• Failure to follow these rules may result in your threads being locked, deleted, or moved. Depending on the severity of your actions, or frequency of your actions, your user account could be suspended or banned. These rules are to help protect both buyer and seller.


    1. CONSOLIDATE all of your for sale items into ONE thread only. This means there will be NO making multiple sales threads for different items regardless if the parts are related or not.

    2. PRICE IS REQUIRED. We do not permit ads without an asking price for each item. "Best Offer" is not an allowable substitute for posting a price. You may ask for $1 but a price must be listed regardless. If a price is not listed with in the first 24 hours of making your sale thread IT WILL BE LOCKED or DELETED. Once a price is listed a bidding war is not permitted. If the seller gets an offer that meets his asking price, the seller should honor the asking price and sell for that amount.

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    5. NO TWO PARTY SALES. This means no more "I'm selling for a friend" posts and will be deleted immediately with no notice. Seller assumes all responsibility of anything they post for sale.

    6. NO FEELER THREADS. You are either selling it or you aren’t selling it.

    7. POST COUNT AND/OR TIME LIMIT. We are requesting that you spend some time with us before you start a For Sale thread. A pre-determined minimum number of posts will be required or 1 year since creating the account + an intro thread (just so we know you aren’t the Prince of Africa). Any for sale thread posted out of the For Sale section to circumvent the rules will result in being deleted. Those who do meet the criteria and post outside the section will have their thread moved, constant violation of this will result in an infraction.

    8. NO BUMPING OR TT’ing YOUR THREAD MORE THAN ONCE IN 48 HOURS. Don’t worry your thread will still be a bold read until a user reads it and if people are really interested they will let you know. Post warning will be issued if in violation and on the 3rd warning, the thread will just be locked.

    9. NO THREAD DUMPING OR I DON’T LIKE YOUR PRICE. Don’t post in a person’s thread just to tell them they are too high, either move along and say nothing or throw an offer to them. The person can sell it at whatever price they think someone is willing to pay. Offenders will be issued a warning, if it is a constant issue then an infraction will be issued.

    10. KEEP YOUR THREAD UP TO DATE. This is really for your benefit, so you don’t get 10 PMs asking if you still have it when you already sold it.

    11. NO WEAPONS. As Admins we have determined that no weapons will be allowed to be sold, this includes knives, guns and anything else deemed a weapon (even if its a wall hanger only). We ask that if you want to sell these items you seek out the appropriate websites elsewhere to do so.

    12. Pictures are REQUIRED. Pictures of all items for sale. This is to help BOTH seller and buyer. As a seller it is MUCH easier to sell something if you have pictures of it. As a buyer you feel better seeing exactly what you are buying. Pictures should contain the item/s for sale and a sign of some kind that has your username on it. 24 hour notice will be given, if you do not comply your post will be DELETED.

    FRAUD & RISK. Buy and Sell at your own risk. Grand Prix Forums and its staff are not responsible if someone rips you off or doesn't send parts out in a timely manner. This classifieds section is a free service for the community, and it is YOUR responsibility to handle all transactions in a low-risk method. DO NOT contact us if there is a dispute between you and someone else, we are NOT INVOLVED. You can help minimize fraud risk by doing these suggestions:

    Pay using PAYPAL, using a credit card. This way, if a part does not arrive, you can do a charge back through your credit card company. If you gift it, then you have no recourse to get your money back when things fall through. Pay the 3% and have the buyer protection. Using someone else's paypal and gifting to pay for goods is violating Paypal's Terms of Service.



    Always ask for full name, residential address, phone numbers of both buyers and sellers. An honest seller should have no problem disclosing this info to you privately.


    Shipping things C.O.D. is risky. Try to use UPS or Fedex, so that you can track shipments. Have someone sign for it if it is expensive.


    Ask for references from other members, hopefully from other members who have been registered for longer than one year and are active here.


    Use your gut feeling. If something seems too good to be true, or a seller/buyer seems a little shady, don't take the risk.

    TIPS:
    -Post pictures: with mobile phones these days and auto uploads, it’s not even really hard anymore. Have it automatically drop in Photobucket, grab the Img tag link and paste it in.

    -Give good contact information if you aren’t going to be on here a lot.

    -If you are going to disappear for an extended time (vacation, time in jail, what have you), then give us a quick note that you aren’t going to be around. People will trust you a little more.

    -Look around and gauge your price with other items. Just cause you bought it for $1000, doesn’t mean it’s now worth $1,200 or even the original $1,000. You are free to ask what ever you want, but an item that is priced right will sell quicker.
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2002 Grand Prix GT in storage since new



^^Fact.

However depreciation in a car that isn't increasing in value is a failed purchase.

It's just common sense.

Now if you had bought a signed, Richard Petty GTP with that carbon fiber interior/engine cover or whatnot...that might be worth the higher asking price.
 
EJOUIE said:
If they never registered it, I don't think they would have to insure it.

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you only need insurance if theres a loan on the car. paid off and parked, you need nothing unless you want to insure it for your own protection.
 
Would seem silly to have $35,000 worth of something you call an "investment" not insured.

Would make for a good laugh if it ever got stolen or burnt down in a fire and they lost $35,000 because they were idiots.
 
Fact of the matter is "value" is what someone is willing to pay for it. Baseball cards are the perfect example!

So the question is will someone be willing to pay $25k for this particular car?

Maybe in about another 10 years when all the other GP's have final rusted out and this one is as good as mentioned and kept hermetically sealed! Good luck with trying to replace anything that needs to be restored as parts now are getting scarce. So... As it stands today, no, I don't think there's anyone who would find the valuation at $25k to be investment worthy! Sorry to bust your bubble! Again, remember, it's not what you think it's worth, but what someone is willing to pay! Put it up for auction, see what interests you get, it'll cost you some $, but you can set minimum sale price... Go for it! Let us know how it goes.
 


cheatah faheatah said:
Balls in your court, Sparky....:th_popcorn:
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OK , balls in my court. Who ever wants the car...... bring 25 K to Lansing Michigan. I'm not going to move all the other cars , take the car off the rack of the building it in just so you people can see pictures of it. I put it out there if a real Grand Prix person wanted one . Period. If you don't , just move on.
 


sparkylectric said:
OK , balls in my court. Who ever wants the car...... bring 25 K to Lansing Michigan. I'm not going to move all the other cars , take the car off the rack of the building it in just so you people can see pictures of it. I put it out there if a real Grand Prix person wanted one . Period. If you don't , just move on.
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I'll bring 25K!!... Right after you post pictures.....


2001 GTX. Top swapped L26, NIC cam, E85 with 60# injectors, 1.6 roller rockers, ceramic coated SD headers, billet fuel logs, Gen V with 3.0" pulley, N*/LQ4 setup, KYGTP belt wrap, SSIC, TEP HPS2 trans
 
After following this thread for 3 weeks, the one comment by Fivefingerdeathpunch makes the most sense "They woulda made more investing their money in the stock market compared to owning and insuring a car for 15 years". Who would buy a brand new car, pay all the taxes at purchase time, then store it for 15 years, and then try to sell it for only $25,000? The owner has lost so much money on it. They need to sell it for much more than $25,000 to make it worthwhile.
Buying cars and then trying to make a profit from selling them is a "lose-lose" situation because cars are so plentiful. It would have been much more profitable to use that money to make sound investments in the stock market. Or take that money and add more to build a new home in an area where home values are on the rise. Or even putting the total purchase price of that car into bank CD's. Over the time span of 15 years, money can be made in interest.
And keeping the car for another 15 years in hopes of someone buying it for $25,000 or more is even more risky, as anyone interested in this rare, low mileage GP is going to low-ball the price or walk away. Only a fool parts with money in that amount, and people that have big money to spend on cars are buying true exotic cars so that they can keep them for years, and then sell them and make more profit. It is doubtful that anyone would want to buy a GP and hope that they can make big dollars on it.
 
sparkylectric said:
Who ever wants the car...... bring 25 K to Lansing Michigan. I'm not going to move all the other cars , take the car off the rack of the building it in just so you people can see pictures of it.
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What a great salesman you are! List a car at an outrageous price, refuse to provide pictures and then act like a baby when called out on it. Good luck getting 25 grand for it.
 
sparkylectric said:
OK , balls in my court. Who ever wants the car...... bring 25 K to Lansing Michigan. I'm not going to move all the other cars , take the car off the rack of the building it in just so you people can see pictures of it. I put it out there if a real Grand Prix person wanted one . Period. If you don't , just move on.
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Well, you'll get absolutely no one then.

No one is paying five times the value for a car.

Enjoy never moving it.
 


sparkylectric said:
OK , balls in my court. Who ever wants the car...... bring 25 K to Lansing Michigan. I'm not going to move all the other cars , take the car off the rack of the building it in just so you people can see pictures of it. I put it out there if a real Grand Prix person wanted one . Period. If you don't , just move on.
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Hahahaha... That's funny!

so take a pic of the racked car... Something because words mean little and nobody in their right mind will make a journey, if evn just down the block, on faith of someone they don't know. On the other hand, it's you, the OP that must take the leap of faith, and go to extraordinary effort if you'd like to make a sale for something so outrageously priced! Otherwise, it's "YOU" that should just move on.
 
A car is only worth what someone is willing to pay for it. You keep stating the car is rare, but it is anything but rare. There were probably 500,000 coupes made just between 97-02. Just because 02 was the last year of the coupe doesn't make it any more special. It's still a FWD W body in which MILLIONS were made. For $25,000 I can buy a new car with much better interior (the pre 04 interior is hideous), much better handling, is much faster, etc, etc, etc. I'd also be able to see pictures of said car because sellers that want to sell post pictures.

On a good day I could see a clean 02 GT selling for $4000. The low mileage of your example might make $6000, and that is being very generous.
 
stealthee said:
A car is only worth what someone is willing to pay for it. You keep stating the car is rare, but it is anything but rare. There were probably 500,000 coupes made just between 97-02. Just because 02 was the last year of the coupe doesn't make it any more special. It's still a FWD W body in which MILLIONS were made. For $25,000 I can buy a new car with much better interior (the pre 04 interior is hideous), much better handling, is much faster, etc, etc, etc. I'd also be able to see pictures of said car because sellers that want to sell post pictures.

On a good day I could see a clean 02 GT selling for $4000. The low mileage of your example might make $6000, and that is being very generous.
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BRO NO WAY.

KEEP MAKING FUN.

$28,007.47 now because you're being mean.
 
sparkylectric said:
Guess you don't know much about Grand Prix history. The first Grand Prix 2 door was built in 1962. The last car , this one was built in 2002. 40 years. I like how some moron uses Kelly to determine value. And for the guy who thinks it's falling apart and everything has to be replaced , guess you don't know how or where it was stored. If you want a new one or the last one , you'll pay for it. Or not. It's the only not driven.......ever Grand Prix in existence. If it sells , fine if it doesn't , I don't care , it will just sit with all the rest of them. Not all , but most of you haters haven't got a pot to piss in anyway , but you get to cry about it anyway.
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Should be a display/museum piece really, especially since its a 40th year edition 2 door with NO miles
 
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