LemansBlue68

I saw the winning bid on this NOS radiator cap top $500 and my only response is WTF?? If I had a 99 point car and needed this cap to put it at 100, I still think I'd have trouble forking over $50 for this cap, let alone $500!!!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...K%3AMEBWA%3AIT


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verskel

OMG.....WTF is right ! :eek: :eek: :confused: :eek: :confused: :eek:

I guess the box must be worth at least $450 !!! :crazy:

markdtn

A thing to remember on Ebay is that there are generally at least 2 people on earth willing to pay within a few dollars of the final bid.

PB82CE

Now, that's nuts :eek:

1FUNVET

OMG - tha's just robbery. oh well I guess if you have got the $$$$$$$ just around and nothing better to do - go for it. MAN that's pretty steep though. :eek: :skep:

78 Vette

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JJMURFS

A radiator cap is only worth about 4 points (out of 4500) for NCRS and there is only a 10% deduct for a current service replacement. That is only .4 or less that 1/2 of a point again out of 4500. That means if your car was perfect (never is) and all you needed was this cap (and you already had a current replacement) your car would score a 99.978%. $500 for .022 of a point is insane, that's just my .02!!!! :crazy: :crazy: :crazy: :crazy: :crazy: :crazy:

Paul L

Coming soon, my entire engine compartment on EBay. I need a new house.

427basketcase

Remember what PT Barnim said. :crazy:

shamby

Now that's funny..

David68

More like an obsession, check out some of his previous purchases. There's another rad cap for over $500.

verskel

Guys.....Hey GUYS !!!....listen (or read)

You must checkout the winning bidders list of 'won' items !
He's a 'fat' whale....I'm talkin' $$$ just flowin' out that dude's rearend. :eek:

$10k for a '66 Triumph....$612 for a shifter ......$150+ for some fuel bowl filter on a '56-'57 vette..........guess he was a CEO for Enron or something.

IN fact, what if the 'bidder' is trying to launder money by buying crap on eBay that later he can resale ?!? ......I'm tellin' ya - somethin' ain't right. :skep:

l2vette

Has that guy lost his cap!!!!!!
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JBR

It sure looks as if he is building one very expensive c2 vette. :cheers:

JB

I don't know exactly why it's worth that, but it must be worth that. One of the other bidders, Novadoug66, is someone I've done business with before on ebay (I got a hell of a deal on an original fan cluctch from him), and he's a professional parts guy. It must have something to do with the rivet shape being a particular shape for 66 & 67. I know the rivet was slightly different some years (dimpled or not dimplet, copper or some other metal). Just for comparison, I bought an NOM R-15 radiator cap on ebay that is in every way that I can see identical to that one for about $450 less.

JB

Enkil

No, that's just dumbassery.

Jughead

Absurd. :crazy:

OHSIXX

If it makes him happy, but a little crazy! :crazy: I have overpaid for stuff before; guess it just depends on how bad you want it. :skep:

LemansBlue68

.Interesting......

I looked at the other radiator cap he bought for $500 and noticed that it was stamped with the words "stainless". To the best of my knowledge, I don't think the originals were made of stainless steel (at least not according to my '68-'69 NCRS judging guide). My guess is that this is a service replacement and certainly won't gain him any points in judging if that is what he intends to do. I'd bet his previous "stainless" cap isn't worth $30.

There's something more here than meets the eye....

I've always thought that the used/collector car market would be a good arena in which to launder dirty money. The appraised value on these cars, and especially the parts, is very hard to verify

killain

This is simply wrong, Just sick ! WTF is right. :confused: