Every once and a while we need to reflect on where the Corvette parts thing is going. A Delco Remy #270 ignition coil is the most common of any Corvette numbered coil. Check this Ebay auction out. www.ebay.com Item number 2412064133.
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Jeez...for a couple of more bucks he could have had a 66 power antenna with a broken mast and a seized motor. :-)
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Dave-----
Yes, this is another absurdity. To pay that kind of money for a USED ELECTRICAL part that could be rather easily scavanged at a self-service wrecking yard, is utterly absurd. But, don't blame this one on the seller; he started the bidding at $9.99. That's about what someone would have to pay for one of these at Pick-Your-Part.
However, this "13pack" that was the winning bidder I have seen pay absolutely ridiculous prices for parts on eBay in the past. He/She is a seller's "dream-come-true". I've seen that person pay prices that are 10+ times what I could simply pick up a phone and buy the part for (even for some discontinued, NOS items). In fact, that person pays prices that are so out-of-line, that it almost makes me want to become a parts seller. It's like taking candy from a baby. But, I've never been one to take candy from a baby and I just couldn't bring myself to sell a part. It would destroy my perfect record.In Appreciation of John HinckleyComment
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13pak will absolutely pay top dollar! He bids on a dealer friend of mine's merchandise. Says he doesn't care what he pays, just likes to have the stuff. Has won probably $20,000 in E-Bay auctions in the last year. The stuff was worth maybe 1/3 that.Comment
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What year is his car? Address? *NM*
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Joe,
I hate to say it but more money than brains applies here. This is the kind of stuff that will wipe out the Carlisle type swap meets. All the Corvette parts sellers can get a fortune on ebay so why go to a place like Carlisle where the real hobbyists go.???? I saw an even more absurd auction for a #293 coil (passenger car) which sold for $430 in used condition. The landscape of the hobby is changing. Bah Humbug!!!!!!!!!!Comment
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Woody...heck, you can really set yourself up with this guy! Talk about setting yourself up for retirement (I know you already did that!)....CraigComment
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Dave - you are right....I wonder how many of the vendors sell on Ebay anyway? I sold a matched 4461 intake and 2818 Holley that was on my 67 when I bought it, to get the correct 390 and 3814. I had a reserve of $235 on the manifold, $250 on the carb, and both were excellent corrosion free nice parts. There was a bidding war, and the manifold brought $435 and the carb $455 as I recall, I had lots of good close up pictures. Still, it blew me away....if I were a vendor I would much rather do Ebay, as an NCRS nut, I would much rather walk Carlisle!!!...CraigComment
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Re: What year is his car? Address?
He is listed in E-Bay as protected under German citizenship privacy rules. I believe he lives in New Jersey.
MikeComment
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Easy answer....
You go to a major swap meet, like Carlisle, to BUY merchandise to re-sell on eBay where you can get 'market' rates for parts without having to travel and engage in 'weight lifting'. Driveline is nice, but it's NOT real time, isn't fast enough (approximately a 3-month pipeline to place an ad and see turnaround), lacks pictures, and doesn't comprehend real-time shifts in supply and demand. Plus, it discriminates against NCRS members outside the US where surface mail delivery can take months....
The NCRS Board of Directors DID empower a committee to study and make recommendations a few years back on the issue of going electronic. My hunch is the cost/benefit silhouette wasn't there whereas eBay was already tooled, up and running....Comment
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How much is that coil actually worth in your opinion? What would be a reasonable selling price?
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George-----
These coils are not that rare in used condition. A lot of them were installed on passenger cars of the period. Coils are generally long-lived pieces (although a lot get unnecessarily replaced in "shot-gun" type approaches to auto repair). I really don't think that you'd have that much trouble finding one in a self-service wrecking yard. I mean, they aren't going to be laying all over the place or in every car you find, but they'll be there. The yard will charge about $5-10 for one. So, as far as I'm concerned, that's what they're worth.In Appreciation of John HinckleyComment
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Re: What year is his car? Address?
Geoffrey-----
I think that his car (if he even has one) might be a 64 or 65. Also, he seems to be into 69 Z-28 stuff, too. I think that his first name might be "Jim".In Appreciation of John HinckleyComment
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Yep....so for 13pack, it is worth $420 shipping charge so he can sit at his PC and not go searching! Somehow, he just doesn't sound like a car guy to me....or he values his time worth about $200 and hour to sit at home vs look...CraigComment
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A #270 coil is $75 at most in road tested and restored condition. That means $15-$30 in salvage yard condition, at very most. The #293 is virtually worthless as they were commonplace. I just did a search on ebay for #293 coils and there are currently 3 for sale so 3 people smell blood. The other side of ebay is you can sell at retail or more, to strangers. What a country.!!!!!!!Comment
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