Blazer at 2019 SETN show

[rsavage]

Smoky Mountain Traders is in Tennessee. If you are on the East Coast as your info indicates, it would make sense to either fly down or drive down to look at it in person and negotiate in person. Cash via wire transfer on the same day can make a big difference- you know the old bird in hand saying.
The problem, in my opinion, of being a high bidder and buying it on ebay, then going to see it and then backing out, only screws the seller. Seller fees ,having to relist it, people then thinking there might be something wrong with it even if it just wasn,t what you envisioned etc. For a high dollar car or truck, I believe a prospective buyer should look at it in person or hire a professional to look at it.

[Thealien]

Originally Posted by rsavage

Smoky Mountain Traders is in Tennessee. If you are on the East Coast as your info indicates, it would make sense to either fly down or drive down to look at it in person and negotiate in person. Cash via wire transfer on the same day can make a big difference- you know the old bird in hand saying.
The problem, in my opinion, of being a high bidder and buying it on ebay, then going to see it and then backing out, only screws the seller. Seller fees ,having to relist it, people then thinking there might be something wrong with it even if it just wasn,t what you envisioned etc. For a high dollar car or truck, I believe a prospective buyer should look at it in person or hire a professional to look at it.

@rsavage

I have been in lengthy discussions with Smokey Mountain Traders. $75,000 is not even close to his reserve!! I am not going to spend $1000 in travel expenses to go look at a vehicle that we are too far apart on! It has been relisted numerous times due to RESERVE NOT MET. I do not think your concerns have merit in this case!

I have paid appraisers to go look at vehicles and driven to Ohio to look at one (along with numerous vehicles within a couple of hours). In both cases the sellers misrepresented their vehicles and I have the pictures to prove it. What about my wasted time and expenses?

[Blazerowner]

Wow.

Originally Posted by Thealien

@rsavage

I have been in lengthy discussions with Smokey Mountain Traders. $75,000 is not even close to his reserve!! I am not going to spend $1000 in travel expenses to go look at a vehicle that we are too far apart on! It has been relisted numerous times due to RESERVE NOT MET. I do not think your concerns have merit in this case!

I have paid appraisers to go look at vehicles and driven to Ohio to look at one (along with numerous vehicles within a couple of hours). In both cases the sellers misrepresented their vehicles and I have the pictures to prove it. What about my wasted time and expenses?

[stangtjk]

Originally Posted by Thealien

@rsavage

I have been in lengthy discussions with Smokey Mountain Traders. $75,000 is not even close to his reserve!! I am not going to spend $1000 in travel expenses to go look at a vehicle that we are too far apart on! It has been relisted numerous times due to RESERVE NOT MET. I do not think your concerns have merit in this case!

I have paid appraisers to go look at vehicles and driven to Ohio to look at one (along with numerous vehicles within a couple of hours). In both cases the sellers misrepresented their vehicles and I have the pictures to prove it. What about my wasted time and expenses?

Might not be so far off now. "Buy it now" price on eBay has dropped to $84k.

[Thealien]

Originally Posted by stangtjk

Might not be so far off now. "Buy it now" price on eBay has dropped to $84k.

And at that price eBay and Smokey mountain gets a cut. He says he will accept my offer.

We are in negotiations right now. I just need a few answers but I am 90% sure I am going to buy it.

I am disabled and cant do much of any work to a vehicle anymore. I live in MA with strict vehicle inspections. The Blazer has no seat belts (he is going to check his pictures to see if the mounting points are still there under the rug). If they are not it would be difficult to install due to the torque/rocker boxes (not impossible) and finding a full set of Blazer belts nice enough for this Blazer in red or black would be very difficult. I could just get some after market belts for the inspection (probably what I would do).

The Bedsides are new aftermarket and have not been drilled for the hard top. I will most likely only have the top on during winter storage anyway but I am concerned how it would survive shipping 1000 miles only bolted at the windshield and the rear brackets. Is it going to move enough to damage the top of the bedsides? Maybe I can have him place a rubber strip on the top of the bedsides before installing top for shipping?

I was talking to him last night, I should know for sure soon! I'll post either way.