I believe the cause of this 300F getting such a low bid is due to the seller's lack of knowledge or not fully motivated efforts to sell it, although it is a nice effort to help out an elderly lady who owns the car from her late husband, if I am understanding the listing correctly.
The photos do not do the car justice, being taken in bright sunlight and the car itself looks like it could use a good buff and wax job to freshen it up after so many years in storage. I was clearly cleaned up, but the efforts did not go far enough. The photos of the car should have been taken in a better setting and more towards sunset with some really good photography and scenery.
It seems to me that this is an original 29K mile car and I also have one with that many miles as well. It is the reference car for one of the Chrysler 300 clubs. It should have been possible to establish beyond a reasonable doubt that this car is also the original miles, and not around once, partially restored, etc. The details from what I am seeing and comparing the car to my own, look very original. The listing should have made a big deal about this reality as the saying goes "they are original only once" and there just can't be many around. This is a real collectors' item and I believe there are well heeled buyers still out there that would be sincerely interested, had they known about it more.
With the proper photos, properly cleaned up and presented, this car should have sold for at least double that amount even in today's market where us older folks are in fast decline. And I am not sure BaT is the proper venue for this listing either.
Steve Albu
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