12-15-2014, 06:52 PM | #41 |
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Marv,
I was the seller of the cap on eBay and I can assure you we had no "friends" bid it up. The cap has been paid for by the winner whom is a regular customer at our business. He is very happy with his purchase. To some people its not about the $$ as much as getting what they want. BrianCT, Our eBay prices naturally are higher on some items due to the fees from ebay. Not all of our products are the same as other vendors. As you said some buyers dont want the hassle of a catalog. Another note, go buy a set of exhaust gaskets or any small item from Mac's or Drake and tell me what the shipping charges are compared to what we charge. Also see how fast or slow it may arrive. I will admit our prices are higher on some items, but we ship same day and strive for customer service on eBay and phone orders. You will find this same principal at many of the "smaller" vendors. Sometimes it's worth the extra $2.00. |
12-15-2014, 07:04 PM | #42 |
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What the hell - the value is in the eye of the beholder! As an accomplished seller once told me in reference to a rare 34 car:
"It really isn't about what it is worth - it is about how bad do YOU want it!" B&S |
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12-15-2014, 07:14 PM | #43 | |
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12-15-2014, 09:09 PM | #44 |
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I have bought items from Michael on e-bay and he has many NOS items. I've always found that his descriptions are accurate. He ships quickly and the shipping is very reasonable. I've got some good buys because no one else bid. It all comes down to how bad someone wants an item when it comes to the bid price.
It's fine to be thrifty in this hobby, but there a lot of old fords in garages that will never get built because the owner is too thrifty to buy a needed part. they figure they might find it cheaper somewhere down the road. These same people don't realize "there ain't no pockets on a casket". |
12-15-2014, 10:38 PM | #45 |
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"there ain't no pockets on a casket". Priceless ;-)
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12-15-2014, 11:03 PM | #46 | |
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I've bought parts and two cars from him, and if anything, his word is his bond, and he would rather see a customer pleased than make a dollar. A fine young man, and a example of how business SHOULD be done today. |
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12-15-2014, 11:28 PM | #47 |
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On another note if anyone has legit original literature on these caps, I would love to see. I have always wondered the story on them.
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12-16-2014, 12:37 AM | #48 |
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Just saw an other one on ebay starting for 300.00. Go figure.
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12-16-2014, 09:20 AM | #49 |
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Marv, This particular seller is about as straight a shooter as they come. It would be difficult (impossible?) to find a more ethical guy.
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There was another reference to Bob Drake introducing his 48-18416-A repro, must have been 1970-1971?; he was still in California and I think that cap was what got him into the business.
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12-16-2014, 04:59 PM | #51 |
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"It really isn't about what it is worth - it is about how bad do YOU want it!"
And I look at it as how bad do you want to screw up the hobby for the working class hero's that aren't loaded ? I would list it at a realistic "Buy it now" price, since I know I'm not going to get rich on one sale. Plus I'm an oddball and wasn't born with the "greed" gene. Sal Sal |
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At that kind of price, they'll probably being reproduced somewhere in China right now!They'll soon be for sale, be patient there coming.
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12-17-2014, 06:23 AM | #53 |
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Well done Michael. What you got is what it's worth ! No point bitching about auctions.
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12-17-2014, 08:31 AM | #54 |
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Michael is a totally stand up dude and has found and brought a LOT of parts up for sale that one just can't find. I only wish I was the guy that had that darn gas cap and sold it for $2000 (cause it is not worth that to me) . . . as it would help finance some other 32 parts that are worth that to me.
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12-17-2014, 04:22 PM | #55 |
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An interesting thread to say the least.
I seem to sit on both sides of the debate aisle - sometimes pay too much on eBay but sometimes just to cheap to pull the trigger. I suspect most folks swing both ways depending on where you stand with your project or "want list". |
12-17-2014, 04:25 PM | #56 |
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I do not know the buyer or seller and it was no loss to me, i was not interested, i just could not believe anyone would pay $2000 for a gas cap. and like i said it may not have happened that way and it evidently did not. I weas not accusing just wandering.
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12-17-2014, 04:29 PM | #57 |
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I do that a lot
(so says my wife, anyway)
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12-17-2014, 07:40 PM | #58 |
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Marv was just stating what a lot of us were thinking. He does not know either party and has no "agenda" here. Now give him a brake.
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I have noticed that a lot of people do not seem to understand ebay very well. It seems to shock a lot of people when a lot of bids appear out of no where at the last second! Or how some of the bidding appears. Ebay is a world unto it self, some like it (I'm among that group) and some do not. Either way, there are a lot of items that come up on ebay that are hard to find anywhere else.
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