I agree that for builders IN the bussiness its a boon, but the vast majority of us never make or intend to make a profit ,It is simply a hobby for FUN, for my money, I'll never go to a dealer or pro builder even IF I could afford it.
I completely ignore any ad w/o a price listed, I know what thats all about, I put ads simular to the above on most of the rod sites. Now I'll simply sit back and check them daily, something will come up.either on the net or locally. On several I came under fire for even asking, I gather that project cars on the left and right coasts come dear as that is where most those kinds of reply's came from. here you can still find a decent driver normally for well under 10k, I'm just expnding my search area via the net.I have been to B.J. and I gotta say that a lot of those big $ builders stand by and sweat bullets until the car either shines or falls on its face + more than a couple do fail) On one occasion, I saw the wife of a famous builder go ballistic on her hubby when the car they had utterly failed.That was good for a laugh for sure. I am glad that I do not have to depend on a car selling to pay my bills,(tho it has more than once bailed me out , I did'nt MAKE any money) Just too many variables and risks, I have done the restoration shop thing myself and lost my ass , never again, I completely lost all concept of the hobby being FUN as well .I DRIVE my cars and can give a rats butt about trophy's.(BUT I do appreciate it when I DO get one, its nice to see your work enjoyed) Its about the build and the road,lawn chair roddinng is for the end of the day to me . anyway this is probably not the place for this dicussion.