Not! --- STAN SIMM <SSIMM (AT) triad (DOT) rr.com> wrote: > "I am not a dealer"...but..."I am getting out of the > business"....What > business? I thought that SGB was just an enthusiast > like us. What a > let-down! > Regards, Stan > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <jonlee (AT) wt (DOT) net> > To: "Shelby List" <shelbymustang (AT) carmemories (DOT) com> > Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2006 3:17 PM > Subject: Re: Stephen responds > > > > This is from the e-mail reponses on his last > auction # 4600072984 . Sounds > like retribution to me. > > > > "Q: Dear Mr. Becker, I noted this car has been on > Ebay 3 times now wanted > to know if there is a problem with the car. Also, I > noted that you were > having a liquidation sale. Does this mean you are > > getting out of the business after all this time? > If that's the case, do > you think Shelbys will continue to appreciate or are > they in for a fall. > These reason I ask is because I intend to own one. > > Thanks, Shawn > > Dec-28-05 > > > > A: When the car was on e bay the first time a > fraudulent bidder placed a > bid and I had to get it removed but not before the > bidder hit (and exposed) > the reserve for a long period of time. It > > compromised the auction. The second time the > auction ran the high bidder > did not understand that I am NOT a dealer and, as > such, could not offer him > financing. It is now running for the third and, > > what I hope to be, final time. The car is a super > car & is as represented > and the past auctions failures have nothing to do > with the car. As far as my > personal situation goes I am getting out of the > > business for at least a year. I have many other > (outside of Shelby cars) > successful business interests and, as such, am > focusing on those companies. > Additionally, my wife and I are having a baby in > > March and I want to be able to focus on that > blessed event for at least > the first twelve to eighteen months. I (personally) > see the market in a > beginning-stage free fall right now. I think that > the > > auction companies will try to carry and support > the market place for > awhile but I think that with the war, higher > interest rates, home-building > going down and more consumer debt then ever, that > these > > cars are beginning to adjust to realistic levels. > I maybe wrong (wouldn't > be the first time) and mine is truly an opinion from > the inside looking out. > I will still do some private, paid consultations > > and higher end dollar deals I just won't be > available to take every phone > call or reply to every e mail. It has been a fun 25 > (+) years in the Shelby > marketplace. Stephen > > > > jon > > > > > > > > Quoting DLen1261 (AT) aol (DOT) com: > > > > - In a message dated 1/3/2006 7:40:47 PM Pacific > Standard Time, > info (AT) nvsaac (DOT) com > > - writes: > > - > > - > On 12/26/2005 10:51:13 AM, Stephen G. Becker > (sbeckerone (AT) charter (DOT) net) > > - > wrote: > > - > >Hello Jim and Merry Christmas to you and your > family!.... > > - > > > > - > >I am taking 2006 off from the Shelby cars as > I have several things > going > > - > on, > > - > > > - > > - Does this indicate that Stephen's sensing a > (near-term) "top" in the > market? > > - > > > > > > __________________________________________ Yahoo! DSL – Something to write home about. Just $16.99/mo. or less. dsl.yahoo.com
