Lets talk about the nice E28 on BAT

[russellrh72]

Bye, George

[George Hanson]

Ciao Russ...

[tig]

George, you're wrong.

No, George, you're a troll. (He knows he's wrong)

Wait a minute, I thought you said I was a "dickhead"? Or was that another guy who can't offer up even the slightest modicum of support for his position...

Did you ever stop to think (doubtful) about what you might be missing? What is the single most important factor in any transaction? Care to venture a guess? Or should I say would you like to take a stab in the dark?

My only position is missionary. Precisely because it requires no support.

[toddness]

This thread has become almost as much fun, not really, as the final bidding. But fun nonetheless.

I'll add...

Missionary is hard with bad shoulders.

George, you are out of your mind.

[George Hanson]

George, you're wrong.

No, George, you're a troll. (He knows he's wrong)

Wait a minute, I thought you said I was a "dickhead"? Or was that another guy who can't offer up even the slightest modicum of support for his position...

Did you ever stop to think (doubtful) about what you might be missing? What is the single most important factor in any transaction? Care to venture a guess? Or should I say would you like to take a stab in the dark?

My only position is missionary. Precisely because it requires no support.

Quoting a Baptist preacher friend...."I woulda kept that to myself fella"...

[George Hanson]

This thread has become almost as much fun, not really, as the final bidding. But fun nonetheless.

I'll add...

Missionary is hard with bad shoulders.

George, you are out of your mind.

I really do feel like I am onto something here!

[tig]

This thread has become almost as much fun, not really, as the final bidding. But fun nonetheless.

If George were younger and lived in Wyoming his name would be Caleb and he'd drive an E21.

[Adam W in MN]

Alright, it's the morning after and the bidding frenzy and excitement is ebbing; I have to wonder if the new owner is having any regret.

[gray635]

I'm not much for feeding trolls, but did want to ask Mr. Hanson a question.

I happen to know the reserve price for Clint's car and also know what I could have purchased it for about 1 month before he put it on BAT, since I seriously considered buying it but decided to pass. Both prices were substantially less than the $50K that the car sold for on BAT - a fact that should come as no surprise to those of us who follow these cars with some interest.

In the absence of any comparable sales upon which to formulate a fair asking price on a private party negotiated sale, I'm curious what price George would have asked for the car, had it been his and he decided to market it solely on mye28.com, and the basis for that determination. And no 20/20 hindsight.

Regards,
Mike

[russellrh72]

I'm not much for feeding trolls, but did want to ask Mr. Hanson a question.

I happen to know the reserve price for Clint's car and also know what I could have purchased it for about 1 month before he put it on BAT, since I seriously considered buying it but decided to pass. Both prices were substantially less than the $50K that the car sold for on BAT - a fact that should come as no surprise to those of us who follow these cars with some interest.

In the absence of any comparable sales upon which to formulate a fair asking price on a private party negotiated sale, I'm curious what price George would have asked for the car, had it been his and he decided to market it solely on mye28.com, and the basis for that determination. And no 20/20 hindsight.

Regards,
Mike

This ought to be interesting.

[oldskool]

[1st 5er]

I'm not much for feeding trolls, but did want to ask Mr. Hanson a question.

I happen to know the reserve price for Clint's car and also know what I could have purchased it for about 1 month before he put it on BAT, since I seriously considered buying it but decided to pass. Both prices were substantially less than the $50K that the car sold for on BAT - a fact that should come as no surprise to those of us who follow these cars with some interest.

In the absence of any comparable sales upon which to formulate a fair asking price on a private party negotiated sale, I'm curious what price George would have asked for the car, had it been his and he decided to market it solely on mye28.com, and the basis for that determination. And no 20/20 hindsight.

Regards,
Mike

Dang it!!! I wanted post 101.

[gray635]

Sorry, Sherman!

But this did seem to be a fair question, since George was trying to figure out whether advertising the car for sale here on the board at a stated price or offering the car to a much wider audience of car enthusiasts in an auction environment on BAT would have resulted in the greater ROI for Clint. Personally, I think the answer is pretty obvious. And that is even without that 20/20 hindsight thing.

Regards,
Mike

[russellrh72]

Sorry, Sherman!

But this did seem to be a fair question, since George was trying to figure out whether advertising the car for sale here on the board at a stated price or offering the car to a much wider audience of car enthusiasts in an auction environment on BAT would have resulted in the greater ROI for Clint. Personally, I think the answer is pretty obvious. And that is even without that 20/20 hindsight thing.

Regards,
Mike

It's more than a fair question, Mike. But you will not get an answer to it from Mr. Hanson. It was mentioned in one of his posts that only a terrible salesman would state a price here, rather than somehow magically negotiate a higher sale price than on BAT. Your question will only be responded to with more trolling.

[1st 5er]

Sorry, Sherman!

But this did seem to be a fair question, since George was trying to figure out whether advertising the car for sale here on the board at a stated price or offering the car to a much wider audience of car enthusiasts in an auction environment on BAT would have resulted in the greater ROI for Clint. Personally, I think the answer is pretty obvious. And that is even without that 20/20 hindsight thing.

Regards,
Mike

No problemo really.
Wanted you, and the rest of the MyE28ers, to know my feelings on the subject.
Most threads that wouldn't work in.
Butt...

[three5ives]

Alright, it's the morning after and the bidding frenzy and excitement is ebbing; I have to wonder if the new owner is having any regret.

I don't think so. Spoke with him a couple times today, he currently lives in the UK but just bought a home overlooking the ocean in SoCal. He's moving part of his collection here, which includes a Ferrari 275 4-cam, Ferrari 599 GTO, and a 80's era Countach. His comments about this e28 were, impressive condition and loved the color combo - loves 80's era german engineering.

[oldskool]

This car has set the high bar now. And, as a great man once said: “Party on Garth”.

[George Hanson]

I'm not much for feeding trolls, but did want to ask Mr. Hanson a question.

I happen to know the reserve price for Clint's car and also know what I could have purchased it for about 1 month before he put it on BAT, since I seriously considered buying it but decided to pass. Both prices were substantially less than the $50K that the car sold for on BAT - a fact that should come as no surprise to those of us who follow these cars with some interest.

In the absence of any comparable sales upon which to formulate a fair asking price on a private party negotiated sale, I'm curious what price George would have asked for the car, had it been his and he decided to market it solely on mye28.com, and the basis for that determination. And no 20/20 hindsight.

Regards,
Mike

Re: Lets talk about the nice E28 on BAT

Postby George Hanson » Dec 03, 2017 12:00 AM

russellrh72 wrote:


There aren't any comps for it.

***Interesting observation. I think THIS car should be comp'd against the E28 M5 market....plenty of comps available.***

http://www.mye28.com/viewtopic.php?f=2& ... 2&start=25

[Kyle in NO]

Wow, you really have no comprehension of what you are talking about.

[George Hanson]

Wow, you really have no comprehension of what you are talking about.

Dec 4 at 10:09 PM
George Hanson 214

As previously stated on multiple occasions, what an outstanding example of a 535i THIS beauty is!

IMHO buyer got waaaaay more car for $50k than the the buyer of the record highest selling M5 on BAT ($53k, no disrespect intended to buyer of that one).

Congrats to seller, seems this exceeded your expectations….good onya mate.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1988-bmw-535-4/

[George Hanson]

Sorry, Sherman!

But this did seem to be a fair question, since George was trying to figure out whether advertising the car for sale here on the board at a stated price or offering the car to a much wider audience of car enthusiasts in an auction environment on BAT would have resulted in the greater ROI for Clint. Personally, I think the answer is pretty obvious. And that is even without that 20/20 hindsight thing.

Regards,
Mike

It's more than a fair question, Mike. But you will not get an answer to it from Mr. Hanson. It was mentioned in one of his posts that only a terrible salesman would state a price here, rather than somehow magically negotiate a higher sale price than on BAT. Your question will only be responded to with more trolling.

Your streak remains intact...

[russellrh72]

George! You're not saying anything man! Just typing and posting and putting up links of the auction we all know about. You didn't answer Mike's question...as I predicted. But then implied that I was wrong again. You're killing me George. I so badly want you to say something coherent with your next post. As asked by Mike earlier, what price tag would you have put on the car if you posted it for sale here??? Just type a number for us.

[oldskool]

TREEE-FIDDY?!?!

[gray635]

^^^^ Well, I'll type a number. If that had been my car, and I had decided to post it up for sale here, I would have put the ask at $35K, and figured I had a bit of wiggle room in that number. Looks like I would have left about $15K on the table by not opening it up to bids on a website that has developed a reputation for offering some pretty nice cars to a relatively well-heeled bunch of car folks.

Hell, I sold Alpina B9 #436 in 2013 to EAG for $32K, so that shows you what a shrewd "collector" I am! Several other ill-conceived sales come to mind, too.

[George Hanson]

George! You're not saying anything man! Just typing and posting and putting up links of the auction we all know about. You didn't answer Mike's question...as I predicted. But then implied that I was wrong again. You're killing me George. I so badly want you to say something coherent with your next post. As asked by Mike earlier, what price tag would you have put on the car if you posted it for sale here??? Just type a number for us.

Still batting 0.000...

[wkohler]

You're the one batting 0.000, George. You were asked a legitimate question and you have so far refused to answer it with an actual number. Just about everyone in the world understands this simple concept. Just saying "nope, you're wrong" is not a legitimate response to answers people give you. You have provided no argument for your position whatsoever.

[davintosh]

George is batting 0.000 while the rest of us are playing football.

[tig]

Like clockwork.

[tig]

You're the one batting 0.000, George. You were asked a legitimate question and you have so far refused to answer it with an actual number. Just about everyone in the world understands this simple concept. Just saying "nope, you're wrong" is not a legitimate response to answers people give you. You have provided no argument for your position whatsoever.

Funny thing is, and I'm being completely serious here (for the first time in this discussion, I think), I don't have a clue what George's position is.

[George Hanson]

You're the one batting 0.000, George. You were asked a legitimate question and you have so far refused to answer it with an actual number. Just about everyone in the world understands this simple concept. Just saying "nope, you're wrong" is not a legitimate response to answers people give you. You have provided no argument for your position whatsoever.

The answer is right up above....simply requires a smidgen of interpolation on your part.

Heel boy....