ebay has gone psycho

[69charger2002]

well. i don't know how long the market can sustain these crazy ebay prices.. i check ebay a LOT, normally there are 15-20 68-70 chargers at any given time.. but as of right now there are 48 68-70's on ebay, 14 General Lee's.. does anyone else agree the ebay flooding may slow down the huge increase in prices? i don't think the insane prices will last.. it will be back to normal soon. prices continuing to rise 6-10% a year as always.. looks like EVERYONE was waiting to sell their charger till seek after the movie came out
trav

[ChargerHound69]

Prices are going up and up and up.  Only for the General Lee's though.

[Brock Samson]

 i dunno about that, seems like this is the first time i've seen Hemi Chargers over 100 K before. That white Daytona sold for 110K and there a couple more on there right now,..
It will be interesting to see, if this trend continues....
But there are some obvious dogs on there too...

[Silver R/T]

they are spiking yes but they will go down after a while but not as low as they used to be anyways, think of it like gas prices, they went up right now, but will decrease in some time but price will still be higher than it was before big spike went up

[dpm68]

Yea, I was offered roughly twice what I paid for my 68 R/T last week. Just don't have the heart to let go of her though...

[Charger_Fan]

I wouldn't let her go, it will be that much harder to replace her
If I were any better at forecasting things like this, I'd be a stock market billionaire by now.

My guess is that this trend will ride like this for maybe a year (till the fall of '06), then will fall back to normal & some putzes will lose their butts!

[70plumrt]

right now there's 92 chargers on ebay
three pages

usually there's about 50

a couple of years ago when i got the bug, ebay had 35 on average


I think with the GL's reserection, popularity will increase more and more
everything now-a-days looks like a mazda

If only I bought the 70 hemi instead of the house

[Silver R/T]

what do you mean looks like mazda...

[Brock Samson]

he means all new cars look like them.. i think..

[Chryco Psycho]

It wasn`t Me

[Silver R/T]

actually like my mazda a lot and rx-7 i would take one anyday

[6pkrunner]

People trying to make good on the wave generated from DoH. Although, I've been thinking the whole collector thing is due for a readjustment, but it hasn't happened yet....

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

I'll admit I am tempted to list mine as well

[Telvis]

It will take some time but the prices will eventually peak and slowly drop. Eventually all of us older guys that grew up with these cars wil start to go to retirement homes and GULP die off.  The pool of MOpar lovers wil slowly dwindle. There will still be people who love them but the ranks will be thinner.

[bull]

How many of the Ebay GLs listed right now have been Hlpagged?

[694spdRT]

I am almost done with the '69 and my wife asked me if I was thinking about selling it because of these prices. I said "You want me to sell and I haven't even been screwed out of a trophy at a show by a chromed out car with headers in a stock class yet."  

[Khyron]

It will take some time but the prices will eventually peak and slowly drop. Eventually all of us older guys that grew up with these cars wil start to go to retirement homes and GULP die off.   The pool of MOpar lovers wil slowly dwindle. There will still be people who love them but the ranks will be thinner.

I don't intend to ever Die

[BrianShaughnessy]

Anybody notice Stuntman's GL ?  http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Dodge-Charger-General-Lee-Dodge-Charger-General-Lee-1969-440-W-B-Promo-car_W0QQitemZ4567621790QQcategoryZ6199QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

$50K right now 


That's the one he had in that country video earlier this year with Daffodil ( ) but it was also T-boned and fixed by Smith bros awhile back.

I haven't seen him around here yet 

[BigBlockSam]

you read my mind. man! lotsa chargers. alot of people are gonna pick up projects , without realizing what it takes to restore one of these mopars

[69charger2002]

YEEHAA 

[472 R/T SE]

He shows the where the car was t-boned in the pictures, doesn't look like he's trying to hide anything.

[69charger2002]

gotcha thanks allblue.  i should have read the ad first.
trav

[RD]

it really doesnt matter how many 2nd gens are on ebay to me.  I cant afford the bastards anyways!

[dkn1997]

"John Schneider's  personal motor mounts"

That's taking it just a bit too far for me.

[THE COLONEL]

You know, I am used to seeing about 800 or so items for The "Dukes of Hazzard".  It was over 3,000 this afternoon.

[Headrope]

they are spiking yes but they will go down after a while but not as low as they used to be anyways, think of it like gas prices, they went up right now, but will decrease in some time but price will still be higher than it was before big spike went up

Classic car prices were going gonzo before the new "The Dukes of Hazzard" movie. What we are seeing on eBay right now is the result of an overinflated market.
Barret-Jackson, Overhaulin', American Hotrod, and all the other television shows have helped to jumpstart the market over the past year. People have now seen what many already knew: for roughly the price of a new sedan purchased at a dealership you can have your dream car built.
There was a time when the stock market was up to 11,000 shares traded a day. So it is now with cars. Like the stock market the bubble will soon burst.

[BigBlockSam]

Like the stock market the bubble will soon burst. 

   

[daytona71]

To Brian S , dkn1997 and others

Stuntman is offline at the moment as he is travelling in Montana.  If you had a General Lee with as much history as that car has, you would be proud of it too.
  Can you say that your motor mounts were given to you by John (Bo Duke)?  Stuntman and John are very good friends.
Can you say that your car was the last General Lee ever to drive on the backlots of Warner Brothers before the demolition ?
Yes, thats the same car that was written off, 2 years ago. And has been returned to within 1/4" of factory specs by the magic of the Smith Brothers Restorations. I spent all saturday 2 weeks ago riding around in that General, and it rides great, goes really fast and can still make moves that only a qualified stunt driver like Stuntman can do.
The history alone on that Charger is priceless, so the bidder on that ebay auction is going to get way more than just an orange car.
Yes, the movie wave might only last a short while, but its fun while it lasts.

[BrianShaughnessy]

To Brian S ,

Yo... I'm not really knocking the car OK?     I just mentioned what happened to it.   I'm more surprised that he gave in to all the hype and put it up for sale more than anything. 
I'm one of them folks that never sells anything so I have a hard time understanding selling something I put so much time and effort into.

Nuff said - about my part in it at least.

[Lostsheep]

You know, I am used to seeing about 800 or so items for The "Dukes of Hazzard".   It was over 3,000 this afternoon.

Everybody trying to make a buck.

[Bluebeast]

Same thing happened with the Gran Torinos after the Starsky and Hutch film came out. Those prices are back down but are not what they used to be.

[dkn1997]

To Brian S , dkn1997 and others

Stuntman is offline at the moment as he is travelling in Montana.  If you had a General Lee with as much history as that car has, you would be proud of it too.
  Can you say that your motor mounts were given to you by John (Bo Duke)?  Stuntman and John are very good friends.
Can you say that your car was the last General Lee ever to drive on the backlots of Warner Brothers before the demolition ?
Yes, thats the same car that was written off, 2 years ago. And has been returned to within 1/4" of factory specs by the magic of the Smith Brothers Restorations. I spent all saturday 2 weeks ago riding around in that General, and it rides great, goes really fast and can still make moves that only a qualified stunt driver like Stuntman can do.
The history alone on that Charger is priceless, so the bidder on that ebay auction is going to get way more than just an orange car.
Yes, the movie wave might only last a short while, but its fun while it lasts.

Easy, tough guy.  Nobody is criticizing the car or it's history.  So, your welcome for giving you the chance prove to us all just how much you know about this car.  Just because my car never drove the backlots at warner brothers and I am not friends with John Shcneider does not mean I am not qualified to read an auction and point out something in it that I thought was a bit cooky.

I just thought the motor mount thing was taking it a bit too far, especially considering all of the OTHER history that the car obviousely has.

next time you decide to climb up on your soapbox, actually think about what was written and take it for what it is and not assume it is an assault on that car or it's obvious pedigree.

[Chris G.]

The auction is not for a real General Lee used in the t.v. show. It was in a video and some reunion show that I never heard of. Whoever thinks this car is worth 50K, is...well...nevermind. I could see if the car was used in the actual show, but a music video that is shown on CMT? Puhleeessse .

I think the motor mount comment was one of the funniest things I have ever read. Where did John Schneider get the mounts from...NAPA? AutoZone? Newsflash, John Schneider was a never was.

[dkn1997]

The auction is not for a real General Lee used in the t.v. show. It was in a video and some reunion show that I never heard of. Whoever thinks this car is worth 50K, is...well...nevermind. I could see if the car was used in the actual show, but a music video that is shown on CMT? Puhleeessse .

I think the motor mount comment was one of the funniest things I have ever read. Where did John Schneider get the mounts from...NAPA? AutoZone? Newsflash, John Schneider was a never was.

Hey, man, don't sugar coat it, tell us how you really feel!!!!   

[Chris G.]

Hey, man, don't sugar coat it, tell us how you really feel!!!!     

You should have seen the un-edited version . If any of you have ever gotten a PM from Stuntman, then you'll know how arrogant he really is. To say things like this in the auction makes me laugh..."This is not the "Have some free popcorn and park your clone car out in the street at the single-plex manager's discretion" type of spit and giggles promo"   I'm sorry, can someone define what a "clone" General is and what a "real" General is? I'm guessing a real General would be one used in the actual show?

I know the Dukies are nuts about the movie and memorabilia. Heck, I'll bet some Trekee(?) would spend a grand to have Captain Kirk's fruit of the looms.  

[dkn1997]

. Heck, I'll bet some Trekee(?) would spend a grand to have Captain Kirk's fruit of the looms. 

Hey, it was only 850!!!!

[IBsmokin]

man I got my pair with skid marks for $650

[dkn1997]

bastard!!

[IBsmokin]

I know eh, got to love ebay, man someone should really do that, make an auction up for captian kirks boxer briefs with captian Kirks actually skid marks!!!   I wonder how much they will sell for?

[Nacho-RT74]

I would wish to know how much somebody pay for a 69 Charger with Hemi what actually is here in Venezuela... about 45 min from my home... I'lll go to see it soon...

[IBsmokin]

dont forget pics nacho!!
venazuelian boa constrictors go for a 1000 bucks a piece if they have nice redtals and clean patterns.

[RD]

how about 500 bux for this.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/MOPAR-71-74-CUDA-CHALLENGER-CHARGER-CENTER-CONSOLE-MINT_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33695QQitemZ7993288151QQrdZ1

[IBsmokin]

you notice his starting bid is only 50 bucks shy of his buy it now, what sucks is, I need that piece.

[dkn1997]

this thread has now been hijacked twice!!!

[RD]

$1,200

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mopar-Barracuda-Rust-Free-1972-74-Quarter-Panel_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ34204QQitemZ4568492878QQrdZ1

[Nacho-RT74]

hahaha, I do know that seller ( center console one )... and, got front grilles for my car, not really in good conditions... never will close a deal with Mopar3401 ( or at least I hope don't need it )because is some kind of thief IMHO.

I also sold him two sets of R/T 71 NOS tail lights bezels on $420 ( including shipping ), and sold them one pair on $400 and the other pair on $600...

Of course he is not guilty of prices ( except because was the starting bid ), the guilty was the buyer... The deal on this was that he almost didn't buy me becasue I didn't want to get lower the price just $20.

[RD]

this thread has now been hijacked twice!!!

who, what, when , where? whatchoo talking 'bout willis?