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I AGREE WITH JASON,
THE REPLICA INDUSTRY HAS BENEFITED THE "REAL" SHELBY COBRA IMEASURABLY.
THE FREE EXPOSURE TO THE COBRA IMAGE THROUGH PRODUCT KNOWLEDGE, CONTACT AND GENERAL EXCITEMENT EXPANDED THE BUYER UNIVERSE FOR ALL COBRAS BY HUGE MULTIPLES.
SHELBY DID NOT TAKE ATVANTAGE OF THIS AND HE HAS COMPLAINED BUT HE HAS SEEN HIS PRODUCT KEPT ALIVE.
THE CUSTOMER UNIVERSE WAS EXPANDED BY THE REPLICAS AND THOSE OWNERS MIGRATE IN GREATER NUMBERS, UPWARD TO MORE AUTHENTIC AND COSTLY EXAMPLES.
FOR DECADES THE AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY HAS PRODUCED LESSER MODELS TO CREATE A POOL OF OWNERS THAT MOVE TO THE HIGHLY OPTIONED, EXPENSIVE AND EVEN COLLECTABLE VEHICLES.
THIS IS "MARKETING 101" FOR MANY PRODUCTS WORLDWIDE.
MORE IS BETTER, B. SMITH
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