My 1971 521

[Stoffregen Motorsports]

I wouldn't be surprised to see bidding in the $20k range. It's a nice truck. Owner's a prick, but the truck is cool.😁

[Crashtd420]

1 minute ago, Stoffregen Motorsports said:

I wouldn't be surprised to see bidding in the $20k range. It's a nice truck. Owner's a prick, but the truck is cool.😁

Well he has a day left and is at $7000.... no idea if he has a reserve.... 

[thisismatt]

I'll be surprised if it goes over 10-11k. Just isn't the same kind of market as the 510 or Z.

[mainer311]

20k? Not a chance. Even by BAT standards, that's wildly high.

[Stoffregen Motorsports]

Guys are going nuts over classic anything right now. You couldn't build it for $20k.

[datzenmike]

I've owned both but would rather have a PL521.

[d.p]

Yeah we shall see, seems to have stalled at $7k with less than a day a left and it has a reserve. I agree with Matt the market for trucks just isn't the same as it is for 510s and Zs.  I think the most expensive 521 sold on there was $17K and it was god awful if you ask me.  https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1972-datsun-pl-521/  I have seen some 620s sell for 13/17K but none of them anywhere as close as nice as mine (in my opinion) but I am starting to think that nobody outside of this forum really has a desire for a 521.   

 

You can see what a lot of Datsun trucks went for here:  https://bringatrailer.com/datsun/pickup/

 

And fuck it if it doesn't sell then you fuckers are stuck with me for the foreseeable future.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

[mainer311]

Yeah, that rear roll pan and lights don’t do it for me. Paint is nice though. 

[Stoffregen Motorsports]

That roll pan matches nothing on the entire truck. Someone had a sheet of 18 ga steel and wanted to show off their skills. Cool, but not on a 521.

[Stoffregen Motorsports]

The bidding won't start happening until the last hour anyway. Smart bidders haven't even spoken up yet, much less bid on it yet,

[thisismatt]

Don't get me wrong, I think your truck is worth as much as any could be, short of some crazy high-powered modernized swap done very tastefully 

[thisismatt]

Here's one to watch/compare: https://www.ebay.com/itm/325852531120

[bilzbobaggins]

I smell something fishy on that other 521.  Someone got run the fuck up on that.  Im not saying its a turd but its not a 17.5k truck at all.

 

Your truck is way beyond that one.  I hope you get what you want and then some.  You deserve it.

[mainer311]

42 minutes ago, thisismatt said:

Here's one to watch/compare: https://www.ebay.com/itm/325852531120

It’s amazing how original that one is, but not worth the $15k buy it now price.

[d.p]

Thanks guys.
 

The hardest part about this is there is very little barometer for clean swapped 521s.  If it doesn’t sell then I’ll continue to fuck around with it and maybe park it.  My son will be driving soon and wants a Tacoma which could be a fun father son project.  
 

 

 

[mainer311]

Not much movement on bidding. Unless something crazy happens in 25 minutes. 

[Stoffregen Motorsports]

Before the bidding stops, get some contact info of the bidders. You can do this by urging them to hit the contact seller button, and there you can exchange personal contact info. So that after the bidding, if the truck doesn't sell, you can make some calls and get it sold. BaT won't let you exchange contact info in the comments.

[Stoffregen Motorsports]

Proxymule... Seriously?

 

That's a ghost account for sure.

[Stoffregen Motorsports]

If the reserve is met, let them know. It may help spur the bidding.

[mainer311]

The 2-minute clock resets every time someone places a bid?

[Stoffregen Motorsports]

Get in there man. Make some comments to keep it going.

[Stoffregen Motorsports]

Well, too late, but congrats on the sale.

 

[mainer311]

So what's the deal with BaT? How are people really on the hook to pay what they bid?

[Crashtd420]

Looks sold.... not a bad price if you ask me.... 

 

 

[d.p]

I am fine with $13k, I think that the price I might have just broken even.  But if I didn't so be it, I enjoyed my time with it and hopefully the new buyer will as well.   I never expected to get rich off it.   

 

In regards to BAT anytime someone bids it resets the clock 2 minutes so other cans bid.   There is nothing making the buyer pay either but I sold 2 cars on there prior with no issues.  I have heard people buying cars on there and never following through with it.