Value of an 83 cj7

[blackeyedt]

Hello Gang, I just got an 83 CJ7 from a friend who was moving back east and I told him I would sell it for him...This isn't a for sale post!! so please don't move me...yet... I am trying to get an idea of what it's worth...from Auto trader you can't get a good idea cuz they are all over the board based on condition and equip, etc...This is just a very clean, original 258 5 speed with a perfect brown soft top and doors (every zipper actually works!)..No body damage, runs great, could use a paint job...Please give me some feed back...

If I get real bored, I may paint it myself,(always wanted to try, and I couldn't really hurt it, famous last words!!):D

Thx

[OlneyJeeps]

Everything is worth what any one person will pay for it within the time you have to sell it.

Yeah, like that helped a lot.
Call/view jeeps as similar as the one you have, as well as those in the same price range (you are not going likely to get $4000 for a 83 if you can get a fuel injected 95 for about the same price)
3 words: Clean clean clean (presentation sells)
if paint is bad, strip all the trim, pay Earl Scheib (gasp!) $250 to make it look nice (should increase value by at least that much, make easier to sell)
without seeing/hearing/driving impossible to even guess value (have seen/sold everywhere from $500 to $5000)
make arrangement to bring it by and I will show some things to do

[Sedona Jeep School]

I just helped Tony sell his. It was an '82 CJ-7, very clean, straight and bone stock in excellent running condition. It was valued at $3500.

What made that particular Jeep desirable was that it hadn't been cut or modified--it even had the original paint and decals, though the seats and soft top were cr@&. He sold it for less because he was in a hurry (not to mention the first two guys who said they were going to buy it never showed up with money or returned calls).

[k7mto]

It's not worth anything. Donate it to your church and let them beat it to hell :)

If you're not in a hurry to sell you can hold out for your price, but there are so many Jeeps to be had you have to price it competitively. In general, I wouldn't expect to get more than $3000-$4000 for it unless it's pristine or it has valued upgrades.