RE: getting sick of the car world

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I agree and offer one more thought.The cars and the parts are out there 
and for reasonable prices IF anyone really wants to work at finding 
them. I have car buddies that wouldnt drive across town on a wild goose 
chase then complain they cant find a decent car for a fair price 
online.It takes work to ferret out the best deals now...just like it did 
in years past.Ebay has it's purpose but it cant compete(for me)with the 
excitement of checking out a lead or spotting a fender peeking out 
behind a shed and nothing beats stepping into a junkyard I've never been 
to.The hunt is the best part for some while wrenching or cruising suits 
others.Deals are out there...just have to keep digging to turn up the 
nuggets

Bob


Gary wrote:
> 
> Doug, I agree wholeheartedly with what you wrote and appreciate the way 
> you
> wrote it. I can tell it took a lot of thought and you got the facts 
> straight
> before you started writing. I don't usually write to pat someone on the
> back, but this one deserves it. Good post.
> Gary Bradshaw Ft. Worth, Texas
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Doug Ahern" <D170A833@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2004 10:33 AM
> Subject: Re: getting sick of the car world
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> Compare and contrast the two marketplaces (swap-meet & Ebay):
> 
> At a swap meet, an initial high price is given and then a lower price
> is negotiated. On Ebay, an initial low price is given, and then a higher
> price is "negotiated" through bidding.    The swap meet deal can
> sometimes provides a psychological satisfaction of "I got it for less!",
> even if the final price is the same in both markets.
> 
> The positive aspect of having the Ebay marketplace, and I think it far
> outweighs the all the negative aspects,  is that there are so many
> more parts on the market that never would have been available without
> otherwise. Its *common* for me to be asked, when I'm wrenching parts
> at local junkyards,  "are ya gettin parts to sell on Ebay?"  And the
> amazing impact of this is (1): Yes I am! and (2): so is he! (or at
> least he is familiar with the concept...).  And these are parts that
> would have otherwise been crushed, or perhaps never used.  Instead,
> people are introducing these parts into the marketplace.   Lets face
> it, old cars in junkyards are getting few and farther between for all
> of us.  and swapmeets and junkyards are nothing short of regional
> markets.  Someone in New England (go Sox!!) might hunt far and wide
> at yards and swap meets for, lets say, some 65 Coronet convertible
> trim.  Unbeknownst to him, I just pulled some from a local yard in
> Georgia.   He decides to travel to Carlisle (one of the few national
> marketplaces).  I decide to bring the 2-3 pieces of trim with me.
> what are the odds that we will hook up??  slim...  unless we both
> wear placards that say "buy/sell 65 Coronet convertible trim (2 
> pieces!)...
> If it were a fender, or a hood, sure!  we'd talk... but small parts???
> If I go back to GA with the parts, will I run an add in Hemmings or MCG
> for maybe $20-40 worth of parts?.... unlikely...  If I put the parts
> on Ebay,  *someone* who needs them will find them.  otherwise
> they 1) never would have been pulled off a junkyard car to begin with,
> or 2) had they been pulled, they sit in my barn until next year's
> Carlisle....
> 
> 2nd point:  Is the rising cost of parts an effect of Ebay or the
> increasing popularity of 62-75 Chrysler products in the Collector World?
> I proffer that prices are higher, not because of the Ebay auction 
> process
> or the fact that its a world market,  but more so because Mopars are
> much more collectible now than ever.    How do I arrive at that?  go
> look at Ebay for 1) parts prices for AMC products *especially*
> non-AMX stuff,  2) parts prices for 46-55 Chrysler parts,  3) parts
> prices for Hudsons, or 30s 40s Nashs...  Those guys pay much lower
> prices for parts that are more scarce.
> 
> I do agree that Ebay doesn't spell "bargain".   BUT as a seller, I feel
> confident that I can get fair prices for parts that I decide to invest
> time and money in for resale (junkyards, parts cars),  and as a buyer,
> I feel confident that I can find those hard-to-find (once seemingly
> impossible-to-find) parts for my cars *AND* I know that if the price
> is too high, I can wait because another will come up for sale 
> eventually.
> 
> BTW: I prefer to sell and buy @ Carlisle, but thats only once a
> year..  :-)
> 
> Doug
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