<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Lynn</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
Sold a DZ block to a guy on this site because it matched his POP. He had seen a pic of the pad stamp (posted on another site comparing real and fake stamps) and sent me an email, asking if I would sell it. I can't remember if it was $1500 or $1600, but it was very close to what I had in it. I knew it was for his own car. I could tell on the phone he was about to wet himself when I gave him a price. Could I have held him ransom? Sure.
OTH I had a pair of NOS roof rail weatherstrips for which I paid about $40. Didn't bat an eyelash when asking $2000 for the pair.
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I think many here can claim to have helped a fellow guy out at one time or another and know there are many good people here that have helped fellow collectors with a great item, and for that you have my total respect Lynn. I like hearing stories like a DZ block being united with a guy rather than being held ransom so thank you for that!!! I also understand when it is the right time to mark something up, and bat it out of the diamond. I've been there as well.
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But I digress. There is a place for those guys that do this for a living. While I don't always agree with their pricing, the answer is simple; I don't have to buy that part.Some parts are just hard to come by, and they are very desirable. If the pros weren't out there beating the bushes, spending countless hours pouring through loads of crap to find a few gems, many of these parts wouldn't be brought to the light of day, and wouldn't be available... at any price.</div></div>
Once again well explained Lynn. IMHO it would be nice if more pro pickers would sell those rare "mechanical" parts with a with a machine shop report, more pictures and enough disclosure so people who are looking for the high end/rare parts can actually see what they are buying <span style="font-weight: bold">"every time"</span>. Nobody wants to buy sight unseen and there are still too many out there who still sell without full disclosure.
I quite often flip rare oil cans and high end collectible gas globes, but never do I sell a 25K gasoline globe without taking the lenses out and sending high res pictures to ensure the integrity of the piece before asking 25K from a fellow collector for a couple pieces of glass. Yes it's a PITA removing them and comes with an inherent risk where I could crack or break one while taking it out for pics prior to the sale, but that's what a pro seller must do every time. I then take several photos showing it being professionally packed so the buyer knows it was well protected before sending it on its way. Never had one break, have sold many high end globes and never a dissatisfied buyer on the other end. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif[/img]
It's called integrity and it sounds like you have that Lynn. Thanks for chiming in on this thread, I did appreciate reading your reply. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]