parts prices holding versas cars ?

[SBR]

Remember there is a dwindling supply of real NOS stuff and a constant supply of cars, thats why part prices have been holding their value better than cars. That being said no story cars will always command strong money.

[Smokey]

Theres still big piles of NOS parts out there, people still haven't brought it out yet. A month ago a friend asked me whats a NOS trunk weathestrip worth. I got 7 maybe 8 of them, and I go with the white tampon string?

But I been holding off selling on Ebay and swap meets for the last 2-3 years. Think about not about crazy money, but what good parts brought then and what they go for now. Like Nova lip mouldings, or Camaro voltage reg. mounting stuff.

I think this winter is going to be intersting because people are going to start to need money finally. I met up with someone last week who used to deal with high end Corvettes and Hemi cars. He closed his real estate office 14 months ago and sold his cars off shortly after, and now is selling off his parts and tools to make his house payment. Will the prices go up or down...who knows.

[KevinW]

Classic case of supply and demand. Before the crash, People had money (they thought ) and were willing to spend it on NOS parts that were not around. I would see a pattern of parts rarely up for sale until one of them came up and went for big bucks, then you started seeing a bunch more. That was demand affecting supply.

Now that demand had fallen off (the average joe doesnt have play money anymore) the amount of parts will shrink. I know I have not sold recently for that reason.

When it gets bad enough that people in need (lost job!) have to sell projects and parts, I think we will see prices going down. I think this is happening already. I seem to see a lot more projects on the market.

Soon might be the time to buy if your $$ are in good shape

[ChevyThunder]

I know in the vintage Porsche world were I buy , sell and horse trade parts for my race cars that not much has changed. That market is also effected by the exchange/Euro that has dropped from 1.55 to 1.20 to the dollar but it seems the euro sellers just jack their prices up to balance it out.

[dvss1]

I have not seen any real drop in the good pieces but the average stuff has dropped a little. The only bad thing I have seen is the amount of restamped pieces at the shows trying to be sold as the real deal.

[indyjps]

All I can hope for is that the "non car guy" speculators will bow out, this should stabilize the prices.