Thread: What is wrong with people ?

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It wouldn't surprise me if some ancient Roman vintage chariot aficionado had a similar story to tell. Human behavior runs fairly consistent over time. For those of us that are into the older stuff, say '30s/40s, we're able to see, if we notice, that the results of this kind of behavior are coming full circle. For fun I track about 4-5 sites per day watching how older cars are available and priced. Not surprisingly there are many for sale, and many of them aren't selling. This part of the hobby isn't dead, yet, but many of the participants are, compared to the past few decades of comparatively high activity. Some folks who are still alive are trying to bail from their treasures either out of loss of interest, need to scale down life size, or the need for cash to pay for med bills or whatever else. They're pricing like 10 years ago in a market that no longer supports that. The other kind of seller appears to be the heirs of some hoarder, not unlike this Vette appears to be. Some really neat, and formerly highly sought after, old tin is coming out of the dark shadows of hoarderdom. I contend that for the guy who is genuinely interested in one of these old nifty gems this is a wonderful time to be shopping, and much easier to find them than a decade or two ago. My comparison is how difficult a time I had finding a steel '36 roadster about twenty years ago, compared to today where there's at least one, and often more (in various stages of finish/completeness) on the market at any time. Some models are still highly prized and bring strong money still, but those are the exception. Many formerly hot subjects languish on the market until either the right buyer finally sees it, or the seller finally hits their serious point where they get real on what kind of offer they accept. Sad thing is, it's disinterested heirs who are likely in control of those decisions and if they have a short attention span for the process it may be just as easy for them to trash granpa's ol' treasure(s) just to get rid of the "problem". The circle of life...………………...