BIG $$$ for a Replica!!

[Absinth]

I paid more for my van than the asking price for this van. From a member here. Very happy with it. So there you go Absinth, now you know one. Does that make me an idiot.
Cheers.

I don't believe I made any comment about the price or said anything about being an idiot for spending that much... Simply that from what has been on eBay over the years prices haven't changed much. It looks a nice van and I'm sure whoever buys it will be happy with their purchase...

Personally if I'm going to spend that much on a Holden Panelvan then I want a genuine Sandman to spend it on... I'm also not silly with my money and throw it away on a rusted piece of crap, I sold my rusty HX after finding a good HJ with the best of the best... XX7 plated. A Sandman with proof of its heritage will always be worth more and therefor worth spending money on and I preferred a HJ anyway.

If looking for a Sandman try to get one XX7 plated, or with a unique to Sandman trim or GVM, factory 308 engine, desirable colour, as little rust as possible.... But any Sandman is better than no Sandman if you can get it for the right price.

davegmh, Craig's van was a ripper with full documentation of the restoration pictured on this site... Well worth over $45k and glad to hear you are happy with it.... I'd like to see more genuine Sandmans sell for those dollars as they cost that and more to fully restore..... Far from being an idiot I think you're one of the smarter ones.... I hope the replica from this thread sells for the money he is asking as it means genuine Sandmans will be worth more.

[davegmh]

Absinth, my comments were based on you saying that you didn't know of any vans getting $45k. You said the highest you had heard of was $38k. That's why I commented. And no, you definitely didn't call anyone an idiot. But nice reply and thanks for the kind words mate. Cheers.