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Keepin an eye out
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: So.Cal
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Long bed conversions hurt real short bed values?
No sure this has come up but for discussion purposes ...
What are thoughts on short bed conversions vs. real short bed trucks? Does a real short bed command a premium over an equal conversion? How much? With more conversions being done, is there a potential of the short bed market being flooded thus dropping values? With the demand to create short beds is there a potential to drive up long bed values..Or all our era truck values? Is there just so many 67-72 era trucks out there it just doesnt matter? Thoughts anyone may wish to add or discuss?
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Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: SF
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Re: Long bed conversions hurt real short bed values?
It really doesn't matter. Apples to apples, a real deal factory short bed truck will always be worth more than a similar condition conversion. As far as conversions affecting values due to a flooding market, i doubt its happening. There really aren't that many people doing it.
If your basing it off the forum, the forum is really a tiny slice of whats actually out there in the real world. Truth is the amount of people that are building these trucks is tiny. I see a ton of c10 beaters used by construction/landscape etc guys everyday who dont give a second glance at a passing c10. |
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Location: South Westerlo, New York
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Re: Long bed conversions hurt real short bed values?
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Its a Truck Thing......
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Sierra Vista, Arizona
Posts: 3,159
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Re: Long bed conversions hurt real short bed values?
The problem I am seeing is the lack of dishonest sellers trying to get shortbed money for cut longbeds. It all depends on the state of issuing the title, but I come across so many "mutt" trucks that it is really getting aggrevating to me. I am seeing longbed prices starting to gow up. C-10's are very popular at the moment, I am hoping it will phase out soon so the demand goes down along with pricing.
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Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Missouri
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Re: Long bed conversions hurt real short bed values?
As a real shortbed truck owner I actually find it somewhat flattering that people are cuttin down longbeds, that being said it may make my search for a longbed k10 a bit harder and more expensive. It all comes down to the vin. The vin and or spid tag tell all. And you'll always be able to tell by the frame, whether its cut or not. Just my 2c.
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Join Date: May 2014
Location: San Diego, CA
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Re: Long bed conversions hurt real short bed values?
I will admit, I cut a LWB down to a SWB. If I sell my truck, I will advertise it as "LWB cut down to a SWB"
Here in San Diego there are so many C10's everywhere. I know of 6 of them around my house parked on the street (2 with flat tires). My wife, who can barely tell the difference between her van and my f150, said to me on Saturday "I think there is an old truck like yours down the street" Sure enough, LWB C10 kind of a school bus yellow being WORKED as a gardener's truck. He was towing a trailer and had a full load in the bed. |
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