Andy B Posted September 23, 2016 Report Share Posted September 23, 2016 Thanks to the vagaries of the employment market it looks as though I will probably have to sell my 1955 TR2. I've been looking at what is on car and classic / ebay etc and the prices being asked are extremely high and I can't believe are realistic. Mine is a 1955 short door and is an older restoration, so is certainly not in concourse condition, it is however very good mechanically with O/D and took me down to Barcelona for the GP earlier this year without missing a beat. It also has a recently restored hard top (and fitting kit on the chassis). I will add some pictures to the post tomorrow but I was wondering what the collective view of a reasonable value was ? As a starting point I paid £18k for her 6 years ago without the hardtop so was thinking in the region of £25k, would that be too high ?. Also any recommendations for the best way to sell her, physical auction, ebay, private add etc Sadly Andy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hamish Posted September 24, 2016 Report Share Posted September 24, 2016 Hi Andy Sorry to hear you need to consider selling. I can't help with values. But h did sell my Daimler SP250 this summer on the car and classics web site. Very successful and free. http://m.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C765026 As you can see I went overboard on the description. But the feed back I got from the buyer and other interested parties I had to turn away was that the info was refreshingly open, honest and useful Best of luck and I hope circumstances change so you can keep the TR H Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Red 6 Posted September 24, 2016 Report Share Posted September 24, 2016 The rusty floor picture will not help. If you look at the cars for sale on various website you will see that they have been for sale for a very long time so either the price is too high, the cars do not justify the sticker price or there are no buyers for that type of car or worse still the buyers do not value an early TR preferring to look at other marques which offer better value/investment (ha ha ha ha ) potential/practicality. I have been watching prices for about a year and the same cars are still for sale thus it is not the advertised price that is important but what those cars which sold have actually made. Look at the physical auction sites for real world values. The hard top looks nice, I will be painting mine next week, same colour. You could enter it in the Anglia Classic car auction they manage to achieve extraordinary prices for everything Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TR5tar Posted September 24, 2016 Report Share Posted September 24, 2016 Sad to hear that you have to sell Andy. If you haven't done so already, you could start by advertising it on the Register's Buy/Sell section . . . http://www.tr-register.co.uk/classifieds/category/cars If you do this, I would advise that you make sure that you can only be contacted via the site (rather than giving your direct phone number or email address), so as to avoid scam merchants getting hold of your personal contact details. Another option might be for you to place the car with one of the reputable TR specialists and ask them to sell it on commission. Whatever you do, good luck with the sale. Cheers, Darren Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rhino_mac Posted September 24, 2016 Report Share Posted September 24, 2016 If it's as nice in real life as it looks in the pictures and there are no skeletons in the closet it looks to be worth £25k all day long. £25k for any decent TR2 sounds a good buy for someone. Good luck with the sale Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BrianC Posted September 25, 2016 Report Share Posted September 25, 2016 Another option might be for you to place the car with one of the reputable TR specialists and ask them to sell it on commission. I can recommend TRGB if you decide to go for a commission sale. Saves an awful lot of hassle and can actually get a better price than selling privately. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andy B Posted September 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2016 Thanks for the advice. I hadn't considered a commission sale so I will look into that with TRGB (it was they who restored the hardtop for me) and also Anglia for the auction side of things. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TR5tar Posted September 25, 2016 Report Share Posted September 25, 2016 (edited) Thanks for the advice. I hadn't considered a commission sale so I will look into that with TRGB (it was they who restored the hardtop for me) and also Anglia for the auction side of things. I purchased my car via TRGB and had a very good experience of them Andy, which is why I suggested selling via a TR specialist. I was prepared to pay a bit more for the reassurance of dealing with a reputable and specialist firm. Cheers, Darren Edited September 25, 2016 by TR5tar Quote Link to post Share on other sites
monty Posted September 25, 2016 Report Share Posted September 25, 2016 I purchased my car via TRGB and had a very good experience of them Andy, which is why I suggested selling via a TR specialist. I was prepared to pay a bit more for the reassurance of dealing with a reputable and specialist firm.Cheers, Darren Yes, Gary is always a very helpful & genuine honest guy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted September 27, 2016 Report Share Posted September 27, 2016 Sorry to hear about your job issues. But I really like the car. About the rust spots on the floor: make sure that these are the only rust spots and that a potential buyer isn't scared off asking himself "is there more rust to be found?" I think that selling a car like with the aid of a company like TRGB has advantages. Well respected companies like TRGB attract more people than a single car being for sale somewhere on Pistonheads or similar. Menno Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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