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Starting bid is $680.
“You are bidding on an original slat grill for a 1941 Willys slat grille Jeep. This also includes (2) headlight brackets& 2 small Lt housing.
Brackets are out of shape ,a small stress cracks, Frozen Hinges. One Lt Housing rusted out.
Colorado Ranch Find. Light Rust, Some Original Paint here and there. One Slat is Loose.
Overall pretty decent shape – a great grill to use on your restoration.”
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I don’t think so! As owner of a slatgrille, I would NEVER pay that much for a warped, bent grill in that condition…wow.
Craig – This seems to be a common trend, even for MB/GPW parts! Now that my GPW is finished, it makes me happy to think that the value is continuing to go up, but honestly it’s getting a bit ridiculous. I started my GPW project in 2013 and it seems that in the 5 short years I’ve been in the hobby, prices for original parts have gone up at least 25-50%…
A slat grill in similar condition sold for a little less than that on ebay not too long ago. Interesting starting price.
GREED IS NOT GOOD, that’s all I have to say.
Last night I was updating some posts from 2009 and 2010. I ran across all kinds of beautiful jeeps–ready to go, painted, etc–were going for $3500 … Those same ones are now double or triple the price. These prices will fall at some point, but I haven’t yet seen the economic trigger fire that will implode the current bull market.
I’m watching this, and as of today, 1/4/18, 4pm, still no bids. I don’t begrudge anyone making money or a profit on an item for sale, but what happens with greed is what happened with the real estate bubble almost 10 years ago, it will burst. A lot of good working class people lose their money. Can’t we just get back to basic within reason prices and stop being “Shysters”. Years ago, the general public would walk away from these guys and as a result, his reputation caught up with him and made it impossible for him to continue to conduct business in this manner. Honesty is the best policy, still the best “rule of thumb” to live by.
5 BUCKS — NOT A PENNY MORE !!!
WILL THIS FIT MY 53 WILLYS AERO-FALCON ???
Vernon, WISE GUY HUH, I like your sense of humor. Are you sure you’re not from NJ?
Even at $15k for a restored WWII Jeep, it’s still a much cheaper car hobby than most others.
I consider myself fortunate to enjoy a hobby where a complete Jeep can cost about the same as a set of rims for a Porsche !!!
Mike Menning, If prices keep going up, will you still consider yourself “FORTUNATE” when you get priced out of the market? This has always been my point of contention. Fair market value, not taking advantage of the market place. This is just a statement of fact, nothing personal.
Just because prices rise, it doesn’t indicate that price is paid, if you follow vehicle listing as I do, you will realize that most of these high priced Willys Jeeps do not sell. They are listed over & over again at lower prices, just page through EWILLYS to prove my point.
My intention is to educate, not criticize, most of us do not have the millionaire play money that the huge corporation auctions attract, they set the marker for prices, then everyone falls in line and thinks that they are going to cash in, it doesn’t happen.
Just friendly advise my fellow Willys enthusiasts; Buyer & Seller Beware.
An investment that earns 7% per year will double in value every 10 years. I think you can consider a 75 year old vehicle an investment as much as a hobby. So even though the price on this particular slat grill seems crazy, SALES prices for Willys in general are not really that far out of line. Also a simple vehicle like a Willys brings satisfaction to a gear head that a modern, complicated, computer intensive vehicle cannot provide. So with a limited number of Willys in the world, the collector value is likely to hold up in the long run even if the economy wavers in the short term. Now you just need to convince your wife !!!
Mike, I think you missed my point; Most of these vehicles do not sell at the listed price. Over a 10 year period you must take into consideration insurance costs, maintenance, possibly storage fees, (garage rent) cost of fuel, etc. When you add up all the costs involved, I doubt the “good investment” figures you mention.
Once again I must point out, don’t use listing prices as a gauge for “Fair Market Value”, not a good indicator of what your vehicle is worth. Just my opinion from life experience. I have nothing against Big Boy Toys, if you have the Big Boy Money that they require, but if you are the working class like me, and most of us are, “Don’t count your chickens before they are hatched. I rest my case.