Bargain ;-)

[craiga]

Check this out http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=32057&item=2495825927&rd=1&tc=photo

Cannot believe someone is prepared to pay over $300.00 for a piece of pressed aluminium. F*&ken UNBELIEVABLE!!!!!!!!!!!

[robbzfc58]

craig     its the buyers again....the starting price was fine.
ya gotta admit..ebay can be very useful if youre selling
 ;) ???
cheers trev

[RET]

Part number M31957.  Price when new: 1/3/6.  That equates to $2.35.  By my reckoning, an inflation rate like that makes my Manual Air-Chief (45 Guineas when new, or $94.50) worth $12,305.10, and my Nasco Warmaride heater (24/15/0, or $49.50) worth $6,445.53.

Neither of them are NOS, so any offer over $2000 for either of them will be considered ;D

The bloke in Vic who makes the repro Nasco Filguards could probably do a line in these.  Obviously there's enough demand in the market if this one started at $19.99 and is now at $306.00.

It's little wonder Ebay is killing swap meets if there are people willing to shell out crazy ducats like that.

cheers
RET

[craiga]

Trev,

You're right, great if your the seller.

I'm out in the garage right now with an old Coke can and a small hammer trying to make a number plate frame with a Holden script on it. What a gold mine!!!

And by the way RET, I have an automatic AWA radio.

ALLLLLLRRRRRRRIIIIIIIIIGHT.  :o :o :o :o

By your reckoning I'm going to sell it on eBay and buy Rawanda. Always wanted to own a small African country. Gotta love a nude black african  :-X

Craig.

[oldgmh]

absolutely unf###ingbelievable.   I am going to run out and check the frames on all my cars... and the neighbours!

[doug]

Hey all
I wonder how many more of these will come out of the woodwork now.....
Looks like over $300 might be a bit consevative, I'd put money on it breaking $400!!
Catch you all later!

[RET]

I've just realised that 1/3/6 is the price per pair.  So that makes my Air-Chief and Warmaride worth double the price I previously quoted.  So $2,000 each is a bargain.

Especially now that the license plate is at $370 (4.30pm) and still has a couple of hours to run.

cheers
RET

[Emu]

Hey Craig,

I gotta say..... this thread is the most amusing I have read for a while!!!

We started out discussing alloy number plate surrounds and you took us to a small African state to perv on naked tribeswomen  :o

That's GOLD!!

Good work Mate. Luv it.

Emu

[craiga]

I've just realised that 1/3/6 is the price per pair.  So that makes my Air-Chief and Warmaride worth double the price I previously quoted.  So $2,000 each is a bargain.

OK, so Rawanda is gone, as my radio has also doubled in price. Now I'm looking at Somalia. Lots of guns I know, but even more nude black africans. WOOOOHOOOOOOO.

And Emu, you're welcome for holidays anytime. Do you own a gun?

[Emu]

Nice suggestion Craig,

but as a large, flightless bird..... the thought of a country filled with black dudes with spears is a little disconcerting!  :o

I don't wanna get eaten..... at  least not in that context!  ;D

[RET]

You don't want Rwanda.  Rwanda is way too f-ed up, and Somalia is not much better.  Now Burundi, on the other hand.... ;)

havagoodweegend, especially if you find a NOS plate frame kicking around your parts bin...

[craiga]

Thanks RET, sounds like good advice. But do Burundians wear clothes  ;D

And for Emu, are large flightless birds a delicacy there?

[-KIWI-]

emu  ewe better not visit nz then i got heaps of bros runnin around with spears just waiting to hangi yer feathery butt ;D

oh and craig a aint nuthin delicate bout that rubber skined emu  ;) and and im back in sydney from 16-20th nov

regards kiwi (tender kiwi ) :-*

[Emu]

Craig,

Ignore Kiwi......

Emus are a delicacy... Everywhere!!!

P.S.  I think we're O/T

[-KIWI-]

yeah whatever rubber skin  emu boid!!!!!

kiwi tender bird and delicate !!!!!!!!!!!

[RET]

Kiwi,

Your timing's impeccable.  NSW Club meeting on the 9th, club run prolly 21st or 28th.

Oh, and there's 15 minutes before that auction closes, and it's cracked $400.  Unbelievable.

[-KIWI-]

cant ya have a special meeting just for me for those that didnt get the chance to beat the kiwi up last time ??????? ;D ;D ;D
and another chance for craig a and johnrap to cruize down the main st of cronulla and yell for baaaaaaaabarara to come to them  :-* :-* :D :D

[RET]

Kiwi: If you want to come around my place I suppose I could find time to beat you up ::)

The auction for that thing has just ended at $400.70  WTF?  Mind you, a bit of a cruise through the winner's (in every sense of the word) previously won items suggests he doesn't mind slappin' down the bling bling when it comes to stuff he wants:

EH Radio blanking plate: $212 (link) Could they possibly be worth that much?  Surely most EHs came with one of these, since radios were accessories?  Mine certainly did, and I didn't pay $400 for the whole car....

EH Bonnet Strip: $189.50 (link)  Dunno, but you never see die-cast FE/FC stuff for that sort of money.

"A fool and his money are soon partying..."

cheers
RET

[robbzfc58]

these could be a new hot item for FRA1230 to buy up big on . he could stash them with his clock collection......
wonder what i'd get for the fc if i dismanted it & flogged it on ebay ???
cheers trev

[Emu]

Trev,

There's little doubt that your FC is worth more broken up n sold 4 bits. Unfortunately some people have realised this and make a living off it. Thankfully, that's not what most of us r about.
I felt guilty having a donor vehicle for "Hilda". Thank God for Sarge who has grabbed the donor and is going the full resto! He has given my conscience a break.