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Frank; Ok, so who sets a "fair" price..
By richard - 03/04/2004 5:32:08 AM; IP 203.12.164.6
In your first post those who charge high prices are wrong, and in your last the ones who bought cheap are wrong too? Who sets a "right" price for an NOS item or used car?

I hate paying the prices I do for some parts (and shipping/duty/tax to Australia) but its supply and demand. My location makes it impossible to pick-and-pull and find swap meet bargains, so I bear the market cost or don't buy. As such, I guess I'm part of the cause of why the parts I buy cost me so much!

If I had the foresight to buy a bunch of parts long ago I would sell them for what people are willing to pay, why sell it for $10 if someone offers me $20? No one's forcing anyone to buy.

And if I find a part that I consider cheap I buy it, and I sure don't offer more than I'm asked to pay. I thought $150 390gt S tube was a steal (as the only other two I saw in two years of looking were about $400 and $500), my wife thinks I'm crazy to pay that (and she's probably right) but I wanted it so paid what I had to. And I sure didn't offer the seller $300 to split the difference on the other prices I saw. I would expect any seller to do some homework, as its not that hard to get a number of opinons on value if you're unsure what you're selling.

Good or bad, it's capitalism and a popular hobby/obsession so competition for hard to find parts is steep. Just beacuse its popular it don't mean its cheap, actually the opposite...

Since you asked, 2c worth.
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Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=16815&Reply=16815><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor16815" onclick="return false;">sick of it all</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>frank, <i>04/07/2003</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=16815', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor16815') }); </script>  sick of it all -- frank, 04/07/2003
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Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=16818&Reply=16815><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor16818" onclick="return false;">No kidding!!</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>John, <i>04/07/2003</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=16818', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor16818') }); </script>  No kidding!! -- John, 04/07/2003
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Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=16824&Reply=16815><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor16824" onclick="return false;">Careful....I'm in Nova Scotia, and that's me above</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>John, <i>04/07/2003</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=16824', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor16824') }); </script>  Careful....I'm in Nova Scotia, and that's me above -- John, 04/07/2003
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=16828&Reply=16815><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor16828" onclick="return false;">RE: Careful....I'm in Australia.....</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>peter, <i>04/07/2003</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=16828', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor16828') }); </script>  RE: Careful....I'm in Australia..... -- peter, 04/07/2003
 arctic cruisers! -- Hank, 04/08/2003
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=20497&Reply=16815><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor20497" onclick="return false;">RE: Careful....I'm in Australia.....</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Tom, <i>03/03/2004</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=20497', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor20497') }); </script>  RE: Careful....I'm in Australia..... -- Tom, 03/03/2004
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=20504&Reply=16815><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor20504" onclick="return false;">Depends on the state...</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>richard, <i>03/04/2004</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=20504', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor20504') }); </script>  Depends on the state... -- richard, 03/04/2004
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=20506&Reply=16815><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor20506" onclick="return false;">RE: Depends on the state...</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Tom, <i>03/04/2004</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=20506', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor20506') }); </script>  RE: Depends on the state... -- Tom, 03/04/2004
 'IMHO' = 'In my humble opinion.' See more like that, here... -- Mr F, 03/04/2004
 RE: Careful....I'm in Nova Scotia, and that's me above -- brendon 289, 03/21/2004
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=16825&Reply=16815><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor16825" onclick="return false;">Not happy</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>frank, <i>04/07/2003</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=16825', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor16825') }); </script>  Not happy -- frank, 04/07/2003
 It's a pricey thing -- willis, 04/07/2003
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=16830&Reply=16815><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor16830" onclick="return false;">Well Frank, it's like this...</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>John, <i>04/08/2003</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=16830', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor16830') }); </script>  Well Frank, it's like this... -- John, 04/08/2003
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=16833&Reply=16815><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor16833" onclick="return false;">Well, John.....</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>frank, <i>04/08/2003</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=16833', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor16833') }); </script>  Well, John..... -- frank, 04/08/2003
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=16835&Reply=16815><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor16835" onclick="return false;">RE: Frank, there is a way to win</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Wayne, <i>04/08/2003</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=16835', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor16835') }); </script>  RE: Frank, there is a way to win -- Wayne, 04/08/2003
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=16836&Reply=16815><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor16836" onclick="return false;">That's the best I've heard so far</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>frank, <i>04/08/2003</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=16836', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor16836') }); </script>  That's the best I've heard so far -- frank, 04/08/2003
Frank; Ok, so who sets a "fair" price.. -- richard, 03/04/2004
 RE: Frank, there is a way to win -- Larry V, 03/15/2004
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=20516&Reply=16815><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor20516" onclick="return false;">RE: sick of it all</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>giacamo, <i>03/04/2004</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=20516', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor20516') }); </script>  RE: sick of it all -- giacamo, 03/04/2004
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=20526&Reply=16815><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor20526" onclick="return false;">RE: sick of it all</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>dave, <i>03/05/2004</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=20526', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor20526') }); </script>  RE: sick of it all -- dave, 03/05/2004
 Dont give up hope -- Steve M, 03/05/2004
 Speaking of cheap parts . . . -- Orin, 03/16/2004
  . . or this 429 . . . -- Orin, 03/16/2004
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