$300.00 Hardtop - Missed out

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pws - 04 Mar 2006 05:16 GMT

This is an ad that I missed by one day on my local Craigslist.

"Item is pending sale. Several offers have been received. Thanks.

Early body style hard top (Red) that has been garage kept and is in
great shape. Was previously used on our 1996 Miata MX-5. The paint is
not cracked or faded. Feel free to call me at ***-****. ask for Joe"

I'll bet he has received some offers at $300.00 with no fading or
damage. I wonder if he'll stick with his original price.
My only consolation is that it won't fit on my miata because of the
rollbar.

Pat

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nobody@home.com - 05 Mar 2006 03:03 GMT

> This is an ad that I missed by one day on my local Craigslist.
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> Pat

Reminds me of a deal I came across in our local classifieds in MN. It
advertised an early body-style red hardtop for only $250. Needless to say, I
drove down immediately to pick it up. It looked like it had been sitting in
that garage for years, and was badly oxidised due to neglect.

I bought it anyway, and had plans to give it a nice new coat of paint.
Turned out I didn't have to. A simple polish-and wax job restored it to a
brilliant red!

A year later, when I traded my red '93 for a nice black-on-black '95, I
bought a black hardtop with defroster locally for $700, and sold the red
hardtop on eBay for $1000!=)

Patrick
'95 Triple Black

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pws - 05 Mar 2006 05:35 GMT

> Reminds me of a deal I came across in our local classifieds in MN. It
> advertised an early body-style red hardtop for only $250. Needless to say, I
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> Patrick
> '95 Triple Black

Excellent! I bought those JR sway bars for $100.00 about 6 years ago,
used them for 5 years and then auctioned them on the 'Bay for over $140.00.

$250.00 for a good Mazda hardtop is the best deal I have heard of so far.

Pat

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