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Deals and Appeals => Up For Auction => Topic started by: Coralsnake on March 26, 2019, 02:54:56 PM

Title: Back in the early 1990s
Post by: Coralsnake on March 26, 2019, 02:54:56 PM
...I bought four NOS hubcaps for $600. It was the price of a set of ten spokes. My wife thought it was a drug deal, because the transaction was done behind a shaddy looking trailer.

Well, heres you chance to be special....

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1968-Shelby-Cobra-hubcaps-Brand-New-In-Boxes-4/183749422506?_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D56111%26meid%3D7fe73ba07f2e49f48b13d08072f3a493%26pid%3D100675%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D15%26sd%3D183749422506%26itm%3D183749422506&_trksid=p2481888.c100675.m4236&_trkparms=pageci%3A467c5357-4ff7-11e9-a16f-74dbd180d70f%7Cparentrq%3Abb51fee31690ac3ccdf9f83bfffe9333%7Ciid%3A1
Title: Re: Back in the early 1990s
Post by: shelbydoug on March 26, 2019, 04:21:51 PM
I think it still is a drug deal? I offered him $100.
Title: Re: Back in the early 1990s
Post by: CharlesTurner on March 26, 2019, 04:23:01 PM
The outer ring on the back would have to be painted black to be concours correct also...
Title: Re: Back in the early 1990s
Post by: 67 GT350 on March 26, 2019, 07:38:35 PM
Gee only 10700?
Title: Re: Back in the early 1990s
Post by: acman63 on March 26, 2019, 07:56:55 PM
He got a free listing!
Title: Re: Back in the early 1990s
Post by: JD on March 26, 2019, 08:28:36 PM
(so are the drugs behind the emblems?)
Title: Re: Back in the early 1990s
Post by: Bigfoot on March 26, 2019, 08:36:12 PM
3 sets please....
Title: Re: Back in the early 1990s
Post by: 557 on March 26, 2019, 09:19:21 PM
Shiny......
Title: Re: Back in the early 1990s
Post by: Special Ed on March 26, 2019, 10:08:37 PM
I sold a nos set of 4 in the ford boxes for $400. back in the 90s & thought i did good just to get rid of them as nobody cared back then since everybody wanted 10 spokes!!
Title: Re: Back in the early 1990s
Post by: TJinSA on March 26, 2019, 10:28:20 PM
My MaMa said I'm special... and I didn't come with hub caps...
Title: Re: Back in the early 1990s
Post by: stangman39 on March 27, 2019, 08:14:01 AM
Wonder what the thought process was when they came up with the price!
Title: Re: Back in the early 1990s
Post by: 67 GT350 on March 27, 2019, 08:18:17 AM
Thought process?
Well he probably went to BJ and saw a car with those hub caps go for lots of cash, so he did a mathematical estimate of what percentage 4 wheels meant to the car and came up with that figure?
Title: Re: Back in the early 1990s
Post by: CharlesTurner on March 27, 2019, 08:49:37 AM
Quote from: Frankie on March 27, 2019, 08:18:17 AM
Thought process?
Well he probably went to BJ and saw a car with those hub caps go for lots of cash, so he did a mathematical estimate of what percentage 4 wheels meant to the car and came up with that figure?

Fuzzy math!   ;D ;D
Title: Re: Back in the early 1990s
Post by: stangman39 on March 27, 2019, 09:00:59 AM
Quote from: Frankie on March 27, 2019, 08:18:17 AM
Thought process?
Well he probably went to BJ and saw a car with those hub caps go for lots of cash, so he did a mathematical estimate of what percentage 4 wheels meant to the car and came up with that figure?

Sure the price is super high/insane....but the $700 in the $10700 is what makes me scratch my head (and when I see similar prices for cars like $75,200).
Do people think to themselves oh let me add on $700 because if someone wants to pay $10,000 maybe I can squeeze a little more outta them!?
When I think of a price for a car I'm selling I always think in nice numbers that usually go in $500 increments!  I also consider myself a bit normal LOL
Title: Re: Back in the early 1990s
Post by: tesgt350 on March 27, 2019, 09:59:06 AM
Quote from: stangman39 on March 27, 2019, 08:14:01 AM
Wonder what the thought process was when they came up with the price!

He used that Common Core Math everyone loves so much.
Title: Re: Back in the early 1990s
Post by: 67 GT350 on March 27, 2019, 10:25:33 AM
PERFECT, Common Core! Yes he did use that!!! LOL
Title: Re: Back in the early 1990s
Post by: polyglas on March 27, 2019, 11:30:01 AM
Technically The S8MS-1132-A are wheel covers rather than hubcaps. ;)
Title: Re: Back in the early 1990s
Post by: 69mach351w on March 29, 2019, 08:41:12 PM
Quote from: stangman39 on March 27, 2019, 09:00:59 AM
Quote from: Frankie on March 27, 2019, 08:18:17 AM
Thought process?
Well he probably went to BJ and saw a car with those hub caps go for lots of cash, so he did a mathematical estimate of what percentage 4 wheels meant to the car and came up with that figure?

Sure the price is super high/insane....but the $700 in the $10700 is what makes me scratch my head (and when I see similar prices for cars like $75,200).
Do people think to themselves oh let me add on $700 because if someone wants to pay $10,000 maybe I can squeeze a little more outta them!?
When I think of a price for a car I'm selling I always think in nice numbers that usually go in $500 increments!  I also consider myself a bit normal LOL
They're throwing in the extra cash to cover eBay fees :o