I had one guy at a car show that kept badgering me on behalf of a client looking for the exact 69 Shelby we had (GT500 Candyapple Red with factory Air Conditioning). He was not willing to accept that I would not be willing to sell it at some price. He insisted everyone had their price for anything. I finally told him he was right, that everyone had their price. I pointed out that per the Marti Report I had for the Shelby, only 6 1969 GT500s were build with the color and options we had. In my case, were I to sell it I would want to find one of the other 5 (where it was likely to be less than 5 that were still out there) and buy it IF the owner were willing to sell it. At best I might find one of them, at worst I would never own a 69 GGT500 to my liking again. So, given the risk and potential grief involved my price would be in the mid 6 figure range. "Like $500,000?" he asked. "Yes, like beginning at $500,000." He objected, and I told him he is the one who insisted on a price. That he felt it was too high was not my problem. Luckily he did not pursue by accepting my $500k figure... heh heh...
I was on the one hand flattered with the interest (it is not the first time someone insisted they had the funds to buy it if I was looking to sell). And it is not the first time I tried to tactfully decline the opportunity to sell it. It will likely be the last time I ever give a price acceptable to me, because had the one guy accepted my offer I would have been duty bound to sell it, and I really have absolutely no interest (or need) in doing so. Thus, in the future I will simply advise that unless someone interested is willing to put up 7 figures there is nothing to talk about. I think it is a fairly solid way to nicely say, "No, thank you."
