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I found an ad for a 1970 T100C that has been sitting in a guy garage for 15 years, tires are flat and he doesnt even know if it will turn over. what would you offer someone for something like this?

would need more info. Matching numbers? Title? How original is it? Parts missing? I used to pick them up for $300 + or - but I think those days are gone. Also depends how good a talker you are, try and pick it apart while looking at it and act like you are losing intrest.... and so on. Thats how the game is played.

Thanks Dog, its been a while since I have taken on a project but I'm thinking about this one.

Old triumphs are going up in value in the UK for some reason, like Dog says good walk round it, a little banter and then offer your lowest. You can always go up but you cannot come down

nostalgia ALWAYS makes the price go up...I still kick myself for not buying an Aeronica Champ that was for sale $5K ...... now, the "same" plane ( time, condition, etc.) is going in the high 20's and even 30's......give it a walk around but keep in mind....they ain't go'n down in price !

Not always true, I went to look at a 58 Triumph T-110 a couple years ago. They thought they had a real antique and wanted $2,500 and I thought it was a deal. (my friend told me about it and I hadn't seen it yet) So we drove down there and I picked it apart pointing out all the parts that were not original and acted like I was about to leave, had even gone to the door when the people called me back in and asked what I thought it was worth. I took it home for $500. It's the one in photo post in my gallery when we get it back. That is an extreme example of price reduction but you can usually get a bike for less that a person wants. I got my 64 BMW for $400, He wanted $500 I offered $300 he said no he wanted $500. I left and went home about 2 weeks later I got a phone call offering it to me for $400, I couldn't get there fast enough! During that 2 weeks I can't tell you how many times I had the phone in my hand to just give him the $500 he was asking. It was worth much more even in the rough condition it was in. Didn't take much to clean it up and it did run with only 4,000 original miles on it if I remember right. I still ride that bike from time to time.