maybe you havent seen the split window buses that sell for $50 grand... oh wait.. go westy is already selling vanagons for that much :<)
In a message dated 5/7/07 5:10:49 PM Eastern Daylight Time, dhanson@GORGE.NET writes:
> I was thinking about the recent Syncro FS down in Florida. Someone > commented something like.."Well, sheesh, why didn't "mr. X" buy it and turn around > and re-list it for a quick profit?"..."Because the seller obviously doesn't > know that syncros sell for big bucks, check out the Samba, etc etc." > I dunno about that kinda attitude. I mean, making a buck, yeah, we all > have to do that, ok? But buying and selling something that is best "used", > that seems a little "off" to me. Vanagons aren't friggin' soy bean futures, to > be bought and sold, maybe even from a distance, simply to create positive > cash flow for one who happens to have some investment funds. > > If one speculates on a useful item..car, tool, whatever..and helps to > inflate the value so that that type item becomes "too expensive to actually > use for the purpose it was created for" that item then becomes a "Collector's > Item" only(for the average human). That's is not very good for people who > actually like to use the_____________(whatever it is). When Vanagons become > collector cars and The Collectors give us a hard time for ..Gasp! Actually > driving one through some brush or out onto a...road...That'll be a sad day, IMHO. > > Flame away...if you must, Don Hanson
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