[Chrysler300] Re: [FWDLK] Price Insanity

[jlsavard@xxxxxxx]

I come down on the side of insanity... $700 plus for a set of floor mats is  
ridiculous!
 
And, in case no one has thought of it, the person(s) who think nothing of  
paying that kind of money "just because they have it" are driving the "Price  
engine" higher every time they do it, thus making the vintage car hobby  
impractical and unattractive for those of us less well endowed with cash.
 
 I'm not rich (Except in family and friends), so my car is far  from 
original, but it is presentable.  That is all I can ever hope for, and  I like it.  I 
wish, however, that parts were a little more easy to come by,  so I may just 
have to forget the whole thing some of these days. 
 
It's like the old saw about "experts":, that learn more and more about  less 
and less until ultimately they know everything about nothing.
 
I suspect that if the present trend continues, some few privileged  
individuals will have all the wonderful old cars, AND NO ONE ELSE WILL  CARE!  
Barrett-Jackson auction prices illustrate this trend  perfectly. 
 
I used to buy the occasional trinket on Ebay for my 1957 Chrysler  sedan.  
Most of my recent attempts have been foiled by one individual who  seems to have 
very deep pockets, and is apparently bent on buying ANYTHING to do  with the 
1957 Chrysler.  My only guess is that he is reselling them  overseas, because 
that is where he seems to be.  This bad apple has spoiled  the barrel for me, 
and I'm sure that he doesn't even care.  It's enough to  strain one's 
Christian charity.
 
Sorry for the sour grapes....
 
   

Joe  Savard
Lake Orion, Michigan




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