mini mover.. SALE PENDING on the brg moke at $29.999 USD. tonight... I need another nice one for the other bidder on BaT.. later bc

dido aaron. thanks for the video..yes. mini mover it was ROUGH..   btw.  both the other bidders that lost . have contacted me..  they both want  factory LHD moke.  weird.??  really cuts the search down for factory LHD moke..  you think 10% or less?? later bc

Thanks Aaron for the video

i must be missing something here, that moke is rougher than l thought

why would anyone have a shop full of cars in that condition ?

Big AL

I had a chance meeting with a really cool dude here in my town, when my Moke was overheating, and I was letting it cool right at the end of his driveway.  Turns out he loves Mokes, and is restoring a '68 Sunbeam Tiger. 

He saw this Moke on BaT also, so it seems that a LOT of people are browsing these sites, not just specific enthusiasts.  Also, I think there is video on Youtube of the sellers loading this Moke onto a transport in Chicago..

Yeah, here we go:  https://youtu.be/J1P4ua0FIVc

That was interesting.

Still stupid money though (I can use the word stupid because I was previously here before the word 'stupic' was first used).

Market shmarket, some people pay a lot for some things, because of the intrinsic value, the added value of the (relative) uniqueness of the car etc etc and some pay a lot regardless of these factors.

I would pay more for an Innocenti 1300 Export than I would for a Cooper S, for others the opposite would be true and on and on...

However, this Moke? - stupid money.

Why do we call it "Stupic / Stupid money / Crazy money?"   Not just speaking to the reference here on Mini Mania Linguo here...

Lets realize the days of 500$ mini's and finding Mokes in fields are pretty far GONE, or you're going to have to be REALLY LUCKY.  Anyone now with a Moke sees more $$$ VALUE by having one now with reference to this Auction.  I sure do, even if its not original or restored.
   Lets also realize un restored is also a thing.

     A Public auction like BAT brings together wallets and people that have money to put places and buy that silly little car they've never seen before.   Why go to Barret or Mecums and see 200 cars you don't want when its right there to click and buy? Auctions work = Sellers win isn't that the point?
    Richy riches DO invest with cars.. Buy one , take back to auction a few years later.. get your cash back plus a profit put it back in another one. Sounds more stable than the stock market or a savings account....   Not the game for 'cheap' mini owners....

Its been a Dry time of Moke's on BAT so I'm sure that helped the auction too . 
   If you want to profit and sell something you sure have to play the game in this world these days... Game meet Game.    The internet has brought and changed all markets in the Same way = MORE Buyers potentially to any sale thats what BRINGS THE PAYDAY... what we all want at the end of the day ..

Sorry the market isnt cheap.

It all started, way back, with Bills’ iconic statement

”ARE YOU STONED OR JUST PLAIN STUPIC”

There were even T shirts with phrase emblazoned on them

Big AL

He's allowed - after all, Bill is the originator of stupicity and is publically stupic on a regular basis

Right you are Bill.

April Fools bonus: Bill joining the ranks of the spelling and grammar 'police'!

spitz..  stupid is SPELLED STUPIC here on MM.. happy easter. bc

I watched that MOKE sale
i agree.  Stupid money..... 

dr mini.. I have talked to two of the bidders..  both had to have LHD moke..  neither had ANY idea is so easy to convert from RHD to LHD..  just shows you who was bidding on that rusty UK moke on BaT.. happy easter everyone..  bc

Love the dented pontoon and the bent bumper!

3 bidders and ego's equals higher prices just like Barrett Jackson auctions.
Also the main thing that helped the sale imo of this particular Moke was the (apart from a respray) originality of it nothing was covered up with newly applied under coating etc.
A lot of collector cars in general that are original and still dusty from storage are bringing silly money lately.

maj4479  my guess in money laundering  ..aka    drug money . here in the USA . buying cars for EXPORT. you have to be STONED or just  STUPIC to pay  THREE times market money for used mini moke..  later bc

I take it Al, since you were the first to post it you didn't have a heart attack.  Holy moly.  And a 2000 Honda Civic SI sold for $22,750.  What is going on.  I bet if you were the seller you might have.  Please don't though, we appreciate you for the most part.

mongrel..   I do NOT like BaT.   too many arm chair experts..  .. be prepared. for BS. later bc

I'm going to put my Vtec up on BaT - just to annoy myself!

That was indeed crazy money but hey...?

mini mover.. STUPIC money..  lots and lots of PATINA.. aka rust.  will need subframe off resto.. which will be at least  another $30k...  makes that PERFECT moke I have for sale for $29.999.. USD.  look like it should be worth $50k plus.   got to wonder who bought it.. barkingdog?/ later bc

$29.500.00 sold on. B A T

Big AL