Parts Trend - What's with the asinine Pricing?

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The fact is that a lot of these people are receiving their asking price so as long as that continues to happen you will have to pay up for the parts. I buy a ton of parts and rarely if ever sell any. Because I am using these on customer restorations I like to make a little on the sell (maybe 10%) when I add them to the restoration to cover my search, emails, shipping, etc costs but that rarely happens any more. As long as there is someone willing to pay more for the part then you are we are screwed. I have come to terms with that part of it. What I cannot come to terms with is guys (and even fellow hobbiests) that demand maximum dollars from me when I purchase their parts but then those same people want FREE help with technical information when restoring their cars or when they call me wanting to buy some of my parts. Never seems to be a two way street. However and thankfully that is a very small percentage of the people I buy from.