Your garage sale needs a hook, try a Lambo
How does one get curb-side shoppers to visit his or her garage sale rather than all the others? Simple, you add a little visual punch to the pitch. That's just what one Melbourne, Australia area seller decided to do. He posted a sign on his car for all the world to see, and that car was a Lamborghini Gallardo.
Matt Hayward sent us this tip along with the photos he took of the car in question. It seems Matt was walking along when he saw the garage sale sign. Normally he'd think "Meh it's probably just junk," but the car was just too good to pass by. The garage sale turned out to be filled with the typical expendable household crap, but the Gallardo was for sale as well for just $599,999.99 AUS. The seller apparently didn't have room for the Lambo and his Porsches, and the Gallardo was getting the axe.
Matt tells us he hasn't seen the raging bull since the sale went down a few weeks ago. He surmises that, "Someone must've wandered past with six hundred grand burning a hole in their pocket." Thanks for the tip and the wit, matt!
[Source: The world adores matt hayward]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Mobius_1 3:10PM (11/27/2008)
Sure, I always make sure I have at least 1 million dollars when I go to a garage sale.
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Michael 4:08PM (11/27/2008)
Yeah, that was me. It was weighing my pants down!
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Devin 4:10PM (11/27/2008)
Isn't that a bit much for a Gallardo? That's nearly 400,000 USD
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Mobius_1 5:00PM (11/27/2008)
Taxes.
Bungle 10:52PM (11/27/2008)
Hamburgers.
Seriously, though, what do taxes have to do with anything? The Gallardo is a $200K car brand new. Is there a 100%+ tax on used cars in Australia that I'm not aware of?
Berto 12:49AM (11/28/2008)
I think the topic of ridiculously overpriced cars in Australia has been covered before.
Although they have great products (Ford Aus, and Holden) their auto market is still pretty weak. Factors that are at play with this price are:
- Very small market
- High car retention rate
- Protectionist tariffs from the government
- High overall import and "Luxury Vehicle" taxes
- Cost associated with transportation of vehicle into Australia
and on, and on...
Devin 5:04PM (11/27/2008)
I don't get how taxed factor into the asking price of a used Gallardo
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Mike P. 6:10PM (11/27/2008)
Probably because when the original owner bought it, they paid taxes. So those taxes are part of the price of the used car, given that it's being sold in the same country.
Or try here in British Columbia, where they charge you full sales tax on used vehicles. Double-dip, much?
Don 1:00AM (11/28/2008)
Look at the side view mirrors, they re not stock.
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npChaos 10:20PM (11/28/2008)
Must be some really really expensive side mirrors.
Chris 6:15PM (11/27/2008)
Yea, but that's $600k in AUS dollars, not American, stuff there is more expensive.
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