I saw a funny thing ..
Nevada registration for a 1985 vanagon ..
had the MSRP on it ..some 12,600 dollars or so.
thought that was pretty strange..
for bragging rights I suppose ..
hey look ..my XYZ cost blah blah blah 'back then.'

it has to do with value of the vehicle for registration cost calculations I
believe.

and ....just imagine how much California could save in admin costs by
registering cars for two years at a time like they do in Oregon.   Somebody
oughta wake up to that. Or wake them up.

and of course people sell the car for $ 10K and write the bill of sale for
5,000 ...that's how it's played in Ca since they chrage a flat ...what is it
now ? ...8 % tax or so on the purchase price.

----- Original Message -----
From: "BenT Syncro" <syncro@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2010 1:19 PM
Subject: Re: sales values

That's because they take into account ALL sales and not just the high ones.
If I told you how many VW campers I've gotten for less than $500, you might
cry. Companies like KBB also look at DMV sales price reports where prices
are often (illegally) deflated by sellers and buyers to avoid sales/use
taxes.

;-)

BenT

Sent from my *%&#$@&! Device

On Dec 1, 2010, at 12:08 PM, Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@COX.NET> wrote:

> Why do resale value reporters like Kelly Blue Book give such *%&#$@&!
> values for our campers?  Certainly, the values reported there are way out
> of line with the prices that folks claim to get or pay for campers.
> thoughts?
> --
> David McNeely