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86 Cougar

Reply #1 –
"Value" is subjective and depends on a lot of variables.
I view a car ad sort of like a resume.  The better, more descriptive yet succinct it is, the more genuine interest it will generate.  You, in a way, have to sell yourself honestly in a resume and a car ad is the same way.  These things aren't that low in value unless they have issues but it's also not represented well in that ebay ad.  Car pictures are important and not having them implies the car has issues which is reflected in the bids you are getting.  If the car doesn't have issues and you aren't trying to hide anything, then increasing the level of effort, pictures, and overall presentation should help increase the bid amounts.  I saw your ebay ad last time.  I didn't know it was someone on here.  I opened it, but then kept going onto the next ad because what I read was "few pictures, lots issues."
Also, within the past few months or so, I have noticed cars of interest finally getting affected by the economy.  Cars of interest seemed to be withstanding the economy up until recently.  The number of cars still holding their value seems to be starting to shrink with cars such as Taurus SHOs, Cougar XR-7s, and other limited trimmed mainstream models being the first that I have noticed to be taking the hit.  The automatic transmission takes some value away as well.
This is not meant to insult or derail you or your car at all.  I like to see fair prices fetched for these things and sometimes even high prices because higher prices tend to increase the chance of better care to the car helping the overall preservation of these Fox Aero Cats.  If someone pays $200 then they have less reason to preserve and care for it and the more chance there is of folks letting them sit over dirt under a tree to rot.
"lol.. because not too many people care for that style of car"
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86 Cougar

Reply #2 –
Thanks for the outside perspective, I knew the auto tranny was a minus in some eyes but hadnt really considered the rest of your points. I guess I will probably end up just putting it in the back of my garage and keeping it from a horrible demise.