 69 is live now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike6024 Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 $150,000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike6024 Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 $250,000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike6024 Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 $300,000 final price 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hans1965 Posted January 27, 2022 Author Share Posted January 27, 2022 (edited) Quite amazing, USD 335.000 with buyers premium. Does that make my 49 Super convertible more valuable, too? 😂 Edited January 27, 2022 by Hans1965 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 I think it’s best if I don’t make my thoughts public. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
37_Roadmaster_C Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 (edited) OMG, the car sold for $335000.00 according to the auction site results. The buyer had to be BOTH drunk AND stupid.... It just shows that real value depends on what appeals to the buyer. Being an auction means that there were at least two buyers in the bidding.... Oops, late to the game......... Edited January 27, 2022 by 37_Roadmaster_C (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hans1965 Posted January 27, 2022 Author Share Posted January 27, 2022 That was just a very important movie with a huge fan base and with a very good cast. And the car was like a real character, visible in at least 1/3 of the movie. I personally think it's great that there are people out there that did this crazy bidding. I guess you do that only if you love the film and the car. So it must be a real Buick enthusiast. Let us be happy for him. 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 14 minutes ago, mike6024 said: I just think you said the fair value of the car was $55k max. But there were bidders who maybe loved the movie, or like Dustin Hoffman. maybe they especially like the fact that he bought it at the end of the filming and held onto it for decades. maybe they think Hoffman is an important celebrity. If it were Robin Williams it would have gone even higher because there are fans that are just crazy about him. This auction is just telling me Hoffman has some fans. Fair value for the car is less than 55k. Tom Cruise's fart embedded in the seat of of the car seems to be worth a fortune. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwchatham Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 Just goes to show you never know , once had a chance to buy a 57 eldorado vin 000001 , for 45k I called all my cadillac friends and they all told me the same thing cadillac guys would not care about the number , the car was restored and sold for over 700k , 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAKerry Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 17 hours ago, Hans1965 said: Quite amazing, USD 335.000 with buyers premium. Does that make my 49 Super convertible more valuable, too? 😂 If you can prove it was in a well known movie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hans1965 Posted January 28, 2022 Author Share Posted January 28, 2022 My better half told me, best way to increase its value is to become as famous as well.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 On 1/27/2022 at 6:45 AM, alsancle said: It seems that all the buyers are drunk. I distinctly remember an auctioneer inviting bidders to join the "Sip and bid club" at the Hershey Fall auction one year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, 60FlatTop said: I distinctly remember an auctioneer inviting bidders to join the "Sip and bid club" at the Hershey Fall auction one year. Back in 2001, Richie Clyne (who is a great guy) has his arm around me while walking me over to the registration table for the auction. He looked at the girl sitting at the table, says “give this young man a bidders paddle and as many drinks as he wants”. The good ole days. And yes, I had about six free drinks, bought a car, and woke up at 2 o’clock in the morning with this really bad feeling. 20 years ago, it was very common to have open bar for registered bidders. Edited January 29, 2022 by alsancle (see edit history) 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAKerry Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 I dont drink anymore and it has been a few years since my last trip to Vegas, but I suppose the auction learned this trick from the casinos. My brother and myself attended our first motorcycle auction years ago, had no idea what went on or how things were run. We had a blank check and a letter from the bank with the limit. We presented that at registration. They took us to a separate room and treated us like royalty! We had no idea what was going on but I suppose we were perceived as 'high rollers' (reality is we most def. were not). There was a particular motorcycle at the auction that set a record that day. After all was said and done we figured they must have thought we were there to bid on that. We did buy a couple of bikes but no where near the limit, LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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