Very nice..
https://www.barrett-jackson.com/Even...42-W-30-271623

 

Same car? https://bringatrailer.com/listing/19...e-442-w-30-19/

 

Yes, flipper did well.

 

That green w30 was a drop dead beautiful, nos parts resto. I was blown away when the seller let it go for 83k on BAT..BAT can be very fickle, never know how it’s going to go.

 

Well on BAT you can bid from home while sober and not have a hottie pumping you up.

 

That's how most of these higher end cars go. It's just flippers trying to play the market and make some money. They sit in a garage until the next sale.

Sold for $83k in May 2023 on BaT and then flipped at BJ January 2024 for $127k. $44k profit minus fees so maybe a profit of $35k

I watched it do a rolling downshift pull on a BaT video. Not impressive. Most modern sedans will accelerate quicker. It's a nice car (personally not a fan of the green interior), no doubt, but fast it is not. Not to mention, in the BaT video, tons of creaking and popping coming from the interior while driving.

 

I absolutely hate how it is all about money. The people here that support that. No thank you

 

Not quite. 5% buyer’s fee on BaT puts the sale price just over $87K. The $127K B-J sale price includes the 10% buyer’s premium. The car crossed the block at $115K. Minus the 8% seller’s fee = $106K. So, less than $20K profit before the auction insertion fee (starts at $1500 and goes up based on day and time), shipping (probably at least $2000 between getting the car from BaT seller and then sending it to B-J), insurance (times 7 months), income tax, etc. While the seller certainly made a profit, it was probably less than $15K all in. And don't forget Scottdale is a full no reserve auction so if the car had stopped at $100K, it would have been a loss or a push. My point is that there is a lot more to it than looking at the final sale price of the two sites (BaT and B-J). Personally, I would not be willing (or able) to lay out close to $90K in order to gamble making $15K.

 

Excellent point..lol.

 

Well said and 100% spot on.. Sometimes people make money, often times they lose or break even with all the costs, which doesn’t include hotels, food and ancillaries while you’re at a large auction house for days on end..its not as easy as many think. Interesting, some of these folks would love to buy a stock low and cash out when it hit the high mark, but if its a car..it’s sacrilegious..

 

I hate flippers. It takes the soul away.

 

..and I’m pretty sure we all know you hate flippers..everyone should spend their time to find cars and just pass them onto others who don’t have one.. then the world would be just..

 

That car needs a spoiler.

Don W

 

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
hehe

 

Well done Sirs

 

Not to be picky here, but given that the restorer paid extra attention to the details, shouldn't that car have an external voltage regulator?

 

Starting in 69, 442's (yes, just 442's not cutlass or other Olds A-bodies) got open face internally regulated alternators. That is why they sell for crazy money, particularly if you need a date correct one for a certain car.
See the add below for a 69 unit that needs a full restoration for $1000. Restored ones can bring $1500 or more depending on the date. The alternator on the BJ car is a correct open face unit for the car (assuming the date and rear cover are also correct).
https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums...rnator-172214/

 

The 69-71 442's had an internal regulated alternator.