Parts Trend - What's with the asinine Pricing?

[Mr70]

I agree prices have shockingly risen,but probably because the original parts are drying up.
15 years ago,I had 6 auto junk yards local to me that I could visit and still find those old 1960's/70's parts.When the price of scrap metal took a sudden increase upward in the late 2000's,that all changed and all 6 yards started crushing & sold their land almost overnight,as they were tired of sitting on those rusting relics that we all took for granted...Me being 1 of them.
All are now trucking depots or landfill.There isn't 1 lb. of metal belonging to car on them today.As if the hand of God came down and wiped em clean.All 6 owners sold out and retired after sitting on those yards for some 40-50+ years.
I should've seen the writing on the wall,as the last time &amp; visited some of them their employees shouted,&quot;better take something off that car while you still can.&quot; [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/frown.gif[/img]

When I go to a substantial swapmeet today,I'm walking out within an hour,as all I see are 1980 &amp; up plastic car parts.
The desire for these old cars &amp; trucks is still there &amp; stronger then ever,but the individual parts sure aren't.