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73-87 Chevy _ GMC Trucks => Blazers/Jimmys => Topic started by: snibook7537 on May 24, 2011, 11:33:45 pm
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Hello all, Just wondering a few questions about Military Blazers
A friend of my step dad got an m1009 about a year ago and recently stopped over to pick some stuff up at our house. He got it from a kid he works with for $1500. By looking at prices on Ebay they go for about $3500-5000 depending on condition but it looks like these guys buy a bunch of them put new batteries, glow plugs, starters, tires, etc... I am wondering what the price is on these things if you were to go straight to a military auction and pick one up. The 6.2 in a blazer is just IMO awesome and I gotta say people rag on them too much. Anyways is there a way for a private citizen such as myself to go to a military auction and pick one up and if so approximately how much do they go for in say running but needing a bit of work (tires, glow plugs, batteries). Basically if a guy can go out and buy some and put a ton of work into them and then turn a profit and sell a rust free one for $4000 I think he must be picking it up for pretty cheap, and I want one, but would rather do the work myself and pay way less.
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My dads cousin can buy from gov auctions and my dad says those trucks go anywhere from 500 to 3000.
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http://www.govliquidation.com/auction/endecaSearch?Ntt=CUCV&Ntk=P_Lot_Title&Ntx=mode+matchall&N=0&Nty=1&Ns=P_Lot_Number|0&words=CUCV&cmd=keyword
I just picked up a truck, built an engine and sold it. I love these trucks
http://forum.73-87chevytrucks.com/smforum/index.php?topic=16021.0
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Expect to pay about $3000 for an M1009 at the government auctions.
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Check gsaauctions.gov they are usually a little cheaper but a city, state or fire department got them first. Then they have to sell them back through gsa. Which is not a bad thing. Plus, you can get it in as little as 2 days instead of the 2 months it takes for your first govliquidation purchase.
Check WWW.steelsoldiers.com for more info.
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BEEFM1009. You bring up a few good points about the GSA auctions. When I bought a M1028 from the a few years ago it was an instant deal. I bid on it, did the paperwork, and drove it away all in about an hour. You bring up another good point with the police/fire dep getting first choice at them. Keep in mind that they too will eventually sell them off so keep an eye out at the town/city auctions. I now have an m1008 and m1009 that are former police vehicles.