That is a great story.
Ask if he ever want to join and put some of them in the best Pontiac stories forum.
Always great to preserve firsthand accounts.
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Originally Posted by Bob Dillon
But to me, the idea that someone would pay 1K for an empty shipping container is completely inexplicable.
I firmly believe, as I've said before, that the #1 problem with our hobby today is stupid amounts of money chasing essentially worthless stuff.  |
Bob I completely agree!! I have experienced this first hand in several other hobbies of mine.
My two other hobbies are art collecting and antique gun collecting.
In 2012, I tried bidding on a Neiman Signed Print. Opening bid was $10.4K!
I emailed them and stated the same thing. It is just a worthless print with a signature! I offered them $50 and told them they are ruining the art collecting hobby!
They came back with an email that stated A(demand) + B(supply) = $
I was so upset I lodged a legitimate complaint and they come back with some stupid math problem.
Tried purchasing an 1873 Winchester 32 cal. Rifle last year. They sold it for $1575. I told them the same thing. That is nuts. Offered them $100 and told them they are ruining the gun collecting hobby! It is just a worthless old gun probably not even capable of firing! They sent the same stupid response A(demand) + B(supply) = $
Personally I am ready to leave all these hobbies. Thinking of just going after the toys of my youth. Loved the 70s GI Joe stuff and Star Wars toys. Have not checked into it yet, but I would have to think I can put a whole collection together for 10 bucks or less. They have to be worthless old toys by now.