Yeah, "a few thousand" is the best I can expect from anyone. For some reason the dealers seem to like trade-ins and they seem to like to give you more money for some piece of junk than come down on the asking price.
Back in 2001 when we bought this Suburban, we had a rusty 1977 2wd. I figured it wasn't worth much of anything and didn't even drive it to the dealer. We haggled a bunch and they offered me $3500 allowance sight unseen for a Suburban that we had only paid $1500 for 11 years previous. I
told them it was rough, but they said "oh, no problem - bring it in on Monday." When we dropped it off, the sales manager said "well, you didn't lie about it being rough, did you?"
But sometimes I wish that I had kept it just for parts. It had a good engine and a good four speed.
I'm not trying to make any money off of anyone on this forum, but before I traded it off I figured I'd see if anyone wanted a project. I really don't know if it is worth even $2K ? But it is a solid axle square body.
Oh, and I have a realtor already - a gal I went to high school with. Her mom and my mom worked switchboard together way back then. Coincidentally, her mom passed away 10 days before mine!
Um... you don't happen to know a good used furniture buyer, do you?