1955 copper

Why so cheap


http://www.ebay.com/itm/283-327-Chev...FS94sR&vxp=mtr

ricks327

Roy,
Here is another cheap item on Ebay.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/111929766742?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
Then there is this one.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/152007754710?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

redvetracr

he`s hoping to find a sucker with the ncrs needle in his arm...

1955 copper

A Corvette was reasonable till NCRS came along ,some people will sell there wife for a Blue ribbon, that's why parts are crazy in cost .

mrg

The wire loom strap. . . Seems the guy could have thrown in free shipping to sweeten the 'deal'. Guess not.

GTOguy

Man, I'm glad I have no interest in playing that game. Life can be stressful enough, without going out and paying for it!

65hihp

NCRS came along in 1974,
is that when corvette parts skyrocketed?

StingU2

...

I wouldn't mind paying the BIN price of $135, but the $7.74 for shipping is what I draw the line in the sand over.

-Bruce

tuxnharley

Naw, I think it was the mass hysteria over '63 coupes that did it - along with BJ auction prices......

Frankie the Fink

I think prices got jacked into the stratosphere starting in the early-to-mid '90s; about the time the boomers had enough disposable income after decades of work to afford toys. Its gotten worse as the demand for quality pars has gone up; also people will pay more now for NOS/original/US made stuff rather than settle for the Chinesum cr@pola of repro days gone by.

Some don't understand the 'cost per point' strategy for judging. You would be much better off having an original, numbered, dated generator for your car restored for less than $135 than spending that much on a stupid wire strap when Long Island has repros that will get no (or minuscule) deductions.

1955 copper

I was there in 74 #182 , Did you read me saying NCRS is a bad business organization Is NCRS not being bland! or did they not start setting the stander as to how a Corvette is valued my being 100% original. Their now even at Auctions where a buyer can find weather a Corvette is a high $$$$ point car which justifies the price . Are you a denier that NCRS helped in raising the price of parts ??

4 Speed Dave

I can see this topic getting off track fast.

I will add my 2 cents.. EBAY & PayPal SUCKS!!!

warrenmj

Blaming NCRS for raising the cost of parts?!? Really? Is there an NCRS member with a gun to your head forcing you to pay a ridiculous price? I don't think so! It's just like anything else on the open market; supply and demand drives the cost of anything.

Blaming NCRS is just stupid!

W Guy

I thought the correct screws looked like these.

ifitgoesfast

I've seen those go well over 3 figures numerous times.

65hihp

Roy
your hatred of the club you spent so many years enjoying is overwhelming your analytical skills. NCRS has not made anyone do anything they don't want to do. The club is simply an association of enthusiasts who enjoy what the club offers. I have only been a member less than 10 years, but it is a little while now. I have spent what I chose to spend on parts for my cars. I don't blame the club for what I spent. I thank the club for being there because I enjoy what the club has to offer. You should really give thought to letting go of this hatred you harbor, and simply enjoy your 55 and all the friends you have made along the way.

1955 copper

OK I see I"m being miss understood by using the word blame and NCRS in the same statement (only because we are Corvette people her!!!!)it's not only NCRS but all clubs that hold a stander for originality. Not all but many people want a 100% correct Corvette ,Ford Chevy or what ever . And for them to get their car to that stander finding original parts can be high in $$$ which in turn cost everyone . That's it , anyone get what I meant ??? I'm getting to dam old .

warrenmj

Your logic doesn't make sense. The only way any organization like NCRS or any car club could drive up the cost of parts is if they were to buy up all those parts themselves and then have a monopoly. That isn't happening nor is it even feasible.
The fact is there are only so many of these parts available for our 40, 50 and 60 year old cars and that fact alone (supply and demand) drives up the cost to anyone who insists on "original" or NOS parts. The clubs only set standards for anyone that chooses, based on their own decision, to have their car meet those standards.
NOBODY is forced to have their car meet these standards.

ricks327

[QUOTE=Frankie the Fink;1591798166]I think prices got jacked into the stratosphere starting in the early-to-mid '90s; about the time the boomers had enough disposable income after decades of work to afford toys. Its gotten worse as the demand for quality pars has gone up; also people will pay more now for NOS/original/US made stuff rather than settle for the Chinesum cr@pola of repro days gone by.

.[Some don't understand the 'cost per point' strategy for judging. You would be much better off having an original, numbered, dated generator for your car restored for less than $135 than spending that much on a stupid wire strap when Long Island has repros that will get no (or minuscule) deductions/QUOTE]

1955 copper

[QUOTE=warrenmj;1591802853]Your logic doesn't make sense. The only way any organization like NCRS or any car club could drive up the cost of parts is if they were to buy up all those parts themselves and then have a monopoly.


OK one more time ! Clubs drive up the cost when a particular make or model becomes popular . I don't know of a international club for Ford PINTO"S ,but I could be wrong. If there were, the prices would be vary high to restore them ,but today you might find a field of them for sale costing peanuts . If people don't understand that CLUBS drive up the price of cars and parts I give up .And it's not only NCRS I don't hate NCRS or any other clubs. Just trying to explain why prices are so high