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Novaload
06/18/09

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He was doing this in LeMons nickels, he's still twice the nicest book value.

So we have a guy who knows neither the value of anything nor the price of anything!
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Six Flags Over Tomsk
06/18/09

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Whatever the seller is on, it's really, really strong.
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dwegmull comments for the purpose of obscurity
06/18/09

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When I clicked the crack pipe button (obviously), 60 readers thought this car as having a nice price... What happened? Did they not read the article, did they think it was $500? Was their desk frozen and their mouse slipped over to the other button as they clicked? Or are they just messing with us?
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Elhigh
06/18/09

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If the headlight reflectors were solid platinum,
If the horn button was a 400 carat sapphire,
If the engine coolant was viable dinosaur semen,
Maybe then I'd go to $500,000.
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Franzouse
06/18/09

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This isn't Nice Price or Crack Pipe, it's more like, Heroin Syringe or Meth Pipe.
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Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face.
06/18/09

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Somebody might get off $20k for a nice unrestored survivor like this, if it's a desirable model. Since the seller either doesn't know or can't be bothered to share the details, he's gonna be sorely disappointed. If he bothered to dig it out of the barn, turn the engine over by hand a few times and clean it up, he might have a hope of getting a 5-figure offer (and I'd sure like to see it at the Orphan Show next year). As it is? Crack Pipe.

[Adds "unrestored" to FFs spellchecker, WTF?]
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littledeucecoupe427
06/18/09

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Its a 1928 Essex, I bought one as my first car for $500. Oh this was way back in 2001 mind you.
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mechimike
06/18/09

@littledeucecoupe427: Your first car, in 2001, was a (then) 73-year-old Essex? Wow. You, sir, are a True Jalop.
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dwegmull comments for the purpose of obscurity
06/18/09

@littledeucecoupe427: Be careful, you know what happens to $500 cars around these parts...
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Pixel
06/18/09

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I just sent this to the seller, I'll let you know if he replies.

Where did you get an asking price of a half million dollars?

According to [www.manheimgold.com] a 1927-29 Essex 2-dr Sedan is worth the following:

Fair $4,500

Good $7,000

Exc $9,500

Show $14,000

Given that it has been in storage for a while and needs serious cleaning & reconditioning, at its most generous this car could be considered fair to good condition. So your price is between Seventy times and One Hundred and Eleven times the market value for this car.

Is it a rare model? Does it have a famous owner? Do you have any documentation or other proof that it is worth such a high price?

I am very curious to hear back.
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mechimike
06/18/09

@Pixel: Please keep us appraised of this situation as it develops, right here on Jalopnik NPOCP Live! (tm)
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sos10
06/18/09

@Pixel: If his dad drove the car on his wedding 26 years ago, we can assume he's around 24 y.o. and probably hasn't got the faintest idea... and he's from Oakdale, not sure if that helps.
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something_unique_and_descriptive
06/18/09

@sos10: Just because he's young doesn't give him an excuse to be stupid. I'm 23 and there is no doubt in my mind that this is a giant rock.
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sos10
06/19/09

@something_unique_and_descripti...: Who says he's stupid? Maybe he is nuclear scientist who has no clue (or interest) about cars?
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tonyola
06/18/09

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This is an example of an old car that will never become a true classic. The Essex was the junior car for Hudson, and a plain-jane sedan like this one was the most boring of the line. Also, a car this old isn't really suited for any serious driving in modern conditions - no performance and woefully inadequate brakes are simply the beginning of the issues. The seller is obviously delusional. And I wonder about the handful of people that voted Nice Price.
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citroën67
06/18/09

@tonyola: I thought the same thing after I had checked booth number two, and I saw that 29 people voted nice price.
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Novaload
06/18/09

@citroën67: They thought it was Project Car Hell.
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Jagvar
06/18/09

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Surely there's supposed to be a decimal point before those last two zeroes.
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P161911 probably shoudn't have
06/18/09

@Jagvar: You would hope he misplaced a decimal point, but the price is listed THREE seperate times, once as "added information" to confirm. This guy's one remaining brain cell is starting to get lonely.
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JDisnidiet
06/18/09

@P161911 now with M POWER!: You can't use the word "seperate" and denigrate someone else's intelligence. Now, let me check this flame for typos... checking... checking - yep, there are plenty.

Have at it boys!
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P161911 probably shoudn't have
06/18/09

@JDisnidiet: OK, so I really need to start using Firefox with the sepell check.

Since when did Jalopnik get the Spelling Police?
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Pixel
06/18/09

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1927 ESSEX Super Six SEDAN 2D 1927-29

Dsp/HP Eng 153/50 6C

Fair $4,500

Good $7,000

Exc $9,500

Show $14,000

according to [www.manheimgold.com]
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imag
06/18/09

@Pixel: Wow - I'd actually be interested in a show condition Essex for $14K. That would be pretty sweet...

Thanks for actually, you know, looking up the book price. I wonder why they don't do that on "Nice Price or", just to give a frame of reference...
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Novaload
06/18/09

@imag: Because it's not just about price. It's about VALUE.
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cgarison
06/18/09

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I learned to drive the way the shiners drove in the mountains of West Virginia. (I have the repair bills to prove I drove my old car like I stole it.)

Half Million for this car is a joke.
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scroggzilla raids again
06/18/09

@cgarison: Yes, dodging pot holes and over-loaded coal trucks on twisty two lane roads WILL teach you car control...or kill you.

/Grafton native
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Novaload
06/18/09

@SCROGGS!!: My flatlander (Cleveland) relatives came to visit us as young 'uns. Yes, there were roads that went right along the mountain spine. And at every curve, the flatlanders would come to a full stop, blow the horn, and then cautiously accelerate. They were certain they were going to get knocked off the mountain.
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X3SoB
06/18/09

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Really, nobody gives a shit about an obscure brand like Essex. The owner is smoking something, that's for sure.
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Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face.
06/18/09

@X5SoB, Obsesse...: Lots of people enjoy Essexes. Not to the tune of half a mil, though.
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Megan Squier
06/18/09

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Is he out of his bleeping mind?? Has he ever even watched the Barrett Jackson auctions on TV? I don't think I've ever seen a car go for that much!

Or is this some dumb kid who's doing this for his grandpa with grandpa's info because grandpa is totally computer illiterate?

Grandpa to 10 year old kid: "You know so much about this internet stuff, how about you sell that car in the barn for your grandpa? I'll give ya my credit card info and you can put it on Ebay or whatever that is."

Kid: "Okay, how much do you want me to sell it for?"

Grandpa (thinking very wishfully): "Well, how's a half a million dollars sound?"

Kid: (Goes to Ebay and immediately describes car like he thinks it is and lists it for grandpa's wishy washy price)

I'm only saying that because I can't believe an adult with half a brain, capable of using ebay would try to sell a car at that price. If this was Craigslist I might believe it. Some Craigslist users have serious problems.
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mytdawg
06/18/09

@Megan Squier: This one went for 3.2 Million at B-J but it's a one-off factory concept.

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Megan Squier
06/18/09

@mytdawg: Aside from your special one of a kind concept car, I meant. Its early and I haven't got my coffee yet.
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mytdawg
06/18/09

@Megan Squier: It's the only one I can ever remember...
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acarr260
06/18/09

@Megan Squier: I don't know about B-J (though I do have a lot of contempt for them), but I do know that cars regularly go for over a million USD at the Kruse auction, especially on the day of the classics (Auburns, Cords, and Deusenbergs). I was there a few years ago and no less than 6 people raised their cards for a starting bid of over a million. The serious bidders didn't get involved until $1.5m.
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Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face.
06/18/09

@Megan Squier: Lots of cars go for $0.5 mil or better at B-J. Not as-found 1920's Essexes, though.
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Novaload
06/18/09

@acarr260: Well, yeah, but those are Duesies and Cords and such. Not the humble Essex!
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mechimike
06/18/09

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Methinks the seller added an extra zero...or two.

Besides, I'd rather run hooch in something with a bit more guts under the hood. Something like, oh, perhaps a '69 Dodge, painted Hemi Orange, with a *ehem* distinctive-sounding horn.
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