up here we can sell 6 cars within a certain amount of time then you are a DEALER Dan James G Cowles <shelbyparts (AT) msn (DOT) com> wrote: In the State of Georgia they have a very weird law that states you dont have to be a dealer to trade cars that are a certain age or low production thus Stephen doesnt need a dealers license. In the state of Wisconsin I cant post a car without them calling me. I had a bunch of cars listed for customers on my website with their phone numbers ( they werent even here and I wasnt the seller!) and they made me pull it down, I dont want all the paperwork involved with being a dealer (RIGHT COLIN!) >From: g adams >To: STAN SIMM , jonlee (AT) wt (DOT) net, Shelby List > >Subject: Re: Stephen responds >Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2006 08:54:12 -0800 (PST) > >Not! > >--- STAN SIMM 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: > > To: "Shelby List" > > 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 > _________________________________________________________________ Don’t just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/ --------------------------------- Yahoo! DSL Something to write home about. Just $16.99/mo. or less
