WTH? Dodge "Vans" on ebay!? REALLY?

Ditto on what Ice said. Be patient and keep watching them, eventually one will slip through the cracks at a price you're happy with and be the only one bidding. Sometimes you will see one list with a low buy it now option, but you better pull the trigger fast, cause it won't last long.

Thanks guys! For the positive outlook, thats freakin scary!c WOW! Specially for those of us right now in a limited budget anyway, (I count myself lucky) to have gotten my Jo-Hans 426 Hemi that I posted pics of in New Acquisitions, "Hemi's new stuff"....That thing normally just the engine is going for $30 plus! I got it for I THINK it was $6 OR $9 shipped! Really tho, I didn't want it for the whole thing, I was after those damned headers on it, those are the only existing original 1964 426 Hemi headers I've seen, made by Jo-Hans and they done a FINE job at making them! This one (well 2 details) on that engine is what makes it so collectable and valueable, those headers alone!

CC,
I'll have to remember that! I may have to PM you to get a few ideas on what exactly you mean by that! BUT that could turn out a good tip for Ebay! HMmmmmm thinking-hard-smiley-emoticon

With all due respect, I am not so sure that these rising prices are due to anything but simple greed on the parts of the sellers and foolishness on the part of some buyers. The guys who either have deep pockets or just want the item now regardless of price and don't care are driving the prices into the realms of stupidity. It's more and more difficult to find a good deal and this hobby is going the same way that the real 1:1 hobby has gone - to the point where only the wealthy can afford a nice car. Real cars are talked about now as "investments" - what the hell happened to the "hobby"? Greed is what happened and greed is what it is all about. I wonder how long it will be before the word "investment" creeps into this hobby, effectively destroying it.

I live in Canada just a few miles from the border yet our kits in this country are higher priced than in the U.S. by a substantial margin. Yet I see vendors on Ebay asking more for a current kit than what I can buy it from my local hobby shop before converting to Canadian dollars and adding on the shipping. It's not such a good place to shop any more. I just bought some strip styrene from my LHS or less ( before exchange and shipping ) than what it sells for on Ebay. That little store is going to be getting the lions share of my modeling money, I can promise you. He carries a very extensive line of models on all subjects and he does mail order too for guys in Canada that may be interested. I am not in any affiliated with him, but I'll support him before an on line vendor.

I agree. And not so much because I'm a seller there but any time I'm looking for a kit, I just wait til I find one at a reasonable price. There are sellers that over price some of their stuff and then there's those with shill bidding but that's another thread. To give you an example, I just bought three of the Flintstone resin chopped metro delivery vans for less than 10% of the asking price. I've been patient for this one for a couple of year.

While silly buyers do drive up the price, like Impcon said, my rule is if I don't like the price I don't buy. That simple.

If you cant find what your wanting at a decent price on ebay.com try ebay.co.uk. you might be lucky, depending on the exchange rate, as it seems some of the older US kits go for lower prices, especially if its an opened box. Some of the older Tamiya on the other hand are through the roof price wise this side of the pond. Also if the shipping to the US is high try and pm me because I am happy to purchase and ship for you guys on here. buy it now would be my preference for the buying method, or if you want to bid you can send it to me and I will ship onwards. All I would ask is for the favour to be returned if I need it

Many of the sellers are just two legged lemmings - monkey see - monkey do. The see sellers offering their wares at above MSRP and they seem to get greedy and go for the same. What is even ore insane is the fools who pay those prices! I mean - hello??? Why offer a currently available model for $35.00 when you buy it in any store for much less and through reputable on line dealers, even less with believable shipping charges? It's all greed based and preying on the short of mind who buy on impulse. Sadly, it's screwing this up for everybody.

It wasn't so long ago that hardly anyone was selling parts - now, there are scores of vendors breaking kits up and the price variations are huge in the price of the product and the shipping. There are still good deals but I watched a engine for a '63 Fairlane sell for $30.00 awhile back.. and it was built and painted!! I cringe at how many unbuilt old models are being broken up and trust me, this is all going to get as messed up as the real 1:1 has gotten.The supply will dwindle and as it does, prices will go beyond the reach of many of who live on a limited budget or a pension. Some already sell regularly for in excess of $100.00 and then shipping. SO yeah, I am grateful that I have what I have because this EBay thing isn't nearly as much fun any more.

Sorry - respectfully, what I said was a personal observation and opinion and it wasn't meant to be a rant so no further comments.