I know this is rare item. But this is nuts

[Vince Putt]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...RK%3AMEWA%3AIT

[LUV2XCLR8]

OMG

[special-K]

He found 15 other nuts.It`d have be going in a prestine Duece.Kinda like a $1300 NOS truck door.I paid $325 back in`91(before repro explosion)for a NOS saddle steering wheel for a`72 K/20 CheyenneSuper CustomCamper w/tilt,tach,auto,posi,aux tank,tool&storage,wood floor,bumper-guards,a/c,am/fm all on VIN-spec.I figured it deserved it.Not so crazy if you have one of the nicest dueces on earth that could use a better steering wheel.I agree,that`s an aweful lot.Even his description says:$150-600.So,he`s gettin`more than he figured.That`s collectible auctioning.

[Peregrine]

No, he's not getting what he figured. The reserve isn't even met yet. This is just stupid.....

[sdkid]

Originally Posted by Vince Putt

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...RK%3AMEWA%3AIT

I'm not sure my entire pickup is worth that much...

[ratrod67]

I just sold a factory wheel from a 69 Camaro. Not bad huh??


http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...ME:B:EOAS:US:3

[spencra]

Originally Posted by ratrod67

I just sold a factory wheel from a 69 Camaro. Not bad huh??


http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...ME:B:EOAS:US:3

Not bad at all ratrod67. You can't blame the seller if people are willing to pay the price.

[modifiedGMC]

I have determined that something is worth what a person is willing to pay. I was looking for a throttle cable for my son's dirtbike once and found a new one on e-bay for starting price around $4. A new one at the dealer was $10.75. This one I found was a NOS cable still in the plastic and wound up going for $14 plus shipping!

[c10chevy69]

Winning bid of $760 for a steering wheel. I guess that if you have money to throw away....

[Vince Putt]

Rat Rod Please Don't tell me you picked it up at the Arlington swap meet for $25. Congrats to you.
You need to be on Team Dallas on the Barrett-Jackson Car search

[GreyHoundSteve]

GOO! Thats and expensive steering wheel. I would have to wear gloves to drive that thing.

['70_402]

i like my aftermarket stuff alot better anyways....

[patrick66]

Spencra, if it's someone on the board, good, that person needs to be reminded they are stupid.

[spencra]

Originally Posted by patrick66

Spencra, if it's someone on the board, good, that person needs to be reminded they are stupid.

At least somebody has the balls to take a potential flaming. I agree with you though, I spent less for both of my 67's and my bro-in-law gave me a 79 for free.

[patrick66]

I have two big five-gallon buckets of bolts in my shop. Figuring that $900.00 bolt actually sold to some idiot with more $$$ than sense, I figure I can get about $2.7 million dollars on the 'bay with my two very large contaners of exceptionally rare automotive fasteners!

Who needs the lottery when there are suckers on eBay just dying to give up $900.00 for a "'rare bolt"??

A primo condition woody wheel is one thing - a bolt no one will ever see is quite another.

[ratrod67]

Make fun all you want but I've sold some high dollar bolts myself. When someone is doing a restoration on a high dollar muscle car it's the small things like the correct markings on bolts that make it so valuable. For example a matching # 69 SS396 Chevelle is worth more if all parts are correctly date coded compared to another that was just pieced together with junk from Pep Boys. Not saying it's the bolts that make it either. There are lots of parts to think of(batteries, belts and hoses, glass, pullies and brackets, ect). Not everyone has the money or determination to completely restore a car #'s matching. May seem silly to some people but more power to them. Lots of people say a 509ci motor in a 71 Camaro is silly but it makes me happy. It's all in what makes you happy.

[Porkchop]

Classic cars and parts are not worth alot of money, there are just a few dumb people who don't care what outrageous amount of money they pay for something. So, they spend $1000 on a steering wheel and now everyone who happens to have a steering wheel even only remotely close to that one thinks it's worth $1000 and they try to sell it accordingly. See, these idiots drive up the price on parts and now the rest of us can't afford to buy them.

[special-K]

Like I said,"He`s getting more than he expected".Says reserve was met.Lets not bash people because they want something we can`t have,don`t want,or wouldn`t pay that much.Antiques & Collectibles go for what people will pay.There is no "real" book value.Consumer Reports doesn`t do write-ups.You can`t really do comparative shopping.If you see it,you have to buy it or pass,and hope you might see another one for less.I can`t see paying big money for a piece of hardware you can`t see,even by car show judges.Now,a steering wheel is right there in your face,you hold it,and control the vehicle with it.It truely adds to the driving experience.A repro steering wheel for our trucks runs in the $150 range+shipping.LMC gets $169+25=$194 for a run-of-the-mill truck steering wheel(repro).Grant & other aftermarket wheels go for what?You can buy those by the 100s.Put it in perspective.We`ll pay $6000-? for a truck that is relatively plentiful that cost $2500-4000 new 30+years ago.You won`t have to go far to find someone to call that crazy or idiotic.I guess anyone that`s willing to spend more than someone else is stupid.Like Vette owners,PebbleBeach cars,feature vehicles in magazines,or the nicest trucks on this site.Unless you own it.

[Super Duck]

Those of you who have built clasics to #s are dedicated. I am trying and it is hard. I have a hard time paying some of these prices. But that is why my 67 is a custom daily driver and my Elky is a ground up "nice" resto. NOT completly #s.

[patrick66]

That's why I'm smart and would never spend $900.00 on a bolt.

Oh, and special-K, the car the guy spent the $900.00 on the bolt for...are YOU or ME ever going to see this car at a show, or driving down the road. Not likely.

People are restoring Chevys and Fords and Mopars. Transportation modules in their day. Hardly the same as Duesenbergs, Auburns, Cords, Rolls-Royces, and the like. These were hand-crafted, often one-off works of art, literally! The musclecars, old trucks, and such are just that. Assembly-line built, 75-100 per hour, and the bolt holding the fender on a 250 Six-cylinder Camaro is the same bolt as is holding the fendeon a COPO Camaro. Anyone who pays $900.00 for a stupid Camaro shifter bolt hidden where no one will ever see is an idiot. Period.

Believe me, I don't bad-mouth or bemoan wealth; quite the contrary!, as I'm on my way to that part of life and will retain my anoynimity - fortune without the fame, so to speak. I'm just amazed at the ridiculous lengths people will go to to restore a car, then make sure no one ever sees it, and even then, pay outrageous prices for parts that aren't even date-coded and aren't seen by even the pickiest judge. Hey, if someone is smart enough to sell a bolt for $900.00 to someone stupid enough to pay it, more power to 'em!!! However, if the buyer would be so kind as to send me, oh, say, a thousand dollars, just because. No more ridiculous a reason than the $900.00 bolt, now, is it???

[speesh]

either an idiot or a genius who has found a way to make so much money that $900 is pocket change for him.........(or her...)
ebay is truly capitalism at its best!
how do I find out which bolts are worth so much? or what other parts?
I remember seeing a kleenex box for a 57 chevy that sold for $350....

[GreyHoundSteve]

Originally Posted by speesh

either an idiot or a genius who has found a way to make so much money that $900 is pocket change for him.........(or her...)
ebay is truly capitalism at its best!
how do I find out which bolts are worth so much? or what other parts?
I remember seeing a kleenex box for a 57 chevy that sold for $350....

Since we are sharing ebay stories i have a nice one. There was this old bra that someone found in thier ceiling a few years ago. The description was so clever that it made this disgusting old bra sound like it was a rare artifact with historical signifigance. The thing ended up selling for $129. Why anyone would pay $129 for an old dirty bra is beyound me but i applaud the person who had the stones to write up the description and post it on ebay. There an old expression im sure all of you have heard "where theres a will, theres a way" and personally im glad that all of our resolves arent identical because otherwise it would be a pretty boring world to live in.

I also agree that the guy who spent $900 on a bolt shouldnt be mocked but rather envied. How many of you can spend $900 on a bolt? I hope to some day have sTuPiD money so that i can light my cigars with $100 bills and pass out money to strangers who amuse me .... call it stupid if you want but you cant take it with you so why not spend it if you got it?

[woodrow59]

I love America !!!!!!! And Ebay (hopefully) is showing the world how a free enterprise system works. An item is worth what someone is willing to pay for it. I wouldn't pay $760 bucks for a steering wheel but if someone does, more power to them !!!! They have used our countries freedom to make the money to afford such things . Stupid people don't have money to burn,,,,, Smart people have money to burn!!! (Dang it,,,wish I was smart !!!)

[special-K]

I hope that bolt was at least in original GM packaging.It`s one thing to pay alot for something you can lay your hands on,another to buy,basically,sight unseen.It wasn`t that long ago people were leary of mail-order.Until companies like LLBean came along with better than "in store" customer service and support.Where would Ebay have been back then?

[patrick66]

Nope, it was just a picture of a shifter bolt. No packaging. BTW, the same seller and buyer got together on another "rare" fastener (same COPO Camaro) for $285.00. Wow.

I wonder if the buyer had to cough up extra for shipping???

Makes you think about going out to the shop and completely disassembling a perfectly good $20K original (or even a restored!) car and selling the "rare fasteners" off the *#^%$! thing.