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Originally Posted by CaptainSluggo

Okay, I know it is getting more expensive each year to do business selling on Ebay, but there is some pure outright greed going on with some people who are selling.
A few months back; I was looking for a Edelbrock EP4B and naturally looked at ebay. The asking prices were between $ 600.00 & $900.00 for a manifold in "good" condition. I found one at a local swap meet for $120.00.
As I look around on ebay, now I see the same price gouging on driver's side mirrors and tachometers and vacuum gauges.
One guy was asking $400.00 just for the Vacuum gauge mounting cup !
I asked one guy why the high prices and he said it is because these parts are getting harder to find. I never understood that theory of supply & demand.
If you are selling gas for $3.00 a gallon and your supplier says he will not be able to deliver for 6 months, for maintenance reasons, why would you raise the prices to $12.00 a gallon ? That does not fix anything.
Your business should have insurance against such market fluctuations.
Instead, you gouge the people who are your neighbors & customers.
Same with ebay. Eventually, people will stop looking for parts on ebay because of ebays fees & greed and the seller's greed. Plus, with the Reproduction of parts nowadays for most popular cars, a lot of times these are cheaper than what ebay wants.

I know what you mean. I have a 69 Firebird with holes in the original console, so I bought a vacuum gauge to fill in the holes. I know the Vacuum gauge wasn't a 69 option, but it looks cool. I paid $140 after looking for one, but it finally showed up. Patience is required if there's a few out there. If not, you have to pay for what you want. 1967 was a long time ago.