I notice a trend here-
People on here laugh/ridicule people about asking prices (or selling prices) for items for these cars, or for cars themselves. While I admit, junk is junk, these cars are, if in decent shape, worth a lot more than what most people get for them-and I think part of the problem is people here who 'lol' at others' efforts to sell. Your negative comments could actually drive down prices.
NADA prices are not so terrible for a well-kept Mark, any year, yet the opinion of many post-whores (you know who you are) is that a Mark is worth "$xxxx, tops"-I, for one, know that I'd have a difficult time getting another car anywhere near as nice, clean, fast, or beautiful for what I have spent, and I also know that any used car is worth WHAT A BUYER IS WILLING TO SPEND-period.
Bang for the buck, these cars are bargains-but ask yourselves, are you doing yourselves (or others on here) any service by posting examples of ads on here and offering your negative opinion about the worth of what might be sitting in your (or my) driveway?
I know what these are worth-and I also know they are worth more than what some posters on here would lead you to believe. I have a set of snowflakes in my garage-they are nice, but I hated them, hard to clean, and kind of boring for this car IMO. Because of the 4 1/4 spacing, it's applications are limited. But they are nicer than just plain 'steel' wheels, are relatively decent looking, and are 16's-yet, if you go on here, you'd think I should PAY someone to take them off my hands...you guys are supposed to be FANS of these cars, can't you talk them up, instead of badmouthing sellers who are trying to sell them?
If a guy has a Mark for sale on craigslist and it is a heep, and he asks $3000, I know better and wouldn't even bother, and neither would most of you-but does that mean you have to stifle the sale of that car? The 'noob' who buys it will probably end up here, get trashed by some self-appointed search Nazi, maybe still get it together with the wealth of knowledge here-or he might have YOUR future parts car.
Try to be nice. If someone sells a piece of sh1t Mark for more than it's worth, that is on the buyer (and seller) but it does not hurt YOU-if that buyer asked your opinion, he/she'd be lucky to have the benefit of your vast knowledge-but to make blanket statements on the value of something that your are not directly involved in buying is just hurting all Mark owners IMO. If these cars are ever to become collectibles, this practice would have to stop IMO. Especially on here.
