Originally posted by: Starblazer
Thanks for all the replies. I've gotten some decent offers on it already. I'm naive or a bit slow, I didn't expect offers to start pouring in. was just looking to get the ball rolling.
I've been away from the collecting community for a long time. Just poke my head in every now and then to see where price might be at with the NWC cart. I was in contact with someone from Heritage Auctions recently who sent me a link to a recently ended auction they hosted for a gray cart that sold for $26,000 with fee's. That cart wasn't in as good of shape as mine. Then i saw that one had sold here, also very recently, for $42,000. That cart was in better shape than mine. I also know thats high end for this item.
I don't think I'm out of line to shoot for somewhere between those two. Doesn't mean I'll get it, but I can try, just so you know what I'm looking for price wise. I'll be honest, anything below the Heritage auction isn't going to work. I've owned this for 17 years and it only seems to be going up in value. I'm not hard up for the money. I could use it of course. It has also struck me as sad the past years thats it's just been sitting in a vault.
The cart has been in a safety deposit box for the last 7 years. It's a credit union with those odd hours, like 10- 4 pm that aren't convenient for anyone but the retired. I'll try to run down there and take more pics of it. I have the tool to open the cart. I might even take it home to video it working if I can work out the timing. Then properly list it here in the sellers forum.
I'm going to take this slow so I make sure I do it right. Any advice is still very welcome. Of course anyone who wants to blow me away with an offer please do so.
Mike
P.S. I start work at 3pm est and get home around 1 am. today and i also work Saturday. If I don't reply quicly please know thats why, also I work in a place where I can't easily communicate.
I paid under the auction price at Heritage Auctions for my Grey NWC ,and it too looks better than that cart and mine is NOT graded ..That being said I too would not accept under $26K for my cart ,if I were ever to list it for sale ..So I think you are being reasonable for not wanting to accept less than the one that recently sold on the Heritage Auction website ..Your cart looks to be in good condition,I don’t think you will have any problems finding it a new home ..A word of advice I would send your cart for grading at Wata ,to get more money for the sale ..