The Dodge Challenger Message Board

do you guys think E Bay prices reflect true value of parts
been watching parts for awhile
can't believe what people are paying

Yes, I think so. Otherwise you are suggesting that the ebay prices are falsified, rigged and untrue. I belive that a very small minority of them really are untrue (A classical example is letting a friend bid on the auction.), but the large majority of them are true.

The market of old Mopar parts is like any market working under the rules of supply and demand. High supply - Low demand gives low prices and Low supply - High demand gives high prices. As we all know by now: Mopars are hot Nowadays you can even fry eggs on a-bodies. With many wealthy men who wants to buy the dream car of their youth (very generalized), it all can become like this.

Any positive to say? The rapidly increasing repro market gives all of us with not-so-thick-wallets a chance to build something good looking. (The drawback with these repro parts is that they are not always easy to separate from the real deal, making life hard at the swap-meets. Non of us wants to get fooled. We all want to know what we are buying.)

I also belive that the new Challenger will cool down the market a bit. I think it will be a very competitive car and I think that there are quite a few of us who prefer the advantages with a new car (without sacrificing styling, performance and such).

Is it a good investment to buy expensive parts today? Nobody knows. Only the future will tell.

[quote="christer"] I also belive that the new Challenger will cool down the market a bit. I think it will be a very competitive car and I think that there are quite a few of us who prefer the advantages with a new car (without sacrificing styling, performance and such). christer, i disagree with you on this comment. i think it will go the other way around. as the new challenger comes out it will bring on huge recognition on to the older models. just like the new mustang or shelby-as the retro newer version came out the old models where climbing in value. believe me when the new challenger comes out they will be showing the older one right beside the new one and that will stir the pot for the market on the old challengers. ebay prices are true market value for parts- most sellers now sell on ebay. i went to the carlisle fall swap meet and my god just 2 mopar dealers this shows they rather sell on ebay than waste there time at a swap meet as they get top dollar on ebay. next year i will attend the mopar carlisle swap meet as i was very disappointed on how little venders had parts for mopars at the fall carlisle.

Funny you guys should mention that. My first time at the Nats was this year and we walked the 'parts vendors' in about 10 minutes. I asked a few people why wasnt there more vendors but no one seemed to know. It's always the same. Money becomes the ultimate deciding factor. At the GoodGuys Nostalgia Meet there were more vendors there than at the Nats. I think the rental selling those parts has gotten out of hand as well so I cant blame a small business owner.

botari123 wrote:do you guys think E Bay prices reflect true value of parts
been watching parts for awhile
can't believe what people are paying

The prices are beyond belief. This electronic medium has great benefits for both seeking out rare parts but also exploiting them as well.

thanks guys
feel better now
found the parts i needed
i guess prices are fair value
If i had to travel for miles to find stuff it would cast more in the end

Glad to hear it man.