TJim

Thanks, Roy. Good point about the season. I drove it all year round, so I
didn't give that much thought. I think I'll wait until April to advertise
it.

--
Jim
--
98 TJ SE
90 SJ GW
http://www.delawareja.com/gallery/JDJeep98
"You can do any job in the world with the wrong tool if you try hard
enough..."
"4x4" in caps is "$X$"


"Roy" <spamless@microsoft.net> wrote in message
news:dfAmb.23$uR5.24822@news.uswest.net...
> The various books tend to vary quite a bit in accuracy depending
> on which area of the country your are in. I tend to like NADA in
> the midwest. KBB seems to show quite a bit of variation from what
> I would consider a 'reasonable' number.
>
> Of greater concern is that soft top Jeeps tend to have a really
> wild fluctuation depending on the season. In the north, you can't
> give away a soft top TJ from November to March, so NO book is
> reasonable. Then the price spikes by a couple thousand going into
> May.
>
> I would have a look at the various on line listings of autos
> www.cars.com
> www.carsoup.com
> autotrader if you have one
>
> You need to advertise yours in the same range as what else is out
> there reguardless of what you think it is worth.
>
> Cheers.
>
> TJim wrote:
>
> > Who's "blue book" valuation is the most realistic? I checked my TJ
using
> > Edmonds, Kelly, and NADA and got considerably different numbers by about
> > $1100. I know I've heard people say that some of the blue book values
are
> > off, but I need to know where I should be.
> > TIA
> >
>

TJim

Thanks, Roy. Good point about the season. I drove it all year round, so I
didn't give that much thought. I think I'll wait until April to advertise
it.

--
Jim
--
98 TJ SE
90 SJ GW
http://www.delawareja.com/gallery/JDJeep98
"You can do any job in the world with the wrong tool if you try hard
enough..."
"4x4" in caps is "$X$"


"Roy" <spamless@microsoft.net> wrote in message
news:dfAmb.23$uR5.24822@news.uswest.net...
> The various books tend to vary quite a bit in accuracy depending
> on which area of the country your are in. I tend to like NADA in
> the midwest. KBB seems to show quite a bit of variation from what
> I would consider a 'reasonable' number.
>
> Of greater concern is that soft top Jeeps tend to have a really
> wild fluctuation depending on the season. In the north, you can't
> give away a soft top TJ from November to March, so NO book is
> reasonable. Then the price spikes by a couple thousand going into
> May.
>
> I would have a look at the various on line listings of autos
> www.cars.com
> www.carsoup.com
> autotrader if you have one
>
> You need to advertise yours in the same range as what else is out
> there reguardless of what you think it is worth.
>
> Cheers.
>
> TJim wrote:
>
> > Who's "blue book" valuation is the most realistic? I checked my TJ
using
> > Edmonds, Kelly, and NADA and got considerably different numbers by about
> > $1100. I know I've heard people say that some of the blue book values
are
> > off, but I need to know where I should be.
> > TIA
> >
>

TJim

Thanks, Roy. Good point about the season. I drove it all year round, so I
didn't give that much thought. I think I'll wait until April to advertise
it.

--
Jim
--
98 TJ SE
90 SJ GW
http://www.delawareja.com/gallery/JDJeep98
"You can do any job in the world with the wrong tool if you try hard
enough..."
"4x4" in caps is "$X$"


"Roy" <spamless@microsoft.net> wrote in message
news:dfAmb.23$uR5.24822@news.uswest.net...
> The various books tend to vary quite a bit in accuracy depending
> on which area of the country your are in. I tend to like NADA in
> the midwest. KBB seems to show quite a bit of variation from what
> I would consider a 'reasonable' number.
>
> Of greater concern is that soft top Jeeps tend to have a really
> wild fluctuation depending on the season. In the north, you can't
> give away a soft top TJ from November to March, so NO book is
> reasonable. Then the price spikes by a couple thousand going into
> May.
>
> I would have a look at the various on line listings of autos
> www.cars.com
> www.carsoup.com
> autotrader if you have one
>
> You need to advertise yours in the same range as what else is out
> there reguardless of what you think it is worth.
>
> Cheers.
>
> TJim wrote:
>
> > Who's "blue book" valuation is the most realistic? I checked my TJ
using
> > Edmonds, Kelly, and NADA and got considerably different numbers by about
> > $1100. I know I've heard people say that some of the blue book values
are
> > off, but I need to know where I should be.
> > TIA
> >
>

twaldron

Region does make a difference. I have the advantage of living in Texas
and people come from all over the country to buy in CA and in TX. The
internet also opens up your market base. I sold my 4Runner to a gal in
IL and my Tahoe to a chap in AL. Definitely, put in on TraderOnline or
Ebay Motors.

Roy wrote:

> The various books tend to vary quite a bit in accuracy depending on
> which area of the country your are in. I tend to like NADA in the
> midwest. KBB seems to show quite a bit of variation from what I would
> consider a 'reasonable' number.
>
> Of greater concern is that soft top Jeeps tend to have a really wild
> fluctuation depending on the season. In the north, you can't give away a
> soft top TJ from November to March, so NO book is reasonable. Then the
> price spikes by a couple thousand going into May.
>
> I would have a look at the various on line listings of autos
> www.cars.com
> www.carsoup.com
> autotrader if you have one
>
> You need to advertise yours in the same range as what else is out there
> reguardless of what you think it is worth.
>
> Cheers.
>
> TJim wrote:
>
>> Who's "blue book" valuation is the most realistic? I checked my TJ using
>> Edmonds, Kelly, and NADA and got considerably different numbers by about
>> $1100. I know I've heard people say that some of the blue book values
>> are
>> off, but I need to know where I should be.
>> TIA
>>
>

--
__________________________________________________ _________
tw
03 TJ Rubicon
01 XJ Sport

There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
-- Dave Barry

Pronunciation: 'jEp
Function: noun
Date: 1940

Etymology: probably from g. p. (abbreviation of general purpose)
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
World War II.

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twaldron

Region does make a difference. I have the advantage of living in Texas
and people come from all over the country to buy in CA and in TX. The
internet also opens up your market base. I sold my 4Runner to a gal in
IL and my Tahoe to a chap in AL. Definitely, put in on TraderOnline or
Ebay Motors.

Roy wrote:

> The various books tend to vary quite a bit in accuracy depending on
> which area of the country your are in. I tend to like NADA in the
> midwest. KBB seems to show quite a bit of variation from what I would
> consider a 'reasonable' number.
>
> Of greater concern is that soft top Jeeps tend to have a really wild
> fluctuation depending on the season. In the north, you can't give away a
> soft top TJ from November to March, so NO book is reasonable. Then the
> price spikes by a couple thousand going into May.
>
> I would have a look at the various on line listings of autos
> www.cars.com
> www.carsoup.com
> autotrader if you have one
>
> You need to advertise yours in the same range as what else is out there
> reguardless of what you think it is worth.
>
> Cheers.
>
> TJim wrote:
>
>> Who's "blue book" valuation is the most realistic? I checked my TJ using
>> Edmonds, Kelly, and NADA and got considerably different numbers by about
>> $1100. I know I've heard people say that some of the blue book values
>> are
>> off, but I need to know where I should be.
>> TIA
>>
>

--
__________________________________________________ _________
tw
03 TJ Rubicon
01 XJ Sport

There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
-- Dave Barry

Pronunciation: 'jEp
Function: noun
Date: 1940

Etymology: probably from g. p. (abbreviation of general purpose)
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
World War II.

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twaldron

Region does make a difference. I have the advantage of living in Texas
and people come from all over the country to buy in CA and in TX. The
internet also opens up your market base. I sold my 4Runner to a gal in
IL and my Tahoe to a chap in AL. Definitely, put in on TraderOnline or
Ebay Motors.

Roy wrote:

> The various books tend to vary quite a bit in accuracy depending on
> which area of the country your are in. I tend to like NADA in the
> midwest. KBB seems to show quite a bit of variation from what I would
> consider a 'reasonable' number.
>
> Of greater concern is that soft top Jeeps tend to have a really wild
> fluctuation depending on the season. In the north, you can't give away a
> soft top TJ from November to March, so NO book is reasonable. Then the
> price spikes by a couple thousand going into May.
>
> I would have a look at the various on line listings of autos
> www.cars.com
> www.carsoup.com
> autotrader if you have one
>
> You need to advertise yours in the same range as what else is out there
> reguardless of what you think it is worth.
>
> Cheers.
>
> TJim wrote:
>
>> Who's "blue book" valuation is the most realistic? I checked my TJ using
>> Edmonds, Kelly, and NADA and got considerably different numbers by about
>> $1100. I know I've heard people say that some of the blue book values
>> are
>> off, but I need to know where I should be.
>> TIA
>>
>

--
__________________________________________________ _________
tw
03 TJ Rubicon
01 XJ Sport

There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
-- Dave Barry

Pronunciation: 'jEp
Function: noun
Date: 1940

Etymology: probably from g. p. (abbreviation of general purpose)
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
World War II.

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Roy

The various books tend to vary quite a bit in accuracy depending
on which area of the country your are in. I tend to like NADA in
the midwest. KBB seems to show quite a bit of variation from what
I would consider a 'reasonable' number.

Of greater concern is that soft top Jeeps tend to have a really
wild fluctuation depending on the season. In the north, you can't
give away a soft top TJ from November to March, so NO book is
reasonable. Then the price spikes by a couple thousand going into
May.

I would have a look at the various on line listings of autos
www.cars.com
www.carsoup.com
autotrader if you have one

You need to advertise yours in the same range as what else is out
there reguardless of what you think it is worth.

Cheers.

TJim wrote:

> Who's "blue book" valuation is the most realistic? I checked my TJ using
> Edmonds, Kelly, and NADA and got considerably different numbers by about
> $1100. I know I've heard people say that some of the blue book values are
> off, but I need to know where I should be.
> TIA
>

Roy

The various books tend to vary quite a bit in accuracy depending
on which area of the country your are in. I tend to like NADA in
the midwest. KBB seems to show quite a bit of variation from what
I would consider a 'reasonable' number.

Of greater concern is that soft top Jeeps tend to have a really
wild fluctuation depending on the season. In the north, you can't
give away a soft top TJ from November to March, so NO book is
reasonable. Then the price spikes by a couple thousand going into
May.

I would have a look at the various on line listings of autos
www.cars.com
www.carsoup.com
autotrader if you have one

You need to advertise yours in the same range as what else is out
there reguardless of what you think it is worth.

Cheers.

TJim wrote:

> Who's "blue book" valuation is the most realistic? I checked my TJ using
> Edmonds, Kelly, and NADA and got considerably different numbers by about
> $1100. I know I've heard people say that some of the blue book values are
> off, but I need to know where I should be.
> TIA
>

Roy

The various books tend to vary quite a bit in accuracy depending
on which area of the country your are in. I tend to like NADA in
the midwest. KBB seems to show quite a bit of variation from what
I would consider a 'reasonable' number.

Of greater concern is that soft top Jeeps tend to have a really
wild fluctuation depending on the season. In the north, you can't
give away a soft top TJ from November to March, so NO book is
reasonable. Then the price spikes by a couple thousand going into
May.

I would have a look at the various on line listings of autos
www.cars.com
www.carsoup.com
autotrader if you have one

You need to advertise yours in the same range as what else is out
there reguardless of what you think it is worth.

Cheers.

TJim wrote:

> Who's "blue book" valuation is the most realistic? I checked my TJ using
> Edmonds, Kelly, and NADA and got considerably different numbers by about
> $1100. I know I've heard people say that some of the blue book values are
> off, but I need to know where I should be.
> TIA
>

Lon Stowell

Approximately 10/25/03 11:39, TJim uttered for posterity:

> Who's "blue book" valuation is the most realistic? I checked my TJ using
> Edmonds, Kelly, and NADA and got considerably different numbers by about
> $1100. I know I've heard people say that some of the blue book values are
> off, but I need to know where I should be.

The higher ones are to make consumers feel better. As for being off
by $1100, you can go that far simply by changing the mileage or
paint and body condition.

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