e-bay mirrors
I can certainly see your point. If there were only a couple of mirrors from this guy and "We will never see another like this", then rarity will affect the price and buyers will clamber over one another to get the last original mirror in existance. But when he offers them at a price of $14.90, and sells them week in week out (as you pointed out, over a dozen so far), why are we beating each other over the head to bid $50, $60 or $70? . If we could be gentlemen about this and take turns (I didn't say collusion) at buying mirrors at $15 a pop, we could have the best of both worlds- genuine mirrors and very reasonable prices. In fact, the seller doesn't know what he's sitting on as he describes them as GMC mirrors! All we're doing at the moment is rewarding this seller for his lies and deceitful business ethics. I don't think that's being cheap.
Some of the prices people are willing to shell out for Jeep stuff hasn't made this stuff more available, just the opposite! People tend to hoard it because think it will make them rich. I know of a property owner who has several Jeeps scattered around his land (out in the open, under trees, trampled by cattle, etc). When asked if he might sell, he says "No they'll be worth lots of money one day". They are rusting into the ground and turning into cr**.
Admittedly, high prices will encourage the production of repro parts where originals are no longer available and that's good, but it will also encourage poor quality and dodgy traders who see a market where they can make a quick buck.
I don't mean to offend anyone or deny them their point of view, but I don't think this seller is being entirely truthful and we shouldn't be suckered in by him.
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