<VV> Ted's Auto clean out

airvair airvair at richnet.net
Wed May 30 09:39:08 EDT 2007


Indeed. You guys have always pitched better parts (and cars) that we in
the rustbelt would patch and repair. It's a matter of logistics and
shipping costs. Back in '90 at the Ontario, Calif. convention, I met a
local guy that was in the process of scrapping about 15 Lakewoods,
simply because there was no place to put them all.

The internet has benefitted those in search of parts, but has also
brought out (as you point out) a glut of certain parts that has overall
lowered their value. It's been a double-edged sword. The rare parts go
up in value and find quick buyers, while with the more common (but still
valued in certain places, like the rust belt) parts, it has the opposite
effect.

The real tragedy in this is farther down the road. Sooner or later, the
supply of any given part is going to run out, whereas the need never
will. At least until every such car is restored to perfection, and all
such examples are perfectly preserved forever. Yea, right.... (G)

-Mark

corvairs wrote:
> 
> The internet and a subsequent glut in inventory makes stocking used
> parts without a continuing loss an impossibility. I had probably already
> lost twice what those parts were ever worth.   Lon
> 
> Zane Brock wrote:
> 
> >What a crying shame. No good part deserves the crusher's end.
> >
> >Regards,
> >
> >Zane Brock
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Subject: Re: <VV> Ted's Auto clean out
> >
> >Things are syre differtent in the west - 15+ tons of good parts to the
> >metal recycler two months ago - Lon
> >



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