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Old 05-20-2015, 08:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Large Arbor View Post
I think as people move away from originality it hurts pricing as well. SPFs, ERAs, and Kirkhams, all seem to hold pricing well.

They do seem to move around in value, but getting ERA's in the low $50's seem to be bargains if they are in decent shape.
Well, I somehow missed his price cap post. But, regardless, what I really don't like is that the "quality Cobra replica" hobby is fast becoming only a rich man's game. I still think of my car as just one step above the Datsun 2000 Roadster I had in high school, and later sold for the "killer" prices of $2500, even though it was held together with duct tape and coat hanger wire. I believe the Cobra replica game is just a rat rod type of hobby, and I don't like seeing used replicas, regardless of the manufacturer, all start nudging that six figure mark. I think it hurts everybody.
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