Soap Box Thread

[Security guy]

A little rant about some things lately.. I've had a few trucks over the years, mainly the mid '80's style but also a '71 that I had to sell to move. I currently have a '86 that's mostly stock, but have been searching around here and there for a '71-'72. I saw some really good deals and really nice projects that just didn't work out (no money at the time, missed the deal by a day or two).. Anyways, it seems that there are two types of people in the truck scene. There are those that really love the style of these trucks, the handling of them, the rumble of a nice small block, the factory headliner with chrome trim and all the 'bells and whistles' on the spid.... and then there is those that see dollar signs. There is one truck in particular about a year ago that I tried to buy, but missed it by a few hours. It was a '72 Cheyenne Super, all in pieces, originally the yellow and white interior. A reasonable price at $3.5k. Needed work. Well, a guy called just a few hours before me, he looked at it and bought it. A week later, the same truck was back up for sale (although semi-put together) for 5.5k. To much for me at the time.. It lasted a week, then gone again. A few weeks later, back up for sale again, although spray bombed with Wal-Mart primer but a price tag of 9.5k. Still had the original yellow and white interior.. I know some people try to make a dollar here and there, and that's all good, but a 3.5k truck more than doubling in price for a few hours work on it and some spray primer? I see this happen quite often and even on here. If you watch the local papers for a few weeks, you will see the exact same truck, maybe with new tires, but the price more than doubled. Sorry for the long post, but had to vent my frustrations... so whats the 'real value' of what are trucks are really worth...