FOR SALE Mack B61 single axle

[Job41]

Nice restorable B61 for auction on the 13th. No connection. She has been repowered with a 237. However, I think a BMT member should own this. A little on the high side in terms of price.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1962-MACK-B61-/181983571300?forcerrptr=true&hash=item2a5f10ed64:g:oywAAOSwFqJWjXKj&item=181983571300

[jasperdog]

Thinking about making an offer on this one. Been looking for a single axle truck for a flatbed project. Any advice on where to start? Looks fairly solid, but frame rust and body work....

[Job41]

Are you referring to the bid amount when you ask where to start? Ebay is not face to face nor personal, so I would start very low. Open with $1500.00 and don't worry about insulting the seller. Years ago you could have bought the old girl for $500.00. Like many other collectibles the prices have only gone up, especially old Mack trucks!

[Bigdogtrucker]

Looks to have potential, 1500- offer would be insulting IMO.

[Job41]

With an auction, you can always bid higher. But you can't go the other way and offer less once your bid is out there. Secondly. 1500 is what I would start with the hope that I end at my target. I would hope to end up somewhere around the 5500 to 7000 mark, if I were in a position to purchase it.

[Maddog13407]

frame looks pretty rough otherwise a nice truck, its all there, runnin and driving, with a 237 already so its probably a 3500-5500 truck. motor alone is probably worth 3 k

[Joe Ditchkus]

Good thing about the frame on that truck it is a single frame. Not hard or terribly expensive to fix it correctly.I think the day of the $1500.00 running B-Model Mack days are over. If tin is decent and it runs ok. Joe D.

[Job41]

Joe D.

OK, I'll agree the 1500 dollar B model is probably over, especially when it is on an auction site like ee-Bay. So how would you answer jasperdog's question? Where would you start?

[Joe Ditchkus]

I think if they are asking $8500.00 or best offer which seems high for truck pictured. $3,000.00 in my opinion would be a good starting point and my ending point would not be much higher. I know when I try to sell something I priced at say $1500.00 and someone offers me $500.00 I personally do not care to do business with them. I would rather let it sit than sell for less than I paid for it. I do not want to make a lot of money off something but at least break even.That being said if I am buried in a truck or parts it is my problem not anyone elses.

[HarryS]

It looks like the truck is being offered as a "Buy It Now" or "Best Offer" and not as a typical auction. I would do the best offer at somewhere in the mid range of what I would pay (I'm just say'n, not trying to buy myself) and hope that was good enough to get it or at least get a response from the seller. Or if you really want it step up to the top dollar you would pay. There is one offer already listed. Good Luck.

[seyser]

First thing I would do is email the seller and get his number so you can speak with him and find out more about the truck. Alot easier to gets details via phone vs emailing back and forth. Explain to him that you have interst in the truck so he knows your not just another tire kicker but dont come off as overly intersted. Ask his bottom dollar and then make an offer after that.

You would be surprised Iv have times were something was listed for say $4000 and I was all set on offering $3250 but when I asked bottom dollar the seller would mention he just wants it gone and comes back at $3000. Id then offer $2800. You have to feel out the seller and see how bad he wants it gone.

-Jeremy

[jasperdog]

Thanks guys, this is all helpful. I've been watching on auctiontime, and seen what they're going for there. This truck could be in better shape than some of those, but hard to know. I have been emailing with the owner, but will try to get phone.

[Job41]

I was in error, I was thinking that it was a one day auction. But I did learn a few things in this thread.

[thomastractorsvc]

with everything I see my top dollar would be $4000 with all the spare parts and me looking it over good for rust. Looks like it needs tires they are dry rotted but it does have a headliner so that is a bonus and spring brakes