The mother lode

[BCA]

Market prices set by a few eBay sales are hard to comprehend. Lucky to those who appreciated rarity of Carrier parts in the past. So prices will change.
An old surplus dealer told me: He always charged what the Law of Supply and Demand dictated - after all he had to obey the Law.
At the same time eBay buyers are just "buyers". I prefer to deal with "customers". There is a big difference.
....... Brian

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by rob love

What did we ever do before ebay?

Sell it in a garage sale or throw it in the skip. . .

[Doug Lavoie]

Brian,
Thanks for being a person who cares about the people he does buisness with.
Doug

[rob love]

Round two completed today, and prices seemed much more reasonable. Manuals all levelled off around the $200 mark, the spindle tool sold at $98 (if I had been at the computer it may have gone higher), and the convoy tail lamp for $114. The only thing that I thought was a bit high was the 19 set front cage set at $226 and the front grab handle at $80.73.

I think seeing these items go for the prices they did, we have to thank Brian for having the foresight to have saved all the items he had, and making them available to us over the years. Anyone who thinks his prices (and for that matter, most of the ebay prices) are out of line only has to compare the prices for similar parts on today's vehicles, then remind ourselves that they still make those. That we can find parts that are nearing 70 years old in almost new condition is nothing short of a miracle.

[chris vickery]

Originally Posted by much rob love

That we can find parts that are nearing 70 years old in almost new condition is nothing short of a miracle.

I concur Rob. As I have stated many times before, especially to those outside of the mv hobby, ours is a special niche...

When you consider the pricing for antique auto parts nearing 50 plus years you can see what a real value parts are in our hobby. Just go to an automotive swap meet and check the prices for 60's and 70's muscle car parts or early 50's Chevy, or older stuff even. When I compare an original fender from a 1960's M38A1 to a fender from a 1960's pickup there is no comparison. Granted, the muscle is worth a whole lot more but for grease monkeys and old vehicle enthusiasts, I still believe our hobby is relatively inexpensive.