Doug,
Agreed in principle, but here at least is where the essence of the free market
economy steps in.... when someone asks an absurd amount of money for something
they're not even aware they have, they generally get ignored by all but the
ignorant.
Let's face it, a lot more irreplaceable stuff has rotted in people's back yards over
the years, or gone under the scrapper's torch. At least we know this stuff is THERE,
even if the guy want's too much for it.
We're basically 'damned if we do, damned if we don't', arent we?
G.
Douglas Greville wrote:
> Where it becomes a problem is word gets around that "Xs" are now
> selling for US$Zillion and it attracts those outside the hobby (plus
> some in the hobby) who want to profiteer. Then when a collector fronts
> up to buy something he discovers the prices have gone way high. Granted
> there may be no sales. I can sight one particular case out here where
> a widow wants big dollars for a Centurion and a Ferret and has done
> for the last 6 or so years. She may get her asking price one day, but
> it will be when inflation has caught up to the figure she was
> originally told.
> In the mean time the vehicles sit out in the weather.
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