No offence but you must be blind.... I never made any mention of 50k or 35k and the buy it now price on the HJ Sandman is 25k. Yes, I own a Sandman that I am currently restoring and it will owe me well over $25,000 when it's finished. I wouldn't by a restored one.

As for the yellow HJ being worth 17k max.... you are either young or you've never fully restored a car. A mostly complete genuine Sandman will cost at least $3000 unrestored, there will be at least 5 to 7 grand in panel work needed and a decent paint job will cost at least 7 grand so you are at around $15k and you still need interior, suspension, running gear etc. rebuilt/re-furbished.

Unless the seller is in dire straights and desperately needs the money.... what looks like a fully restored car for 17k is going to be a half arsed job done by amateurs.... have fun spending thousands of extra dollars rectifying their mistakes and bodgy workmanship.

Sorry my mistake, the HJ Sandman pictured below that sold last year for $25,000 was windowless.